Clacton-by-election reaction: 'Go home Clacton, you're drunk'
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Version 0 of 1. Douglas Carswell’s victory in Clacton making him the UK Independence Party’s first MP has been hailed by Nigel Farage as “the best night in Ukip’s history”. The Tory defector took Ukip’s share of Clacton’s vote from zero to 60 per cent in one night; 21,113 people voted to elect Mr Carswell, the largest increase by any party in any UK by-election to date. But despite the party’s celebrations at their landmark result, people outside of Clacton-on-Sea have been sharing a different sort of sentiment. In among the comments of “Go home Clacton, you’re drunk,” and “This is why Clacton can’t have nice things”; quips about the constituency having re-elected their previous MP and a doctored image of a Nintendo game about tiny extra-terrestrials who holiday on an Earth-like planet, one satirical image has won out. It is a doctored picture of the Clacton-on-Sea welcome sign, which makes reference to previous gaffes by former Ukip party members on topics such as “sluts” and “Bongo Bongo land,” and the party’s stance on homosexuality and immigration. Looks like UKIP may have already won the day in Clacton (ta @davidlberesford) pic.twitter.com/rssNS8wYK2 Clacton was obviously badly served by the previous MP. Hope their new MP does a better job. Go home, Clacton. You're drunk. Can't wait to go and play the new laughing clown game on Clacton pier pic.twitter.com/YjzOzOt6dR To paraphrase Shakespeare: A Tory by any other name still stinks I hear Clacton has requested a new game from Nintendo... ;) #UKIP pic.twitter.com/sRN5a6xlb4 This is why Clacton can't have nice things Fairly sure it's more doctors not satnavs that Clacton thinks it needs pic.twitter.com/MXpDtBF00A I admit I’ve not read the detail but I’m sure @alain_hardy can explain; has Lord Percy just become MP for Clacton? pic.twitter.com/Ga5R6iRkCd |