October–November 2016 UK Independence Party leadership election

November 2016 UK Independence Party leadership election
28 November 2016
Turnout46.9% (7.6%)
 
Candidate Paul Nuttall Suzanne Evans John Rees-Evans
Running mate Peter Whittle – –
Percentage 62.6% 19.3% 18.1%
Popular vote 9,622 2,973 2,775
Leader before election

Nigel Farage (interim); previously Diane James (leader-elect)

 Leader after election

Paul Nuttall

The November 2016 UK Independence Party leadership election took place following the announcement on 4 October 2016 by Diane James, the leader-elect of the UK Independence Party, that she would not accept the leadership of the party, despite winning the leadership election 18 days earlier. Nigel Farage, whom James was to succeed after the previous leadership election following his resignation, was selected the next day to serve as interim leader.

On 28 November 2016, former deputy leader Paul Nuttall was announced as the new leader of the UK Independence Party with 63% of the vote.

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