Mr Farage last night claimed UKIP was the ‘second party in the North’ after posting its best ever result in a by-election.
His party’s candidate, Jane Collins, came second behind Labour in the Rotherham contest with the Tories in fifth and the Lib Dems back in eighth. The BNP came third and Respect fourth.Mr Farage told Sky News: ‘We are going to have tonight our best-ever by-election result.
'It’s big progress, it’s a big result for UKIP.’
Sarah Champion (Lab) 9,866 (46.25%, +1.62%)
Jane Collins (UKIP) 4,648 (21.79%, +15.87%)
Marlene Guest (BNP) 1,804 (8.46%, -1.96%)
Yvonne Ridley (Respect) 1,778 (8.34%)
Simon Wilson (C) 1,157 (5.42%, -11.32%)Electorate 63,420; Turnout 21,330 (33.63%, -25.37%)
2010: Lab majority 10,462 (27.89%) - Turnout 37,506 (59.00%)
MacShane (Lab) 16,741 (44.64%)
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