Rochester and Strood By-election
Here is the by-election result for the Rochester and Strood constituency held on 20 Nov 2014.
View election results for Rochester and Strood.
Candidates
| Party | Candidates |
|---|
| Minor | Hairy Knorm Davidson |
| Green | Clive Gregory |
| Liberal Democrat | Geoff Juby |
| Labour | Naushabah Khan |
| UKIP | Mark Reckless |
| Conservative | Kelly Tolhurst |
| Others | Mike Barker, Christopher Challis, Jayda Fransen, Stephen Goldsbrough, Nick Long, Dave Osborn, Charlotte Rose |
Result
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Change |
|---|
| UKIP | 16,867 | 42.10% | N/A |
| Conservative | 13,947 | 34.81% | -14.39% |
| Labour | 6,713 | 16.76% | -11.70% |
| Green | 1,692 | 4.22% | +2.69% |
| Liberal Democrat | 349 | 0.87% | -15.39% |
| Minor | 151 | 0.38% | N/A |
| Others | 346 | 0.86% | N/A |
| Majority | 2,920 | 7.29% | - |
| Turnout | 40,065 | 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 |
|---|
| 10 Nov 2014 | Lord Ashcroft | - | - | 32 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 12 |
| 28 Oct 2014 | Survation | - | - | 33 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 15 |
| 21 Oct 2014 | ComRes | - | - | 30 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 13 |
| 4 Oct 2014 | Survation | - | - | 31 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 9 |