716:, former member of the England Under-21 squad and captained the Yorkshire county side from 2002 to 2004. He regularly competes in the 4NCL international chess league and the Gibraltar International chess festival. He represented White Rose in the European Club Cup in 2010 and 2011, with the team finishing as the top British side by 20 places in 2011. His highest rating of 2191 was achieved in 2012 and his rating of 2173 in July 2015 ranks him 169th in England and 12281 in the world.
33:
455:
Arnott joined UKIP in 2001, and stood in the 2004 and 2009 European elections, being the party's No.2 list candidate in the
Yorkshire and the Humber region on both occasions. Until 2008 he was the part-time local elections co-ordinator for the party, working with 300 candidates to increase the number
1343:
But when (as in
Hampstead & Kilburn) we select a Parliamentary candidate whose abhorrent views were aired and publicised already at last year's council elections, the resultant bad publicity is entirely our own fault. The candidate concerned finished in 5th place, losing his deposit. I can't say
490:. Arnott said he wanted to appeal to the millions of voters who did not support UKIP in the previous year's general election but backed Brexit in the EU referendum. He withdrew from the contest in August, acknowledging he couldn't win and saying he refused to be controversial just to grab headlines.
677:
Arnott stated that he had watched recent events with "disappointment, bordering on despair" and warned that the party was heading in a "bland and anti-Muslim" direction. He said that "hardline anti-Islam nonsense" and the "crass" integration agenda made it very difficult for people to vote UKIP.
580:
After the 2015 general election, Arnott accused the party of peddling a "toxic message" and "banging on" about immigration which he said lead to "self-inflicted" disappointing results. He also criticised the party's candidate selection process which allowed people with what he called "abhorrent"
648:
group on both the
Committee on Budgets and the Budgetary Control Committee. Arnott's maiden speech was in Strasbourg in a debate on youth unemployment, where he highlighted how the North East of England had the highest rate of youth unemployment in the UK, with at least one in four young people
1662:
We have fundamentally failed to make the distinction between the vast majority of peace-loving
Muslims, honest and good people, including those I am proud to call my friends, and the unutterable evil of the perversions of ISIS (Islamic State). Tough and robust policies to tackle extremism are
1409:
We're not here to blame immigrants. We welcome them with open arms – not at the rate of a net 300,000 a year, but at a sustainable rate. But from the time of the billboards focused on
Romania and Bulgaria in our European election campaign in 2014, the message above has seemingly replaced by
1303:
So why, oh why, do we turn almost every question into an immigration issue? Question about jobs ... it's immigration. Question about housing? Clearly an immigration issue. Class sizes? Immigration. The economy? Immigration. Traffic jams? Immigration. Health service? No, wait, let me
652:
Since his election Arnott has made more speeches in the
European Parliament than any other British MEP. At 97.23% his Parliamentary voting record is substantially higher than that of all other UKIP MEPs, although he also votes against the Party whip more than any other UKIP MEP.
910:
Jonathan Arnott, MEP for the North East of
England, said he had lost confidence in Mr Bolton but thought no better of those "jockeying" to replace him. UKIP, he added, had "shifted" its stance on religious and cultural issues to a degree he could not
693:, who he felt was "not the right person for the job" - but thought no better of those "jockeying" for position in the party. He added that UKIP had "shifted" its stance on religious and cultural issues to a degree he could not support.
596:
He said it was "heartbreaking" that on the campaign trail he had to plead with people who perceived the poster as racist not to abandon their intention to vote Leave. He believed this poster lost a lot of votes for the Leave campaign.
446:
Arnott was Head of
Mathematics at Handsworth Christian School. He is known for his belief that those in politics should keep doing a real-world job, and therefore he continued to teach on a part-time basis until his election as an MEP.
673:
In 2017 UKIP revealed a new 'integration agenda' which proposed the banning of Muslim face-coverings in public, disbanding Sharia councils and physical checks on young girls believed to be at risk of female genital mutilation.
641:. Arnott used his acceptance speech on election night to highlight what he described as an election campaign that had been "marred by a campaign of hate, waged against UKIP by those who fear a realignment of British politics".
664:
In June 2017 Arnott published a document called 'Britain Beyond Brexit' which sets out an alternative policy platform and vision for the future of UKIP. This document was a radical departure from the 2017 UKIP manifesto.
649:
unemployed. In the speech, he criticised Labour's support of the EU's flagship 'youth guarantee scheme' labelling it as a 'guaranteed failure'; highlighting previous criticisms from the
International Labour Organisation.
2529:
456:
of UKIP councillors. At the 2008 UKIP conference, Arnott was unveiled as the new party
General Secretary. Arnott resigned as General Secretary—after six years in the position—in August 2014.
2499:
506:
as the next leader. He said that UKIP would be on the verge of dying if this attempt was not thwarted and said that he "could not under any circumstances support Anne Marie Waters".
2494:
1549:
626:
551:
479:
866:
2561:
465:
2271:
550:. He spoke four times, calling for a reduction in police bureaucracy, abolition of jail sentence remission and rehabilitation of offenders. Arnott came fifth with
471:
577:–the constituency in which he lived–coming second in the safe Labour seat with 18.7% of the vote, ahead of both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates.
2977:
697:
404:
236:
232:
638:
412:
219:
197:
1905:
1453:
519:
527:
1709:"Let's be honest: hardline anti-Islam nonsense from some candidates & crass 'integration agenda' made it v.difficult for people to vote UKIP"
689:
On 19 January 2018, Arnott announced his resignation from UKIP. In his resignation letter, he stated that he had lost confidence in UKIP leader
1051:
656:
On 1 March 2018 Arnott was one of three UK MEPs who voted against a motion to encourage national parliaments to ban "gay conversion therapies".
