2019 UK Independence Party leadership election

2019 UK Independence Party leadership election
← 2018 10 August 2019 2021 →
Turnout19.1%
 
Candidate Richard Braine Freddy Vachha
Percentage 53% 20%
Popular vote 2,935 1,134
 
Candidate Ben Walker Mike Hookem
Percentage 14% 13%
Popular vote 753 717
Leader before election

Gerard Batten

 Leader after election

Richard Braine

The 2019 UK Independence Party leadership election took place following the departure on 2 June of Gerard Batten from the leadership of the UK Independence Party. The result was announced on 10 August 2019,[1] with Richard Braine being elected to lead the party. This was the party's fifth leadership election in three years. Braine resigned just two months later, triggering a sixth leadership election.

  1. ^ "Ex-Ukip leader Gerard Batten to stand again just weeks after quitting". Evening Standard. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.