The UKIP anti-EU party defeated the conservatives of British Prime Minister David Cameron
On Friday, the British UKIP anti-EU party won a second seat in The Parliament, defeating the conservatives of British Prime Minister David Cameron in a special election, six months before what promises to be a close fight in national elections, Reuters reports.
Mark Reckless, UKIP candidate, the UK Independence Party, was a conservative parliamentarian until he defected in September. He received 16.867 votes, or just over 42% of the votes in the Rochester and Strood constituency in southeastern England.
The conservative candidate placed second, with 13.947 votes, and the Labour party was in the third place, with 6.713 votes.
The participation rate was of 50.67%, Reuters added.