How KentOnline has reported on the Rochester and Strood by-election build-up

Ukip win will hit house prices

House prices in Rochester and Strood could fall sharply if Ukip wins the seat, according to Tory strategists.

Tories still fighting in Rochester and Strood: George Osborne

Chancellor George Osborne insists the Conservatives can still defy the odds and win the Rochester and Strood by-election.

Reckless criticised for Academy claim

The Conservatives have criticised claims by Mark Reckless that he helped secure £26million to build Strood Academy and the new Rochester railway station.

Britain First marches in Rochester

Hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder and lined Rochester’s streets to prevent a far-right political group storming through the town to the war memorial.

Medway Messenger holds hustings event

Who will be the next MP for Rochester and Strood? The Medway Messenger's crucial by-election debate has addressed many of the issues.

PM urges tactical vote to stop Ukip

Prime Minister David Cameron has urged people to consider a tactical vote to stop UKIP winning the crucial Rochester and Strood by-election.

Farage and Cameron in town ahead of crucial vote

Nigel Farage has claimed a Ukip win in Rochester and Strood would give the party the momentum to hold the balance of power at the general election in 2015.

Farage: Desperate PM is 'clutching at straws'

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has delivered a withering response to a plea by David Cameron for people to vote tactically in the Rochester and Strood by-election.

Ukip increasing lead in by-election

Ukip is stretching its lead in the Rochester and Strood by-election and is picking up growing support from disgruntled Labour voters, according to a poll seen exclusively by the KM Group.

Ed Balls visits Rochester and Strood

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has rejected claims that Labour is running behind both Ukip and the Conservatives in the race to win the crucial Rochester and Strood by-election.

Ed Miliband joins political heavyweights on campaign trail

Labour leader Ed Miliband has joined the political heavyweights heading for Kent ahead of the crucial Rochester and Strood by-election.

Farage in rallying cry to supporters

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has urged people to "do something historic" and return Mark Reckless as the party's second MP at next week's by-election in Rochester and Strood.

Farage predicts high noon in Rochester

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says the fight for Rochester and Strood at the forthcoming by-election is a political "high noon" for the party.

Immigration is a 'proxy for other issues' - Khan

Shadow secretary of state for justice Sadiq Khan criticised opponents' rhetoric around immigration in a visit to Rochester and Strood.

Last day of campaigning - and Labour's pulling out all the stops

With less than a day until the polling stations open, the campaign trail is paved with national politicians.