By-election

Rochester and Strood

By-election · 20 November 2014 · England

Mark Reckless (UK Independence Party) won the seat, a UKIP gain from Con, with a majority of 2,920 on a 50.6% turnout.

Electorate 79,163 · Valid votes 40,065 · Turnout 50.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Reckless (sitting MP)	UK Independence Party	16,867	42.1%
Kelly Tolhurst	Conservative	13,947	34.8%
Naushabah Khan	Labour	6,713	16.8%
Clive Gregory	Green Party	1,692	4.2%
Geoff Juby	Liberal Democrat	349	0.9%
Hairy Knorm Davidson	Official Monster Raving Loony Party	151	0.4%
Stephen Goldsbrough	Independent	69	0.2%
Nick Long	People Before Profit	69	0.2%
Jayda Fransen	Britain First	56	0.1%
Mike Barker	Independent	54	0.1%
Charlotte Rose	Independent	43	0.1%
Dave Osborn	Patriotic Socialist Party	33	0.1%
Christopher Challis	Independent	22	0.1%