UK Independence Party
House of Commons
During the 2010–15 Parliament, two Conservative MPs defected to UKIP and were re-elected in subsequent by-elections. At the 2015 general election, UKIP retained one of these seats (Clacton) and received over 30% of the vote in Boston and Skegness, South Thanet, Heywood and Middleton, Thurrock and Rochester and Strood.

UK Independence Party

Section Title: House of Commons
Table Section Text: During the 2010–15 Parliament, two Conservative MPs defected to UKIP and were re-elected in subsequent by-elections. At the 2015 general election, UKIP retained one of these seats (Clacton) and received over 30% of the vote in Boston and Skegness, South Thanet, Heywood and Middleton, Thurrock and Rochester and Strood.

Election year	# of total votes	% of overall vote	# of seats won	Outcome

1997	105,722	0.3%	0 / 650	No seats

2001	390,563	1.5%	0 / 650	No seats

2005	603,298	2.2%	0 / 646	No seats

2010	919,546	3.1%	0 / 650	No seats

2015	3,881,099	12.6%	1 / 650	Opposition

2017	593,852	1.8%	0 / 650	No seats

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In the 2015 general election, UKIP secured over 3.8 million votes (12.6% of the total) and one seat.

final_sentence: In the 2015 general election, UKIP secured over 3.8 million votes (12.6% of the total) and one seat.