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.
Rochester and Strood by-election - full results
The full results from last night's Rochester and Strood by-election:
- Mark Reckless (UKIP) 16,867
- Kelly Tolhurst (Con) 13,947
- Naushabah Khan (Lab) 6,713
- Clive Gregory (Green) 1,692
- Geoff Juby (LD) 349
- Hairy Knorm Davidson (Loony) 151
- Stephen Goldsbrough (Ind) 69
- Nick Long (PBP) 69
- Jayda Fransen (Britain 1st) 56
- Mike Barker (Ind) 54
- Charlotte Rose (Ind) 43
- Dave Osborn (Pat Soc) 33
- Christopher Challis (Ind) 22
UKIP majority: 2,920 Turnout: 40,065 (50.61%)
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Rochester and Strood by-election picture special
As Mark Reckless wins the Rochester and Strood by-election, we look back at the evening in pictures
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Tory defector Mark Reckless wins by-election for UKIP
Mark Reckless will be returning to Parliament as a UKIP MP after securing an historic victory in the Rochester and Strood by-election.