The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) won its second seat in British parliament in a by-election in the south-east England constituency of Rochester and Strood on 20 November. The by-election was triggered when Conservative MP Mark Reckless defected to the Eurosceptic UKIP in September. another by-election following a similar defection in October.
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