The United Kingdom Independence Party appears to have won its first seat in Parliament. The UKIP candidate Douglas Carswell has won in a landslide.
VIDEO: Carswell becomes first elected UKIP MP http://t.co/DVrH7SoSfV
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 10, 2014
#Clacton: @DouglasCarswell becomes 1st member of anti-EU UKIP elected to British Parliament http://t.co/FciNeRIqoX pic.twitter.com/oZ1NKEA2np
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 10, 2014
Friday's @thetimes #Clacton by-election special edition: The history man: Ukip win gives party first MP pic.twitter.com/tJJNRi8t9V
— David Jack (@DJack_Journo) October 10, 2014
It may be 2.45 in the morning, but if you can't crack open a beer now, then when? The dam has burst. #UKIP #clacton pic.twitter.com/rNUb7CFQYb
— Gary Conway (@gazcon) October 10, 2014
The official declaration for @douglascarswell in #Clacton : #skybyelection pic.twitter.com/EJOoRLYZM1
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) October 10, 2014
This is what a UKIP landslide looks like: pic.twitter.com/RN4Un9Bblr
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) October 10, 2014
Tory defector wins first parliamentary seat for UKIP; party almost defeats 2 Labour MPs http://t.co/koW0ReFuVc
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) October 10, 2014
Bigotry & racism win over in #Clacton. Well done you guys! You wanted to put your town on the map? You have done! For all the wrong reasons.
— John Burrows (@johnburrows91) October 9, 2014
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The beginning of the end of the EU may have started in this ing town by the sea. http://t.co/Grdx9FEX3L pic.twitter.com/WBhsk0owsx
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) October 10, 2014
#UKIP Wins First Westminster Seat with Landslide Carswell Victory http://t.co/aBXrDF7wAY via @BreitbartNews #excellent
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) October 10, 2014
Gotta say, re: the UKIP win, I like the way the Brits gather all candidates on stage and read the results. Just feels right.
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) October 10, 2014
Know what else feels right? Oliver Willis doesn’t like it.
god, ukip actually won a seat in uk parliament? elizabeth, time to nip this democracy crap in the bud. nip it.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 10, 2014
He’ll probably be saying the same thing to Obama after the mid-terms. Maybe before.
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