UKIP candidate hails 'humungous political shock'
The UKIP candidate Diane James has thanked voters in Eastleigh for delivering a "humungous political shock".
She said she hoped the result would mean that UKIP is no longer excluded from mainstream media coverage.
Tory backbenchers' reaction to Eastleigh is critical
The Conservative Party has a habit of turning a drama into a crisis. Especially when the background to the drama is Europe.
The wider political impact of the Eastleigh by-election
The wider political impact of parliamentary by-elections often turns out to be more important than the result – Eastleigh is no exception.