2010 UK Independence Party leadership election

United Kingdom independence party (UKIP) leadership election

2010 UK Independence Party leadership election | ← 2009 | 5 November 2010 | September 2016 →

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Candidate  | Nigel Farage | Tim Congdon
Popular vote  | 6,085 | 2,037
Percentage  | 60.5% | 20.2%

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Candidate  | David Campbell Bannerman | Winston McKenzie
Popular vote  | 1,404  | 530
Percentage  | 14.0%  | 5.3%

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| Leader before election

Jeffrey Titford (acting);
Previously Lord Pearson

| Elected Leader

Nigel Farage

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The UK 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] with the result announced on 5 November 2010.[2][3] Lord Pearson of Rannoch had been leader of the party since the previous leadership election, less than a year earlier. Jeffrey Titford was appointed interim leader during the summer by the UKIP National Executive Committee. Nigel Farage won the election with over 60% of the vote.

## Candidates

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All candidates required support from 51 members of UKIP in order to appear on the ballot.[4] The following candidates were confirmed as standing in the election:

* David Campbell Bannerman, UKIP MEP for the East of England[1]
* Tim Congdon, economist[5]
* Nigel Farage, MEP for South East England and former leader[3]
* Winston McKenzie, former boxer;[5] former Conservative member (2006–2008).

MEP Nikki Sinclaire originally announced she had hoped to stand for the leadership, as did MEP Godfrey Bloom who stated he would stand if Nigel Farage decided not to do so.[4] Gerard Batten initially intended to stand, but withdrew and gave his support to Congdon.[5] Lord Monckton also was considering standing but decided not to run.

## Results

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Nigel Farage won with 60.5% of the vote.[6][7]

UK Independence Party Leadership election, 2010

Candidate  | Votes  | %
| Y Nigel Farage |  6,085  |

| 60.5%
| Tim Congdon | 2,037  |

| 20.3%
| David Campbell Bannerman | 1,404  |

| 14.0%
| Winston McKenzie | 530  |

| 5.3%
Turnout |  10,056  | 65.1%
Nigel Farage elected as Leader Y

## References

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1. ^ a b "UKIP leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch standing down". BBC News. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
2. ^ "Four men to fight it out for UKIP leadership". BBC News. 27 September 2010.
3. ^ a b "Ex-leader Nigel Farage to contest UKIP election". BBC News. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
4. ^ a b Ross Hawkins, "UKIP considers leadership hopefuls", BBC News, 3 September 2010
5. ^ a b c "Four men to fight it out for UKIP leadership". BBC News. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
6. ^ "Nigel back as UKIP Leader - UK Independence Party". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
7. ^ "UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY (UKIP) LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS 2002-2016". Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Essex.

## External links

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* Official UKIP website
* Tim Congdon's campaign website

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UK Independence Party

Leadership

| Leaders|

* Alan Sked
* Craig Mackinlay (acting)
* Michael Holmes
* Jeffrey Titford
* Roger Knapman
* Nigel Farage
* Lord Pearson
* Jeffrey Titford (acting)
* Nigel Farage
* Diane James
* Nigel Farage (acting)
* Paul Nuttall
* Steve Crowther (acting)
* Henry Bolton
* Gerard Batten
* Richard Braine
* Patricia Mountain (acting)
* Freddy Vachha
* Neil Hamilton
* Nick Tenconi

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Deputy Leaders|

* Craig Mackinlay
* Graham Booth
* Mike Nattrass
* David Campbell Bannerman
* Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
* Paul Nuttall
* Peter Whittle
* Margot Parker
* Mike Hookem
* Patricia Mountain
* Rebecca Jane
* Nick Tenconi

Chairs|

* Nigel Farage
* Mike Nattrass
* David Lott
* Petrina Holdsworth
* David Campbell Bannerman
* John Whittaker
* Paul Nuttall
* Steve Crowther
* Paul Oakden
* Tony McIntyre
* Kirstan Herriot
* Ben Walker

Deputy Chairs|

* Neil Hamilton
* Diane James
* Suzanne Evans
* William Legge
* Margot Parker
* Pete Muswell (interim)

Treasurers|

* Craig Mackinlay
* Marta Andreasen
* Stuart Wheeler
* Andrew Reid
* Mark Harland

Organisation

| Internal elections|

* 2006 leadership (Farage)
* 2009 leadership (Pearson)
* 2010 leadership (Farage)
* July–September 2016 leadership (James)
* October–November 2016 leadership (Nuttall)
* 2017 leadership (Bolton)
* 2018 leadership (Batten)
* 2019 leadership (Braine)
* 2020 leadership (Vachha)
* 2021 leadership (Hamilton)
* 2024 leadership election

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International affiliations|

* Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy

History|

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* Anti-Federalist League

Breakaway groups|

* Veritas
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* One London
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* We Demand a Referendum Now
* Independence from Europe
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* For Britain Movement
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Political representation

| Former MEPs|

* Stuart Agnew (voted out)
* Tim Aker (defected)
* Marta Andreasen (defected)
* Jonathan Arnott (defected)
* Janice Atkinson (expelled)
* Amjad Bashir (defected)
* Gerard Batten (voted out)
* Godfrey Bloom (expelled)
* Graham Booth
* Louise Bours (defected)
* John Bufton
* Jonathan Bullock (defected)
* David Campbell Bannerman (defected)
* James Carver (defected)
* Derek Clark
* David Coburn (defected)
* Trevor Colman
* William Dartmouth (defected)
* Bill Etheridge (defected)
* Nigel Farage (defected)
* Ray Finch (defected)
* Nathan Gill (defected)
* Roger Helmer
* Michael Holmes (defected)
* Mike Hookem (voted out)
* Diane James (defected)
* Robert Kilroy-Silk (defected)
* Roger Knapman
* Ashley Mote (expelled)
* Mike Nattrass (defected)
* Paul Nuttall (defected)
* Patrick O'Flynn (defected)
* Julia Reid (defected)
* Nikki Sinclaire (expelled)
* Jeffrey Titford
* John Whittaker
* Tom Wise (expelled)
* Steven Woolfe (defected)
* Jane Collins (defected)
* Margot Parker (defected)
* Jill Seymour (defected)

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Former MPs|

* Douglas Carswell (defected)
* Mark Reckless (voted out)
* Bob Spink (voted out)

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