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 and was the leader of the Tories and of the opposition on Camden London Borough Council from 2000 to 2006, representing Belsize.
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
References
- "Camden Local Elections 2002. Votes/Percentages Cast For Every Candidate". www.camden.gov.uk. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- Kidd, Patrick (13 June 2019). "Vital skills for a Ukip leader". The Times. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Richard Braine elected as UKIP leader". BBC News. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Kent police election results". BBC News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "UKIP campaigner 'was panto Buttons'". BBC News. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Piers Wauchope: barrister intervenes in court room brawl". The Telegraph. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "New leader for borough council". BBC News. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Council leader loses seat to UKIP". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Councillor details - Councillor Piers Wauchope". democracy.tunbridgewells.gov.uk. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Independent voted first Kent PCC". BBC News. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "London Assembly elections: Who are the candidates?". Evening Standard. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "2019 European elections: List of candidates for the South East". BBC News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Local election results 4 May 2006 - Camden Council". www.camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Thanet North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Dover parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2019.