Ukip leader Nigel Farage wanted ex-Folkestone and Hythe parliamentary candidate Atkinson out before she was fired over expenses scandal.

MPs Damian Green and Damian Collins vie for influential select committee role

A party whose candidate did not receive a single vote says the result was wrong and says the matter has made the council look "a laughing stock".

A candidate was shocked to receive zero votes in the council elections after voting for himself - and says 30 others claim to have done so too.

Who was branded 'snarling and thin-skinned'? What is cynophobia a fear of? Take the Friday News Quiz...

A senior Ukip figure has hit out over Nigel Farage's failure to win in South Thanet, branding the leader "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive".

Police investigating allegations of election fraud at the all-important South Thanet count say they have found no evidence.

He stepped down as Ukip leader three days ago, but Nigel Farage has now withdrawn his resignation after it was "unanimously rejected" by party chiefs.

Nigel Farage was celebrating today after Ukip won its first UK council.

He sensationally resigned just hours after a politically charged South Thanet defeat. Now Nigel Farage gives an exclusive interview.

Just as you thought it was all over... the local election count begins across the county.

The Conservatives have kept control of Shepway District Council but Ukip have won seven seats.

The count is underway for councillors who will sit on Tonbridge and Malling borough council.

Helen Grant has been returned as the MP for Maidstone and the Weald

Ukip's Mark Reckless says he needs to reflect on defeat before deciding his next move after "challenging period" for his family.

Nigel Farage is to stand down as Ukip leader after the Tories won every seat in Kent, in a day that has also seen Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband quit.

Even the most optimistic Tory supporters were surprised at the scale of their performance as they swept aside their rivals in Medway's three seats

It's all over! Follow our general election coverage as it happened throughout the night.

Tory candidate Adam Holloway is starting his third term as Gravesham's MP today.

The results are in and although Ashford remains blue there are a few splashes of colour some of you may not have been expecting.