© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 . 20/11/2014 . Kent , UK . ) . UKIP leader Nigel Farage arrives and greets candidate Mark Reckless at the entrance to the UKIP shop on High Street , Rochester . The Rochester and Strood by-election campaign following the defection of sitting MP Mark Reckless from Conservative to UKIP . Photo credit : Joel Goodman