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Clacton byelection to be held on David Cameron's birthday
2 Sep 2014: Essex vote triggered by former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell's shock defection to Ukip will be held on 9 October
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28 Aug 2014: Editorial: By splitting the right, and ramping up the pressure on Europe, the Clacton MP could set back the causes he champions
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6 Jun 2014: Editorial: The tactical voting against the byelection challenger gives us a less melodramatic understanding of what Ukip represents
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4 Jun 2014:
Seumas Milne: Deregulation and insecurity feed the anti-immigration backlash. A break with failed policies can draw the poison
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2 Jun 2014:
Peter Kellner: If Nigel Farage's party wins Newark it will be a game changer. But our polling suggests its support has actually faded in the past five years
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1 May 2014: Martin Kettle: By dodging the Newark byelection, the Ukip leader has opted to lead an anti-politics party. It is a far-reaching decision
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11 Sep 2014:More than 70 MPs from all parties sign Zac Goldsmith's alternative to coalition bill, which was prompted by expenses scandal
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9 Sep 2014: Party wants to kickstart process so Heywood and Middleton poll can be held on day of the Clacton vote, officials say
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2 Sep 2014:
Essex vote triggered by former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell's shock defection to Ukip will be held on 9 October
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31 Aug 2014: Nigel Evans suggests Conservatives should not fight Douglas Carswell in next month's Clacton byelection
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29 Aug 2014:
Tory defector returns to his Clacton constituency with Ukip leader Nigel Farage seeking to convince voters to back him
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29 Aug 2014:
Former Tory cabinet member dismisses claims by Ukip that eight more Tory MPs may follow Douglas Carswell and defect
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29 Aug 2014:
Tory whips scramble to secure party against further departures after hardline Eurosceptic MP triggers Clacton on Sea byelection
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28 Aug 2014: Follow live updates after Tory MP Douglas Carswell announced he is defecting to Ukip forcing a crucial byelection in his Clacton constituency
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28 Aug 2014:
Eurosceptic MP says he is resigning from parliament and standing for Ukip at a byelection in his Essex seat of Clacton
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6 Jun 2014: The Conservatives' success in Newark is being partly attributed to people voting tactically to keep Ukip out of Westminster
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6 Jun 2014: Labour and Lib Dem voters clearly voted tactically to keep Ukip out – exposing Ukip's glass ceiling of support
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6 Jun 2014:
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of reaction to the Newark byelection result, and analysis
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6 Jun 2014: Are you still a Liberal Democrat voter? Perhaps you, like the Guardian, backed them in 2010, but are reconsidering your position. Share your views in our open thread
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6 Jun 2014: The Conservative victory in the Newark byelection can be explained in part, it seems, by an anti-Ukip tactical vote
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6 Jun 2014:
Winning a byelection isn't always the best result – as Michael Foot and Gordon Brown learned to their cost
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