article_snippet.sent: Today Mr Rose said the event, which was attended by 250 people, took place at a community centre in Southampton on February 21 - more than a month before Parliament was officially dissolved.
article_snippet.sent: I didn't want to make the event very Ukip
article_snippet.sent: The constituency's MP has been Labour's John Denham since 1992.
article_snippet.sent: The constituency's MP held the seat in 2010 by just 192 votes and is standing down after May 7.