article_snippet.sent: Nigel Farage's has vowed to quit as Ukip leader if Nigel Farage's fails to win the seat, where the Tories' are defending a majority of 7,600.
article_snippet.sent: After some polls suggested that Nigel Farage's could struggle, Ukip has stepped up Ukip resources in the Kent seat.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Mackinlay, a former Ukip deputy leader, is locked in a tight fight with Mr Farage, with Labour's Will Scobie close behind.
article_snippet.sent: Constituency polling has suggested Mr Mackinlay, who was a founding member of Ukip and contested seats for the party at past general elections, is narrowly ahead of Mr Farage.