2017 UK Independence Party leadership election

2017 UK Independence Party leadership election
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Turnout39.4% (Decrease7.5%)
 
Candidate Henry Bolton Anne Marie Waters David Kurten
Running mate – Stuart Agnew –
Percentage 30.0% 21.3% 17.0%
Popular vote 3,874 2,755 2,201
 
Candidate John Rees-Evans Peter Whittle Jane Collins
Running mate Bill Etheridge – David Coburn
Percentage 15.6% 10.9% 4.4%
Popular vote 2,021 1,413 566
Leader before election

Steve Crowther (interim);
previously Paul Nuttall

 Leader after election

Henry Bolton

The 2017 UK Independence Party leadership election was called following the resignation of Paul Nuttall as leader of the UK Independence Party on 9 June 2017, following the poor performance of the party in the 2017 general election.[1] Former party chairman Steve Crowther was chosen three days later to serve as interim leader.[2]

On 11 August, the party confirmed that eleven candidates had been cleared to stand for the leadership.[3] Subsequently, the number on the ballot fell to seven as four withdrew to support other candidates.[4]

The election was won by Henry Bolton with 30.0% of the vote.[5]

  1. ^ "Election results 2017: Paul Nuttall quits as UKIP leader". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "North Devon's Steve Crowther becomes UKIP leader". North Devon Gazette. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Anne Marie Waters: Anti-Islam candidate to stand for UKIP leadership". BBC. 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Four Ukip candidates unite in joint leadership bid to defeat anti-Islam candidate". The Independent. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ^ Henry Bolton elected UKIP leader. BBC NEWS. Published 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.