Ukip's Mark Reckless wins Rochester and Strood by-election
Ukip's Mark Reckless wins the Rochester and Strood by-election with 16,867 votes, and a slim majority of 2,920 votes over the Conservatives.
Hague: Conservatives 'will win back Rochester in 2015'
The Conservative party will win back Rochester and Strood in next year's general election "when the future of the country is at stake," William Hague vowed on Good Morning Britain.
The Leader of the House of Commons admitted "it was always disappointing" not to win but maintained Ukip won "by less than half" of the votes they were predicted.
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