# UK Independence Party representation and election results

This article lists the election results and representation of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) with respect to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Scottish Parliament, Senedd (Welsh Parliament), Northern Ireland Assembly, London Assembly, European Parliament and local authorities.
For results of elections contested by the Anti-Federalist League, UKIP's predecessor, see Anti-Federalist League election results.

## House of Commons elections

UKIP has no Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. The party first had representation for a period in 2008 when Dr Bob Spink, the MP for Castle Point, resigned from the Conservative Party and joined UKIP on 21 April 2008. However, by November 2008, Spink had left UKIP, and in any case subsequently lost his seat to the Conservatives in the 2010 general election.
Douglas Carswell, the MP for Clacton, and Mark Reckless, the MP for Rochester and Strood, resigned from the Conservative Party to join UKIP on 28 August and 27 September 2014, respectively, and resigned their seats shortly thereafter. Carswell and Reckless won subsequent by-elections held on 9 October and 20 November 2014. Carswell was re-elected at the 2015 general election, but Reckless was not, the seat being re-taken by the Conservatives. Carswell thus became the only person so far to win a seat for UKIP in a general election, but left UKIP to sit as an independent MP on 25 March 2017. On 6 April 2017, Reckless—by now sitting in the Welsh Assembly, having been elected there in 2016—also left UKIP to sit with the Conservative group in the Assembly, although he had not yet officially rejoined his old party.

### General elections

| Year | Candidates | Number of votes | Seats | Deposits saved | % Total vote | % Vote in contested seats | Winner | Winner |
| 1992 | 17 | 4,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.53 | | Conservative |
| 1997 | 194 | 106,028 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 | 1.06 | | Labour |
| 2001 | 428 | 390,575 | 0 | 6 | 1.48 | 2.16 | | Labour |
| 2005 | 496 | 603,298 | 0 | 38 | 2.20 | 2.80 | | Labour |
| 2010 | 572 | 919,546 | 0 | 99 | 3.10 | 3.45 | Hung Parliament | Hung Parliament |
| 2015 | 614 | 3,881,129 | 1 | 541 | 12.64 | 13.15 | | Conservative |
| 2017 | 378 | 593,852 | 0 | 40 | 1.84 | | Hung Parliament | Hung Parliament |
| 2019 | 44 | 22,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | | | Conservative |
| 2024 | 26 | 6,530 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | | | Labour |
* ↑ As Anti-Federalist League

### By-elections

Below are UKIP's results for the Westminster by-elections in which it competed for each period.

#### 1992–97

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Barnsley East | 12 December 1996 | Count Nikolai Tolstoy | 378 | 2.1 | 5th of 6 | Labour |
| South East Staffordshire | 11 April 1996 | A. Smith | 1,272 | 2.9 | 4th of 13 | Labour |
| Hemsworth | 1 February 1996 | Peter Davies | 455 | 2.1 | 6th of 10 | Labour |
| Barking | 9 June 1994 | Gerard Batten | 406 | 2.1 | 5th of 6 | Labour |
| Dagenham | 9 June 1994 | Peter Compobassi | 457 | 2.1 | 5th of 6 | Labour |
| Eastleigh | 9 June 1994 | Nigel Farage | 952 | 1.7 | 4th of 6 | Liberal Democrats |
| Newham North East | 9 June 1994 | Anthony Scholefield | 509 | 2.6 | 4th of 7 | Labour |
| Dudley West | 15 December 1994 | Malcolm Floyd | 590 | 1.4 | 4th of 10 | Labour |
| Islwyn | 16 February 1995 | Hugh Moelwyn Hughes | 289 | 1.2 | 6th of 7 | Labour |
| Perth and Kinross | 25 May 1995 | Vivian Linacre | 504 | 1.2 | 6th of 9 | SNP |
| Littleborough and Saddleworth | 27 July 1995 | John Whittaker | 549 | 1.3 | 5th of 10 | Liberal Democrats |
| Wirral South | 27 February 1997 | Richard North | 410 | 0.9 | 4th of 12 | Labour |
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#### 1997–2001

