UK Independence Party

right-wing to far-right Eurosceptic political party in the United Kingdom
Organization political_party Q10647
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UK Independence Party

Summary

UK Independence Party is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,698 views/month, #76 of 10,192).[2]

Key Facts

  • UK Independence Party was a member of Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe[3].
  • UK Independence Party is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • UK Independence Party's instance of is recorded as political party[5].
  • UK Independence Party's founder is recorded as Alan Sked[6].
  • UK Independence Party followed Anti-Federalist League[7].
  • UK Independence Party was followed by Brexit Party[8].
  • UK Independence Party's headquarters location is recorded as Newton Abbot[9].
  • UK Independence Party's Commons category is recorded as UK Independence Party[10].
  • UK Independence Party's chairperson is recorded as Nick Tenconi[11].
  • September 3, 1993 marks the founding of UK Independence Party[12].
  • UK Independence Party's official website is recorded as https://www.ukip.org/[13].
  • UK Independence Party's official website is recorded as https://www.YoungIndependence.uk[14].
  • UK Independence Party's topic's main category is recorded as Category:UK Independence Party[15].
  • UK Independence Party's political ideology is recorded as euroscepticism[16].
  • UK Independence Party's political ideology is recorded as right-wing populism[17].
  • UK Independence Party's political ideology is recorded as British nationalism[18].
  • UK Independence Party's political ideology is recorded as national conservatism[19].
  • UK Independence Party's political ideology is recorded as right-wing antiglobalism[20].
  • UK Independence Party's political alignment is recorded as far-right[21].
  • UK Independence Party's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'United Kingdom Independence Party'}[22].
  • UK Independence Party's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UKIP'}[23].
  • UK Independence Party's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+34293'}[24].
  • UK Independence Party's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+23600'}[25].
  • UK Independence Party's has list is recorded as list of UK Independence Party leaders[26].
  • UK Independence Party's youth wing is recorded as Young Independence[27].

Body

Founding

UK Independence Party's founder is recorded as Alan Sked[6]. September 3, 1993 marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

UK Independence Party followed Anti-Federalist League[7]. It was followed by Brexit Party[8]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UKIP'}[23].

Leadership

UK Independence Party's chairperson is recorded as Nick Tenconi[11].

Operations

UK Independence Party's headquarters location is recorded as Newton Abbot[9].

Why It Matters

UK Independence Party ranks in the top 0.75% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,698 views/month, #76 of 10,192).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . BBC Online. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ukip.org. ukip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . BBC News Online. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . TheGuardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Retrieved . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Retrieved . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Social media followers {'amount': '+205013'}, {'amount': '+182885'}, {'amount': '+194898'} +1
    Headquarters
    Country United Kingdom
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