2009 UK Independence Party leadership election

2009 UK Independence Party leadership election

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Candidate Lord Pearson Gerard Batten Nikki Sinclaire Popular vote 4,743 2,571 1,214 Percentage 47.7% 25.9% 12.2%   Candidate Mike Nattrass Alan Wood Popular vote 1,092 315 Percentage 11.0% 3.2%

Leader before election Nigel Farage Elected Leader Lord Pearson

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) held a leadership election in 2009, with ballots closing on 26 November.^[1] The election was won by Malcolm Pearson.^[2]

The Eurosceptic party had been led by Nigel Farage since he won the 2006 leadership election. He announced his resignation from the post in September 2009, stating that he wanted to devote more time to his campaign for a seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons.^[3]