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Uxbridge | 31 July 1997 | James Feisenberger | 39 | 0.1 | 10th of 11 | Conservative |
| Winchester | 20 November 1997 | Robin Page | 521 | 1.0 | 4th of 8 | Liberal Democrats |
| Leeds Central | 10 June 1999 | Raymond Northgreaves | 353 | 2.7 | 5th of 7 | Labour |
| Hamilton South | 23 September 1999 | Alistair McConnachie | 61 | 0.3 | 10th of 12 | Labour |
| Wigan | 23 September 1999 | John Whittaker | 834 | 5.2 | 4th of 9 | Labour |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 25 November 1999 | Damian Hockney | 450 | 2.3 | 5th of 18 | Conservative |
| Ceredigion | 3 February 2000 | John Bufton | 487 | 1.9 | 5th of 7 | Plaid Cymru |
| Romsey | 4 May 2000 | Garry Rankin-Moore | 901 | 2.3 | 4th of 6 | Liberal Democrats |
| Tottenham | 22 June 2000 | Ashwinkumar Tanna | 136 | 0.8 | 7th of 8 | Labour |
| Preston | 23 November 2000 | Gregg Beaman | 458 | 2.1 | 5th of 9 | Labour |
| West Bromwich West | 23 November 2000 | Jonathan Oakton | 246 | 1.3 | 5th of 5 | Labour |
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#### 2001–05

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Ipswich | 22 November 2001 | Jonathan Wright | 276 | 1.0 | 5th of 9 | Labour |
| Brent East | 18 September 2003 | Brian Hall | 140 | 0.6 | 10th of 16 | Liberal Democrats |
| Hartlepool | 30 September 2004 | Stephen Allison | 3,193 | 10.2 | 3rd of 14 | Labour |
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#### 2005–10

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Livingston | 29 September 2005 | Peter Adams | 108 | 0.4 | 7th of 10 | Labour |
| Dunfermline and West Fife | 9 February 2006 | Ian Borland | 208 | 0.6 | 8th of 9 | Liberal Democrats |
| Bromley and Chislehurst | 29 June 2006 | Nigel Farage | 2,347 | 8.1 | 3rd of 11 | Conservative |
| Ealing Southall | 19 July 2007 | K. T. Rajan | 285 | 0.8 | 6th of 12 | Labour |
| Sedgefield | 19 July 2007 | Toby Horton | 536 | 1.9 | 6th of 11 | Labour |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 22 May 2008 | Mike Nattrass | 922 | 2.2 | 4th of 10 | Conservative |
| Henley | 26 June 2008 | Chris Adams | 843 | 2.4 | 6th of 12 | Conservative |
| Glenrothes | 6 November 2008 | Kris Seunarine | 117 | 0.3 | 7th of 8 | Labour |
| Norwich North | 23 July 2009 | Glenn Tingle | 4,068 | 11.8 | 4th of 12 | Conservative |
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#### 2010–15

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Oldham East & Saddleworth | 13 January 2011 | Paul Nuttall | 2,029 | 5.8 | 4th of 10 | Labour |
| Barnsley Central | 3 March 2011 | Jane Collins | 2,953 | 12.2 | 2nd of 9 | Labour |
| Leicester South | 5 May 2011 | Abhijit Pandya | 994 | 2.9 | 4th of 5 | Labour |
| Inverclyde | 30 June 2011 | Mitch Sorbie | 288 | 1.0 | 5th of 5 | Labour |
| Feltham & Heston | 15 December 2011 | Andrew Charalambous | 1,276 | 5.5 | 4th of 9 | Labour |
| Bradford West | 29 March 2012 | Sonja McNally | 1,085 | 3.3 | 5th of 8 | Respect |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | 15 November 2012 | Simon Zeigler | 1,179 | 6.1 | 5th of 8 | Labour |
| Corby | 15 November 2012 | Margot Parker | 5,108 | 14.3 | 3rd of 14 | Labour |
| Manchester Central | 15 November 2012 | Chris Cassidy | 749 | 4.5 | 4th of 12 | Labour |
| Croydon North | 29 November 2012 | Winston McKenzie | 1,400 | 5.7 | 3rd of 12 | Labour |
| Middlesbrough | 29 November 2012 | Richard Elvin | 1,990 | 11.8 | 2nd of 8 | Labour |
| Rotherham | 29 November 2012 | Jane Collins | 4,648 | 21.7 | 2nd of 11 | Labour |
| Eastleigh | 28 February 2013 | Diane James | 11,571 | 27.8 | 2nd of 14 | Liberal Democrats |
| South Shields | 2 May 2013 | Richard Elvin | 5,998 | 24.2 | 2nd of 9 | Labour |
| Wythenshawe and Sale East | 13 February 2014 | John Bickley | 4,301 | 18.0 | 2nd of 7 | Labour |
| Newark | 5 June 2014 | Roger Helmer | 10,028 | 25.9 | 2nd of 11 | Conservative |
| Clacton | 9 October 2014 | Douglas Carswell | 21,113 | 59.7 | 1st of 8 | UKIP |
| Heywood and Middleton | 9 October 2014 | John Bickley | 11,016 | 38.7 | 2nd of 5 | Labour |
| Rochester and Strood | 20 November 2014 | Mark Reckless | 16,867 | 42.1 | 1st of 13 | UKIP |
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#### 2015–17

