2010 UK Independence Party leadership election
UNITED KINGDOM INDEPENDENCE PARTY (UKIP) LEADERSHIP ELECTION
UKIP leadership election, 2010; United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election, 2010; UK Independence Party leadership election, 2010; 2010 United Kingdom Independence Party leadership election
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) leadership election of 2010 was triggered on 17 August 2010 with the resignation of the incumbent leader, Lord Pearson of Rannoch, following difficulties during the 2010 general election campaign, with the result announced on 5 November 2010. Lord Pearson of Rannoch had been leader of the party since the previous leadership election, less than a year earlier.