UK Independence Party
right-wing to far-right Eurosceptic political party in the United Kingdom
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Summary
UK Independence Party is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of political party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,689 views/month, #76 of 10,192).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Founder: Alan Sked[5]
- Follows: Anti-Federalist League[6]
- Followed by: Brexit Party[7]
- Headquarters location: Newton Abbot[8]
- Commons category: UK Independence Party[9]
- Chairperson: Nick Tenconi[10]
- Inception: September 3, 1993[11]
- Official website: https://www.ukip.org/[12], https://www.YoungIndependence.uk[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:UK Independence Party[14]
- Political ideology: euroscepticism[15], right-wing populism[16], British nationalism[17], national conservatism[18], right-wing antiglobalism[19]
- Political alignment: far-right[20]
- Native label: United Kingdom Independence Party[21]
- Short name: UKIP[22]
- Member count: 34,293[23], 23,600[24]
- Has list: list of UK Independence Party leaders[25]
- Youth wing: Young Independence[26]
- Official color: purple[27]
- Member category: Category:UK Independence Party politicians[28]
- Social media followers: 205,013[29], 182,885[30], 194,898[31], 197,023[32]
Why It Matters
UK Independence Party has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]