The Green Party outpolled the Lib Dems by almost five to one to move into fourth place at the Rochester and Strood by-election.

Green candidate Clive Gregory won 1,692 votes - almost trebling the party's share of the vote.

The Liberal Democrats continued a humiliating string of by-election performances. Their candidate Geoff Juby finished fifth with just 349 votes and lost his deposit.

A total of 40,113 votes were cast - a turnout of 50.67%.