2025 Leadership Election

Thank you for considering applying in the 2025 Leadership election!

The process is very straightforward, all-electronic (saving paper), and COVID friendly (no ink signatures needed).

Before going further, please note that:

• This page is best viewed on a desktop browser.
  
  
• As usual, the NEC have made specific one-off amendments to section O of the rule-book for this election, as detailed below:
• The possible use of electronic balloting will be decided nearer the time, in the event of a contested election.
  
  
• Candidates must have been party members for the following minimum period:
• 6 months prior to the election being called (i.e. before July 2024).

• Candidacy fees for this election are:
• £3000 which is non-refundable.

• Candidates require the support of:
• Proposer (not necessarily a member).
• Seconder (not necessarily a member).
• 8 current members assenting.
• NB: There are no branch quotas this time around.
   
• Notification of the vacancies will be published on:
• UKIP.ORG (this page)
• Activists' WhatsApp group
• UKIP Mailchimp distribution list
  
  
• Instructions on how to vote, along with a paper ballot (if voting isn't electronic) will be shared by an A4 printed letter sent to the membership.

• Candidacy materials:
• All candidates will have a candidacy page on ukip.org.
• Electronic voting: these will include anything that can reasonably be published on an electronic ballot paper, or supporting hyperlinks, providing the RO has approved in advance.
• Otherwise: printed materials and candidacy websites etc. provided the RO has agreed in advance.
  

To get started, you will need to fill out the form below, and pay the candidacy fee.

Once the form is submitted, you will be contacted by:

• The vetting team regarding websites and social media etc. accounts.
• The web team regarding materials for your candidacy (pictures, videos, text etc.)
  

As per O.3 of the rules, I declare that the agreed deadlines (BST) are:

Lastly, please read through the form, including all the mandatory opt-in statements very carefully before paying your fee, and, if you have any queries or just want an informal chat, please feel free to reach-out to me here. Fields marked * are mandatory, and if you don't get a confirmation after trying to submit, look for a box with a red border around it.

*** NB: Very Important: only applications submitted through the below form will be accepted! ***

Good luck, & have fun!

Ben Walker,

NEC Chairman and Returning Officer, January 2025

Leadership Candidacy Fee: £3000