A by-election was held on 20 November 2014 for the UK parliamentary seat of Rochester and Strood in Kent, England. It was called by the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Reckless, who left the Conservative Party and joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP). He resigned this seat to seek re-election for his new party, which is not required by law. This was the last by-election of the 2010–15 Parliament.
A by-election was held on 20 November 2014 for the UK parliamentary seat of Rochester and Strood in Kent, England. It was called by the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Reckless, who left the Conservative Party and joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP). He resigned this seat to seek re-election for his new party, which is not required by law. Reckless retained the seat, and polled 42.1% of the vote as the UKIP candidate. The Conservative candidate came second with 34.8%, and Labour candidate third with 16.8%. The other ten candidates lost their deposits, including the Liberal Democrats whose 0.87% vote share was a record low for them, the lowest for a party in government, and the lowest for a major party at a by-election since 1918. This was the last by-election of the 2010–15 Parliament.