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The UK Independence Party (UKIP, / ˈ juː k ɪ p / ⓘ YOO-kip) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two members of parliament (both through defections) and was the largest party representing the UK in the European Parliament.
Newham Independents Party Mehmood Mirza 1 0 New 0.0 7,180 0.02 New Heritage Party: David Kurten: 41 0 New 0.0 6,597 0.02 New UK Independence Party: Nick Tenconi (interim) 24 0 0 0 0.0 6,530 0.02 0.1 Liberal Party: Steve Radford 12 0 0 0 0.0 6,375 0.02 Ashfield Independents: Jason Zadrozny: 1 0 0 0 0.0 6,276 0.02 Monster Raving Loony: Howling ...
In early 2024, Perry declared her candidacy for leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), after Neil Hamilton announced his retirement. [8] She won the subsequent leadership contest, beating rival Bill Etheridge, with 77.4% of all votes cast. [9] Ahead of the 2024 general election, Perry revealed that she would be standing in Harlow. [10]
June 3, 2024 at 12:03 PM. ... The problem plagued Farage’s earlier UK Independence Party (UKIP) which, despite securing 12.6% of the vote in the 2015 general election, secured only one seat. ...
The party first had representation for a period in 2008 when Dr Bob Spink, the MP for Castle Point, resigned from the Conservative Party and joined UKIP on 21 April 2008. However, by November 2008, Spink had left UKIP, and in any case subsequently lost his seat to the Conservatives in the 2010 general election.
Nick Marcel Tenconi (born March 1984) is a British politician, personal trainer and activist who has been the interim leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) since June 2024. He is also a COO of the right-wing pressure group Turning Point UK (TPUK).
In the 2015 election, there was widespread controversy [3] [4] [5] when the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Green Party of England and Wales received 4.9 million votes [6] (12.6% of the total vote for UKIP and 3.8% for the Greens) yet only gained one seat each in the House of Commons.
An election took place in the Essex constituency of Clacton on 4 July 2024, as part of the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Nigel Farage, the newly re-appointed leader of Reform UK and the former leader of the UK Independence Party, won the election with 46.2% of the vote and successfully entered Parliament after seven previous attempts. [1]