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01/03/2013
Lib Dems Win Eastleigh By-Election
The Conservative party has been pushed into third place in the Eastleigh by-election, behind the Liberal Democrats and the UK Independence Party.
Liberal Democrat Mike Thornton won the by-election in what Nick Clegg described as a "stunning victory", secured "against the odds".
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said its best-ever performance in a Westminster poll showed it had "connected with voters".
And David Cameron said the Tories would recover from a "disappointing" result.
The by-election was called after former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne resigned as an MP following an admission he had perverted the course of justice over driving licence points.
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Liberal Democrat Mike Thornton won the by-election in what Nick Clegg described as a "stunning victory", secured "against the odds".
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said its best-ever performance in a Westminster poll showed it had "connected with voters".
And David Cameron said the Tories would recover from a "disappointing" result.
The by-election was called after former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne resigned as an MP following an admission he had perverted the course of justice over driving licence points.
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