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]

UK local elections
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
UK Parliament elections
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

References
  1. "Camden Local Elections 2002. Votes/Percentages Cast For Every Candidate". www.camden.gov.uk. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. Kidd, Patrick (13 June 2019). "Vital skills for a Ukip leader". The Times. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. "Richard Braine elected as UKIP leader". BBC News. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. "Kent police election results". BBC News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. "UKIP campaigner 'was panto Buttons'". BBC News. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. "Piers Wauchope: barrister intervenes in court room brawl". The Telegraph. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. "New leader for borough council". BBC News. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  8. "Council leader loses seat to UKIP". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  9. "Councillor details - Councillor Piers Wauchope". democracy.tunbridgewells.gov.uk. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  10. "Independent voted first Kent PCC". BBC News. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  11. "London Assembly elections: Who are the candidates?". Evening Standard. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  12. "2019 European elections: List of candidates for the South East". BBC News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  13. "Local election results 4 May 2006 - Camden Council". www.camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  14. "Thanet North parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  15. "Dover parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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