A photo of with and . The  candidate won the ,  on Thursday with a slim majority of 1,771 votes, with the  finishing in third place after a voting surge for the (UKIP) who finished in second. Thornton, who lives in and has been a local councillor since 2007, said in his victory speech, "The people of Eastleigh recognise that the Liberal Democrats have always had a superb record of delivery, we've always listened to what people want, and we always make sure that we do a good job." Leader of the Liberal Democrats  celebrated with Mike Thornton and party supporters; in a statement he said: "We held our nerve, we stood our ground. We overcame the odds and won a stunning victory". UKIP leader has said that after their success in the by-election they will "take the tremor that [they] have created at Eastleigh and turn it into a national political earthquake" in the election in 2014. Farage said of  , "He's talking about gay marriage, wind turbines, unlimited immigration from India. He wants Turkey to join the European Union. The Conservatives' problems are not because of UKIP, it's because of their leader". , the , said "We'll be fighting the next election providing a clear choice between David Cameron as PM or [  leader]  ." David Cameron played down suggestions that UKIP pose a big threat to the Conservative Party at the . He said, "It is a disappointing result for the Conservative Party, but it is clear that, in mid-term by-elections, people want to register a protest".
A photo of David Cameron with Nick Clegg and . The Liberal Democrat candidate won the , United Kingdom on Thursday with a slim majority of 1,771 votes, with the Conservative Party finishing in third place after a voting surge for the (UKIP) who finished in second. Thornton, who lives in and has been a local councillor since 2007, said in his victory speech, "The people of Eastleigh recognise that the Liberal Democrats have always had a superb record of delivery, we've always listened to what people want, and we always make sure that we do a good job." Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg celebrated with Mike Thornton and party supporters; in a statement he said: "We held our nerve, we stood our ground. We overcame the odds and won a stunning victory". UKIP leader has said that after their success in the by-election they will "take the tremor that [they] have created at Eastleigh and turn it into a national political earthquake" in the election in 2014. Farage said of David Cameron , "He's talking about gay marriage, wind turbines, unlimited immigration from India. He wants Turkey to join the European Union. The Conservatives' problems are not because of UKIP, it's because of their leader". , the , said "We'll be fighting the next election providing a clear choice between David Cameron as PM or [ Labour Party leader] Ed Miliband ." David Cameron played down suggestions that UKIP pose a big threat to the Conservative Party at the . He said, "It is a disappointing result for the Conservative Party, but it is clear that, in mid-term by-elections, people want to register a protest".
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