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Oldham West and Royton | 3 December 2015 | John Bickley | 6,487 | 23.4 | 2nd of 6 | Labour |
| Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | 5 May 2016 | Steven Winstone | 4,497 | 19.9 | 2nd of 7 | Labour |
| Ogmore | 5 May 2016 | Glenda Davies | 3,808 | 16.2 | 2nd of 5 | Labour |
| Tooting | 16 June 2016 | Elizabeth Jones | 507 | 1.6 | 5th of 14 | Labour |
| Witney | 20 October 2016 | Kenrick "Dickie" Bird | 1,354 | 3.5 | 5th of 14 | Conservative |
| Sleaford and North Hykeham | 8 December 2016 | Victoria Ayling | 4,426 | 13.5 | 2nd of 10 | Conservative |
| Copeland | 23 February 2017 | Fiona Mills | 2,025 | 6.5 | 4th of 7 | Conservative |
| Stoke-on-Trent Central | 23 February 2017 | Paul Nuttall | 5,233 | 24.7 | 2nd of 10 | Labour |

#### 2017–19

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Lewisham East | 14 June 2018 | David Kurten | 380 | 1.7 | 6th of 14 | Labour |
| Newport West | 4 April 2019 | Neil Hamilton | 2,023 | 8.6 | 3rd of 11 | Labour |
| Peterborough | 6 June 2019 | John Whitby | 400 | 1.2 | 6th of 15 | Labour |
| Brecon and Radnorshire | 1 August 2019 | Liz Phillips | 242 | 0.8 | 6th of 6 | Liberal Democrats |

#### 2019–24

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Airdrie and Shotts | 13 May 2021 | Donald Mackay | 39 | 0.2 | 8th of 8 | SNP |
| Batley and Spen | 1 July 2021 | Jack Thomson | 151 | 0.4 | 7th of 16 | Labour |
| Old Bexley and Sidcup | 2 December 2021 | John Poynton | 184 | 0.8 | 7th of 11 | Conservative |
| North Shropshire | 16 December 2021 | Andrea Allen | 378 | 1.0 | 6th of 14 | Liberal Democrats |
| Southend West | 3 February 2022 | Steve Laws | 400 | 2.7 | 3rd of 9 | Conservative |
| Tiverton and Honiton | 23 June 2022 | Ben Walker | 241 | 0.6 | 6th of 8 | Liberal Democrats |
| Wakefield | 23 June 2022 | Jordan Gaskell | 124 | 0.5 | 13th of 15 | Labour |
| City of Chester | 1 December 2022 | Cain Griffiths | 179 | 0.6 | 7th of 9 | Labour |
| Somerton and Frome | 20 July 2023 | Peter Richardson | 275 | 0.7 | 7th of 8 | Liberal Democrats |
| Uxbridge and South Ruislip | 20 July 2023 | Rebecca Jane | 61 | 0.2 | 14th of 17 | Conservative |
| Tamworth | 19 October 2023 | Robert Bilcliff | 436 | 1.7 | 5th of 9 | Labour |
| Kingswood | 15 February 2024 | Nicholas Wood | 129 | 0.5 | 6th of 6 | Labour |

## European Parliament elections

| Year | Number of votes | % of vote | Seats | Position | Winner |
| 1994 | 150,251 | 1.0 | 0 | 8th | Labour |
| 1999 | 696,057 | 7 | 3 | 4th | Conservative |
| 2004 | 2,650,768 | 16 | 12 | 3rd | Conservative |
| 2009 | 2,498,226 | 17 | 13 | 2nd | Conservative |
| 2014 | 4,352,251 | 27.5 | 24 | 1st | UKIP |
| 2019 | 554,463 | 3.2 | 0 | 8th | Brexit Party |
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## Scottish Parliament elections
### General elections

| Year | Number of votes | % Vote | +/- | Seats | +/- | Winner |
| 2007 | 8,197 | 0.40 | N/A | 0 | N/A | SNP |
| 2011 | 18,138 | 0.91 | +0.51 | 0 | ±0 | SNP |
| 2016 | 46,426 | 2.00 | +1.09 | 0 | ±0 | SNP |
| 2021 | 3,848 | 0.14 | -1.86 | 0 | ±0 | SNP |
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### By-elections
#### 2000–present

