Piers Wauchope
Piers Andrew Charles Wauchope[1] (born 1956 or 1957)[2] is a British politician and barrister who served as interim leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) during 2019, following the resignation of Gerard Batten.[3] He was previously a member of the Conservative Party.
As a barrister,[4] he represented former UKIP parliamentary candidate Matthew Smith in an electoral fraud case.[5] In 2010, he made the news after separating two brawling men during a court session.[6]
Electoral history
In the 2012 United Kingdom local elections, Wauchope ran as a UKIP candidate and won the Rusthall electoral ward seat in Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.[7] He beat the incumbent Conservative councillor and council leader Bob Atwood by 46 votes.[8] He left the position on 16 April 2015.[9]
In November 2012, he stood to be the first police and crime commissioner for Kent, but was eliminated in the first round of voting.[10]
He stood as a candidate in the 2016 London Assembly election.[11]
Wauchope was a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election for the South East England seat.[12]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % of votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 United Kingdom local elections[1] | Belsize | Conservative | 1,005 | 13.79 | Elected | |
| 2006 United Kingdom local elections[13] | Belsize | Conservative | 1,205 | 12.4 | Not elected | |
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % of votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 United Kingdom general election[14] | North Thanet | UKIP | 12,097 | 25.7 | Not elected | |
| 2017 United Kingdom general election[15] | Dover | UKIP | 1,722 | 3.3 | Not elected | |
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