Tories have baffled residents of the Essex town of Clacton-on-Sea by asking them about their local Tube services – even though the nearest London Underground station is 60 miles away. The party asked the bizarre question in a survey ahead of the by-election triggered by their MP Douglas Carswell’s defection to Ukip. A spokesman for Ukip said: ‘It appears the Conservatives think Clacton is somewhere north of Notting Hill on the Tube map.’ The party asked the bizarre question in a survey ahead of the by-election in Clacton-on-Sea triggered by their MP Douglas Carswell’s defection to Ukip . But Tories said thousands of people commute between London and Clacton – including Mr Carswell himself, who lives in Fulham, West London. The closest station to Clacton is Upminster, the most easterly point on the District line. The closest station to Clacton is Upminster, the most easterly point on the District line.
The party asked the bizarre question in a survey ahead of the by-election . Vote was triggered by their MP Douglas Carswell’s defection to Ukip . Closest station to Clacton is Upminster - District line's most easterly point .