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Mark Reckless on course for Ukip win in Rochester

Tory defector Mark Reckless is on course to win back his Commons seat for Ukip in the upcoming by-election in Rochester and Strood, according to a new opinion poll.

The survey by Survation for the Mail on Sunday has Ukip nine points ahead of the Conservatives in the constituency.

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Mark Reckless on course for Ukip win in Rochester

Tory defector Mark Reckless is on course to win back his Commons seat for Ukip in the upcoming by-election in Rochester and Strood, according to a new opinion poll.

The new survey by Survation for the Mail on Sunday has Ukip nine points ahead of the Conservatives in the constituency.

Mark Reckless is on course to win the Rochester and Strood by-election. Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

The pollsters found that 40% of those who voted Tory in 2010 were planning to switch their vote to Ukip.

There is another by-election in Clacton before the Rochester vote, with fellow Tory defector Douglas Carswell a clear favourite to win and become Ukip's first elected MP.

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