Mark Reckless wins Rochester and Strood for UKIP
Mark Reckless has won the Rochester and Strood by-election for UKIP after forcing the vote when he defected from the Conservative Party.
Mark Reckless has won the Rochester and Strood by-election for UKIP after forcing the vote when he defected from the Conservative Party.
Mark Reckless has wasted no time in returning to the Commons, arriving in Westminster just hours after his victory in the Rochester and Strood by-election for UKIP.
In a tweet posted this morning, he's revealed he will be sworn in as an MP at 9.30am.
With my Certificate of Return to swear in at 9.30am. Thanks to @vincemaple and Medway Labour for arranging http://t.co/qDzTUxRWSh
As Mark Reckless wins the Rochester and Strood by-election, we look back at the evening in pictures
Mark Reckless will be returning to Parliament as a UKIP MP after securing an historic victory in the Rochester and Strood by-election.