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner |
| Ayr | 16 March 2000 | Alistair McConnachie | 113 | 0.4 | 8th | Conservative |
| Glasgow Cathcart | 29 September 2005 | Bryan McCormack | 54 | 0.4 | 9th | Labour |
| Aberdeen Donside | 20 June 2013 | Otto Inglis | 1,128 | 4.8 | 5th | SNP |
| Dunfermline | 24 October 2013 | Peter Adams | 908 | 3.8 | 5th | Labour |
| Cowdenbeath | 23 January 2014 | Denise Baykal | 610 | 3.0 | 4th | Labour |
| Shetland | 29 August 2019 | Stuart Martin | 60 | 0.5 | 9th | Liberal Democrats |
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## Welsh Assembly/Senedd elections

UKIP had seven members elected to the Welsh Assembly at the 2016 election. Following multiple defections, there was only one UKIP Assembly member (now Member of the Senedd, MS) by the time of the 2021 Senedd election:
* Neil Hamilton
Nathan Gill was elected in 2016, but left the Assembly group later that year to sit as an Independent. Mark Reckless was elected in 2016, but defected to the Welsh Conservative Party in 2017. Caroline Jones resigned from the party in 2018. Several former UKIP Assembly members moved to the Brexit Party in 2019. On 7 Nov 19 Gareth Bennett became an independent member, until 24 June 2020, as he later joined the Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party, a single-issue anti-Welsh Devolution party.
No UKIP MSs were elected in the 2021 Senedd election, with the party's sole surviving MS, Neil Hamilton failing to be re-elected.

### Assembly/Senedd elections

| Year | Number of Votes | % Vote | +/- | Seats | +/- | Winner |
| 2003 | 19,795 | 2.3 | N/A | 0 | N/A | Labour |
| 2007 | 38,490 | 4.0 | +1.7 | 0 | ±0 | Labour |
| 2011 | 43,756 | 4.6 | +0.6 | 0 | ±0 | Labour |
| 2016 | 132,138 | 13.0 | +8.4 | 7 | +7 | Labour |
| 2021 | 8,586 | 1.6 | -11.4 | 0 | -7 | Labour |

### By-elections
#### 2001–present

| Constituency | Date | Candidate | Number of votes | % of votes | Position | Winner | Winner |
| Swansea East | 27 September 2001 | Tim Jenkins | 243 | 1.9 | 5th | | Labour |
| Ynys Môn | 1 August 2013 | Nathan Gill | 3,099 | 14.3 | 3rd | | Plaid Cymru |
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## Northern Ireland Assembly elections

| Year | Number of votes | % of vote | +/- | Seats | +/- | Winner |
| 2007 | 1,229 | 0.2 | N/A | 0 | N/A | DUP |
| 2011 | 4,152 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 0 | ±0 | DUP |
| 2016 | 10,109 | 1.5 | +0.8 | 0 | ±0 | DUP |
| 2017 | 1,579 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 0 | ±0 | DUP |
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## London Assembly elections

The London Assembly is elected using both first-past-the-post constituencies and a London-wide list using the D'Hondt method of proportional representation. At the 2004 election (held on the same day as elections to the European Parliament), UKIP won two of the London-wide seats, although both members subsequently defected to Veritas and contested the 2008 election as the One London party. UKIP did not have representation in the assembly again until the 2016 election in which it won two seats. Both their Assembly members, Peter Whittle and David Kurten, left the party in December 2018. UKIP lost both their seats at the 2021 election after finishing ninth on the London-wide list.
| Year | Number of FPTP votes | % FPTP vote | Number of top-up votes | % Top-up vote | Seats | +/- | Winner |
| 2000 | 2,115 | 0.1 | 34,054 | 2.0 | 0 | ±0 | Conservative/Labour |
| 2004 | 180,516 | 10.0 | 156,780 | 8.2 | 2 | +2 | Conservative |
| 2008 | 71,984 | 3.0 | 46,617 | 1.9 | 0 | -2 | Conservative |
| 2012 | 95,849 | 4.3 | 100,040 | 4.5 | 0 | ±0 | Labour |
| 2016 | 197,448 | 7.6 | 171,069 | 6.5 | 2 | +2 | Labour |
| 2021 | n/a | n/a | 27,114 | 1.0 | 0 | -2 | Labour |
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## London Mayoral elections

| Year | Candidate | Number of votes | % of vote | Position | Winner |
| 2000 | Damian Hockney | 16,324 | 1.0 | 8th | Independent |
| 2004 | Frank Maloney | 115,666 | 6.2 | 4th | Labour |
| 2008 | Gerard Batten | 22,422 | 1.2 | 7th | Conservative |
| 2012 | Lawrence Webb | 43,274 | 2.0 | 7th | Conservative |
| 2016 | Peter Whittle | 94,373 | 3.6 | 5th | Labour |
| 2021 | Peter Gammons | 14,393 | 0.6 | 13th | Labour |