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* [[Paul Nuttall]], [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] for [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] and Deputy Leader.<ref name="UKIP North West Conference 2016, July 9th 2016">UKIP North West Conference 2016, July 9th 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36756379|title=UKIP leadership: Paul Nuttall rules out bid to replace Nigel Farage|last=News|first=B. B. C.|website=BBC News|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> |
* [[Paul Nuttall]], [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] for [[North West England (European Parliament constituency)|North West England]] and Deputy Leader.<ref name="UKIP North West Conference 2016, July 9th 2016">UKIP North West Conference 2016, July 9th 2016</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36756379|title=UKIP leadership: Paul Nuttall rules out bid to replace Nigel Farage|last=News|first=B. B. C.|website=BBC News|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> |
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* [[Tim Aker]], [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] for the [[East of England (European Parliament constituency)|East of England]] since [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]]<ref name="autogenerated1"/> |
* [[Tim Aker]], [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] for the [[East of England (European Parliament constituency)|East of England]] since [[European Parliament election, 2014 (United Kingdom)|2014]]<ref name="autogenerated1"/> |
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[[Jonathan Arnott]] UK Independence party, North East of England MEP, declared his leadership candidate's on the 11th July 2016. |
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The 2016 UK Independence Party leadership election, with the subsequent declaration of the leader, was announced, after Nigel Farage, the incumbent leader announced he would step down in July 2016 following the Leave result in the UK's referendum on EU membership.[1]
If more than one candidate runs for leader, it will be the first contested UKIP leadership election since 2010. Nigel Farage won the 2014 leadership election unopposed.[2][3]
Background
Farage had resigned as leader of the party after the 2015 general election when he failed to be elected as an MP and the party only won one seat.[4] On 8 May 2015 Farage recommended Suzanne Evans as the Interim Leader of UKIP following his resignation, but three days later the NEC of the party rejected Farage's resignation and he remained leader.[5] Evans was subsequently suspended from the party.
Campaign and candidates
The BBC suggested possible candidates are Arron Banks, Diane James, Steven Woolfe and Suzanne Evans, although it is not clear whether Evans will be able to stand as she has been suspended from the party.[6] Evans declared that would she would like to stand for the leadership, if her suspension from the party is withdrawn.[7]
Farage has said he will not endorse any particular candidate.[4]
Nuttall, on 9 July, said he was not standing for leader, and he stepped down as deputy leader of the party.[8]
On 10 July, the party's NEC decided that candidates must have been members for 5 years, ruling out several possible candidates, including Whittle and Kassam.[9]
Other potential candidates
- Raheem Kassam, journalist at Breitbart London and former adviser to Nigel Farage.[10]
- Margot Parker, MEP for East Midlands.[10]
- Peter Whittle, leader of UKIP in the London Assembly and candidate for Mayor of London in 2016.[10]
Declined
- Douglas Carswell, MP for Clacton, for UKIP since 2014 and from 2005–2014 for the Conservative Party[11]
- Paul Nuttall, MEP for North West England and Deputy Leader.[12][13]
- Tim Aker, MEP for the East of England since 2014[4]
See also
- Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2016
- Green Party of England and Wales leadership election, 2016
- Labour Party (UK) leadership crisis, 2016
References
- ^ "UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands down". Bbc.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Nigel Farage re-elected unopposed as UKIP Leader". Ukip.org. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "Farage Re-Elected Unopposed as UKIP Leader". Breitbart.com. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ a b c "Nigel Farage quits - and Conservative leadership race". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "UKIP Rejects Nigel Farage's Resignation". Sky News. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Nigel Farage quits - and Conservative leadership race". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ Heffer, Greg. "Nigel Farage resigns - Ex-deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans bids to replace Ukip leader". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ Belger, Tom. "Here's why Paul Nuttall says he won't stand to be UKIP's leader - for now". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ by Raheem Kassam11 Jul 20160. "EXCLUSIVE: UKIP National Executive Says Leadership Candidates Must Be 5-Year-Long Party Members". Breitbart.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c BBC Newsnight, July 4th 2016
- ^ "Douglas Carswell on UKIP leader Nigel Farage resignation". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ UKIP North West Conference 2016, July 9th 2016
- ^ News, B. B. C. "UKIP leadership: Paul Nuttall rules out bid to replace Nigel Farage". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
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