UK Independence Party
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is a Eurosceptic[1][2] right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1993 by members of the Anti-Federalist League. The party describes itself in its constitution as a "democratic, libertarian party"[3] and, in June 2014, reported a membership of over 39,000.
In May 2014, UKIP became the first party in over a century other than Labour or the Conservatives to come first in a United Kingdom-wide election, with its performance in the 2014 European elections giving it 24 of the UK's 73 seats in the European Parliament.[4] Although UKIP has never won a seat in the House of Commons, it has three members in the House of Lords and holds one seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly.[5][6] The party's performance in the 2013 local elections, when it came fourth in the number of council seats won and third in nationwide vote share,[7] was called the "biggest surge for a fourth party" in British politics since the Second World War.[8]
The party's leader, Nigel Farage, was re-elected to the post on 5 November 2010,[9] and was leader from 2006 to 2009. Farage is a founding member of the party,[10] and has been a UKIP Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999.[11]
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Objectives: 2.5 The Party is a democratic, libertarian Party
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