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2010 UK Independence Party leadership election

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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.

2010 UK Independence Party leadership election
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5 November 2010
September 2016 →
 
Candidate Nigel Farage Tim Congdon
Popular vote 6,085 2,037
Percentage 60.5% 20.2%
 
Candidate David Campbell Bannerman Winston McKenzie
Popular vote 1,404 530
Percentage 14.0% 5.3%
Leader before election

Jeffrey Titford (acting);
Previously Lord Pearson

 Elected Leader

Nigel Farage

Background

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Pearson, formerly a Conservative peer, joined UKIP in 2007.[4] He defeated four candidates to become the leader of the party in 2009.

UKIP failed to win any seats at the 2010 election and fell short of its target of 1 million votes.[5] Farage, the former leader, was the party's best performing candidate by vote share.[6] Pearson announced he would be standing down in 2010, stating he was "not much good" at party politics.[7]

Candidates

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All candidates required support from 51 members of UKIP in order to appear on the ballot.[8] The following candidates were confirmed as standing in the election:

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.[8] Gerard Batten initially intended to stand, but withdrew and gave his support to Congdon.[9] 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.[10][11]

UK Independence Party Leadership election, 2010
Candidate Votes %
Green tick 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 Green tick

References

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  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Ex-leader Nigel Farage to contest UKIP election". BBC News. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Tory peers join Ukip". The Guardian. Press Association. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Topping, Alexandra (7 May 2010). "UK election results: Ukip fails to secure seats". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Cracknell, Richard; McGuinness, Feargal; Rhodes, Chris (2 February 2011). General Election 2010 (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 100. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "UKIP leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch standing down". BBC News. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 Ross Hawkins, "UKIP considers leadership hopefuls", BBC News, 3 September 2010
  9. 1 2 3 "Four men to fight it out for UKIP leadership". BBC News. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Nigel back as UKIP Leader - UK Independence Party". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY (UKIP) LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS 2002-2016". Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer in Government, University of Essex.
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