Clacton By-election
Here is the by-election result for the Clacton constituency held on 9 Oct 2014.
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Candidates
Party | Candidates |
| UKIP | Douglas Carswell |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Graham |
| Green | Chris Southall |
| Minor | Bruce Sizer |
| Conservative | Giles Watling |
| Labour | Tim Young |
| Others | Howling Laud, Charlotte Rose |
Result
Party | Votes | Percentage | Change |
| UKIP | 21,113 | 59.75% | N/A |
| Conservative | 8,709 | 24.64% | -28.38% |
| Labour | 3,957 | 11.20% | -13.84% |
| Green | 688 | 1.95% | +0.71% |
| Liberal Democrat | 483 | 1.37% | -11.57% |
| Minor | 205 | 0.58% | N/A |
| Others | 183 | 0.52% | N/A |
Majority | 12,404 | 35.10% | - |
Turnout | 35,338 | N/A | N/A |
Electorate | N/A | - | - |
Swing | - | N/A | - |
| UKIP gain from Conservative |
Polls
Last Day of Field Work | Pollster / Client | Sample Size | Weight | CON | LAB | LD | GRN | UKIP | Lead |
1 Sep 2014 | Lord Ashcroft | - | - | 24 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 32 |
29 Aug 2014 | Survation | - | - | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 44 |