Conservatives Hold Newark In By-Election

The Conservatives have held off a challenge from UKIP and retained the Nottinghamshire seat of Newark in a by-election.

Tory candidate Robert Jenrick received 17,431 votes, with UKIP's Roger Helmer second with 10,028.

This gives the Conservatives a significantly reduced majority of 7,403, down from more than 16,000 at the last general election in 2010.

Labour finished third, with the Liberal Democrats trailing in sixth place behind independent Paul Baggaley and the Green Party's candidate, David Kirwan.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage conceded the party had lost while the votes were still being counted, but in an interview with Sky News he hailed the result as the party's "strongest ever" by-election performance.

The party won just 1,954 votes four years ago.

The candidates on stage at the count

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the former Conservative MP Patrick Mercer over allegations he took cash for asking questions in Parliament.

The turnout was 52.8%.

The full result is as follows:

:: Robert Jenrick (Conservative): 17,431 (45.03%)

:: Roger Helmer (UKIP): 10,028 (25.91%)

:: Michael Payne (Labour): 6,842 (17.68%)

:: Paul Baggaley (Independent): 1,891 (4.89%)

:: David Kirwan (Green Party): 1,057 (2.73%)

:: David Watts (Liberal Democrats): 1,004 (2.59%)

:: Nick The Flying Brick (Monster Raving Loony): 168 (0.43%)

:: Andy Hayes (Independent): 117 (0.30%)

:: David Bishop (Bus Pass Elvis): 87 (0.22%)

:: Lee Woods (Patriotic Socialist): 18 (0.05%)

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