In UK by-election, UKIP wins first parliamentary seat in landslide

EurActiv and other news sources reported that the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) won its first elected seat in the UK national parliament (House of Commons) in a by-election on the 9 October 2014. UKIP also came a close second in another vote, proving, EurActiv suggested, that it posed a threat to the country's two main parties in a UK general election in 2015.

A Guardian/ICM opinion poll taken just after the election showed a further surge of support for UKIP.

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BBC News, 10.10.14: UKIP gains first elected MP with Clacton win http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29549414

The Guardian, 10.10.14: Clacton byelection: Douglas Carswell wins Ukip's first parliamentary seat http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/10/ukip-wins-clacton-first-parliamentary-seat-douglas-carswell

Deutsche Welle, 10.10.14: Britain's UKIP secures first seat in House of Commons http://dw.de/p/1DSsT

ESO: Background information: UKIP gains Westminster MP after Tory defection http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukip-gains-westminster-mp-after-tory-defection/

The Conversation, 10.10.14: UKIP wins Commons seat as Carswell takes Clacton in landslide https://theconversation.com/ukip-wins-commons-seat-as-carswell-takes-clacton-in-landslide-32757

The Conversation, 11.10.14: Humiliated party leaders still can’t deal with the UKIP threat https://theconversation.com/humiliated-party-leaders-still-cant-deal-with-the-ukip-threat-32840

The Conversation, 10.10.14: Two by-elections, one winner: the rise and rise of UKIP https://theconversation.com/two-by-elections-one-winner-the-rise-and-rise-of-ukip-32833

The Guardian, 13.10.14: Ukip support surges after byelection success - Guardian/ICM poll http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/13/ukip-support-surges-after-byelection-success-guardian-icm-poll

EurActiv, 13.10.14: Poll: support for UKIP hits record high http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/poll-support-ukip-hits-record-high-309120

Daily Telegraph, 14.10.14: Philip Johnston on the Brits' identity crisis (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE151953-Philip-Johnston-on-the-Brits-identity-crisis

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