2014-11-20 Rochester and Strood By-election
The 2014-11-20 Rochester and Strood By-election was held on 20 November 2014. A total of 13 candidates ran for election.
Summary
UKIP
UK Independence Party gain
Majority
2,920
Electorate
79,163
Turnout
50.6%
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Mark Reckless
UK Independence Party
|
16,867 | 42.1% | 42.1% |
|
|
Kelly Tolhurst
Conservative
|
13,947 | 34.8% | -14.4% |
|
|
Naushabah Khan
Labour
|
6,713 | 16.8% | -11.7% |
|
|
Clive Gregory
Green Party
|
1,692 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
|
|
Geoff Juby
Liberal Democrat
|
349 | 0.9% | -15.4% |
|
|
Hairy Davidson
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
151 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Nick Long
People Before Profit
|
69 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Stephen Goldsbrough
Independent
|
69 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Jayda Fransen
Britain First
|
56 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Mike Barker
Independent
|
54 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Charlotte Rose
Independent
|
43 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Dave Osborn
Patriotic Socialist Party
|
33 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
|
|
Christopher Challis
Independent
|
22 | 0.1% | 0.1% |