Bill Etheridge | |
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_(1).jpg) Etheridge in 2014 | |
| UKIP spokesperson for defence | |
| In office 29 November 2016 – 15 January 2018 | |
| Leader | Paul Nuttall Henry Bolton |
| Preceded by | Mike Hookem |
| Succeeded by | Henry Bolton |
| Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019[1][2] | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Harbour |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Kerr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Milroy Etheridge 18 March 1970 Wolverhampton, England |
| Political party | UKIP (2011–2018; 2020–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Brexit Party (2019–2020) Libertarian (2018–2019) Conservative (2008–2011) |
| Alma mater | Dudley College University of Wolverhampton |
William Milroy Etheridge (born 18 March 1970) is an English politician who was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands region. He was elected in 2014 as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate,[3] but left the party in October 2018[4] and joined the Libertarian Party. He joined the Brexit Party in 2019[5] but rejoined UKIP in September 2020. He unsuccessfully stood for UKIP leader in 2016, and 2024.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "vote 2014 - West Midlands". BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Former UKIP leadership candidate Bill Etheridge resigns". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Bill Etheridge, The European Parliament