2006 UK Independence Party leadership election

2006 UK Independence Party leadership election

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Candidate Nigel Farage Richard Suchorzewski Popular vote 3,329 1,782 Percentage 44.0% 23.5%   Candidate David Campbell Bannerman David Noakes Popular vote 1,443 1,092 Percentage 19.0% 11.2%

Leader before election Roger Knapman Elected Leader Nigel Farage

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) held a leadership election in September 2006.

The Eurosceptic party had been led since 2002 by Roger Knapman. Although he was entitled to stand for second term of office on the expiry of his four-year term, he decided not to.^[1]