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2010 UK Independence Party leadership election

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UKIP leadership election

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Candidate David Campbell Bannerman Gerard Batten

 

Incumbent Leader

Lord Pearson of Rannoch



The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leadership election of 2010 was triggered on 17 August 2010 with the resignation of the incumbent leader, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, following difficulties during the 2010 general election campaign.[1] Lord Pearson of Rannoch had been leader of the party since the previous leadership election, less than a year earlier.

Candidates

The following is a list of confirmed candidates in the election:

References

  1. ^ a b "UKIP leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch standing down". BBC News. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/1833-why-the-eu-is-an-economic-disaster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).