The latest news and features on the Clacton byelection
December 2018
Road less travelled: pro-remain Tory takes Brexit plan to Clacton
MP Giles Watling faces uphill task selling Theresa May’s Brexit deal to his constituents – and he hasn’t made up his own mind yet
May 2017
Ukip braces for a tough election fight, even in its heartlands
In Clacton, the only constituency it won in 2015, the party is currently trailing the Conservatives, despite hard manifesto stances on migration and terror
December 2014
Ukip clears Roger Bird of impropriety over sexual harassment claims
Party general secretary to stand aside as a result of negative publicity caused by candidate Natasha Bolter’s claims
LBC broke broadcasting rules over Ukip byelection reference, Ofcom finds
Regulator censures radio station after presenter James O’Brien made ‘critical references’ to Farage’s party while Clacton byelection polls were open
The Observer's faces of 2014
Douglas Carswell: ‘There’s no longer any point talking about traditional party loyalties’
The former Tory MP for Clacton defected to Ukip in August, forcing a byelection that he won with a thumping majority. He is, he tells Tim Adams, relieved at having been ‘true to himself’
November 2014
Rochester byelection looks sweet for Ukip as voters lose taste for Tories
We will lose Rochester and Strood byelection, admits senior Conservative
Ukip defector Douglas Carswell on leaving the Tories: ‘They think Love Actually is a manual for how to govern the country’
Simon Hattenstone: The newly elected MP for Clacton – Ukip’s first – on why he became disillusioned with the Tories and going for McFlurrys with Nigel Farage
The Observer's faces of 2014Douglas Carswell: ‘There’s no longer any point talking about traditional party loyalties’The former Tory MP for Clacton defected to Ukip in August, forcing a byelection that he won with a thumping majority. He is, he tells Tim Adams, relieved at having been ‘true to himself’
