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Euroskeptic UKIP wins seat in British Parliament

By Danica Kirka
Published October 10, 2014 10:21am ET
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Euroskeptic UKIP wins seat in British Parliament
UKIP Party Leader Nigel Farage arrives for the vote count of a special election in the east England constituency of Clacton-on-Sea, England Friday Oct. 10, 2014. The U.K. Independence Party candidate Douglas Carswell won a seat in the British Parliament for the first time, a significant breakthrough for UKIP. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Radburn) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE | Chris Radburn

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Independence Party won a seat in the British Parliament for the first time on Friday, a significant breakthrough for the anti-immigration force and a protest vote against the country’s mainstream parties.

The party also posted a strong — and unexpected — showing in another special election held in Heywood and Middleton in northern England.

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