<page_title> 2013 South Shields by-election </page_title> <section_title> Result </section_title> <table> <cell> UKIP <col_header> Political result </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24.2 <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Conservative <col_header> Political result </col_header> </cell> <cell> 11.5 <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> </table>
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second with 24.2% of the votes, and the Conservatives dropped to a third with 11.5% of the votes.