2967:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2489:
2484:
2479:
499:
1118:
1934:
1213:
723:, helping the British team to the bronze medal at the 2012 World Championships. It was reported that he would be competing again in 2015.
1181:
1879:
2171:
381:
1640:
502:
Arnott repeatedly warned that far-right entryists had signed up as members of UKIP in an attempt to take over the party by electing
2987:
1383:
1317:
1277:
1083:
2972:
2545:
1733:
645:
574:
2759:
2395:
2132:
2017:
609:
Arnott came second in the Woodhouse ward with 13.1% of the vote, behind the Labour party with 62.9%. He then led UKIP in the
610:
558:
531:
515:
2982:
2962:
815:
590:
49:
2587:
791:
770:
749:
1765:
924:
2209:
690:
408:
214:
70:
3002:
2864:
2342:
726:
For the past 15 years, Arnott has been part of a team on Scunthorpe Hospital Radio, broadcasting the home games of
419:(UKIP) representative, he resigned from the party on 19 January 2018 to sit as an independent until designating as
1457:
1245:
614:
606:
1614:
3007:
2098:
1676:
2997:
1410:
dog-whistle politics. The message we portray is often toxic, but our candidates just aren't like that at all.
1913:
617:. Arnott himself finished second in Woodhouse ward with 22.1%, behind the Labour party with 60.2% of votes.
1150:
2794:
2219:
2151:
713:
593:
that was unveiled in the run-up to the 2016 EU referendum. He described this as "dog-whistle politics".
2992:
2602:
2380:
2281:
2235:
1344:
I'm surprised - and I'll be blunt: if I lived in that constituency, I couldn't have voted UKIP either.
644:
Following Arnott's election to the European Parliament, it was announced that he was to represent the
523:
2748:
2582:
2296:
2224:
1425:
1501:
1128:
2731:
2607:
2337:
2266:
310:
1563:
986:
436:
328:
2957:
2566:
1708:
727:
696:
In April 2019, Arnott announced that he would not be standing for re-election as an MEP at the
1052:"Ukip candidate withdraws from leadership contest after admitting he would only finish second"
2869:
2612:
2107:
1357:
440:
416:
315:
174:
2039:
867:"Advanced search | Search | MEPs | European Parliament | United Kingdom"
2952:
2617:
2437:
1883:
1686:
637:
On 25 May 2014, it was announced that Arnott had been elected as UKIP's first ever MEP for
8:
1393:
1327:
1287:
1093:
960:
955:
1523:
668:
2841:
2812:
2332:
2091:
613:, the party coming fourth overall with 10.25% of votes, up from 1.6% in the comparable
82:
1388:
1322:
1282:
1088:
1018:
787:
766:
745:
503:
44:
1588:
2910:
2725:
403:(born 12 January 1981) is a British politician and former schoolteacher. After the
373:
1970:
1790:
887:
2859:
2853:
2685:
2673:
2597:
2427:
2422:
2251:
2176:
2156:
2145:
1681:
1056:
929:
681:
On 9 June he resigned as General Secretary and Constitutional Affairs spokesman.
295:
248:
1945:
1663:
absolutely right. The victimisation or demonisation of Muslims and Islam is not.
2765:
2432:
2352:
2203:
1397:
1331:
1291:
1097:
563:
543:
260:
94:
2946:
2916:
2887:
2875:
2829:
2818:
2754:
2703:
2697:
2400:
2390:
2322:
2286:
2261:
2230:
2214:
2161:
2084:
159:
1358:"New UKIP Poster launching today - Breaking Pointpic.twitter.com/PjMWSLbBNZ"
1084:"UKIP could be on the verge of "dying", says senior North East party figure"
2893:
2881:
2835:
2789:
2771:
2737:
2714:
2709:
2691:
2661:
2347:
2317:
2301:
2276:
2256:
2198:
2192:
2182:
2166:
1123:
925:"Ukip leadership election: who are the candidates to replace Nigel Farage?"
701:
539:
535:
483:
475:
420:
306:
135:
128:
120:
1856:
1479:
2823:
2806:
2800:
2783:
2743:
2720:
2385:
2291:
2187:
837:
547:
487:
124:
2076:
2847:
2592:
2327:
1877:
625:
On 12 October 2012, Arnott was announced as the UKIP candidate for the
323:
1834:
1550:"Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 - VoteWatch Europe"
1384:"UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott believes 'party needs to change - and fast'"
1318:"UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott believes 'party needs to change - and fast'"
1278:"UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott believes 'party needs to change - and fast'"
2922:
2777:
2622:
2140:
669:
Resignation as General Secretary and Constitutional Affairs spokesman
432:
291:
1677:"I had to quit my top job at Ukip – it's just bland and anti-Muslim"
1615:"Our bold new integration agenda aims to bring communities together"
2667:
2069:
1812:
1791:"Arnott, Jonathan W FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers"
1738:
1645:
1250:
1218:
1186:
1155:
1023:
991:
892:
720:
569:
339:
1641:"Jonathan Arnott quits UKIP role over party's 'anti-Islam' stance"
1502:"MEPRanking.eu, the best quantitative analysis of the EP activity"
589:
Arnott was one of the most vocal internal critics of the infamous
534:. Just before the election, he took part in the second half of a
32:
1743:
1564:"Britain Beyond Brexit – Official Website of Jonathan Arnott MEP"
363:
1650:
1454:"Arnott to stand for Police Commissioner « UKIP Sheffield"
1995:
164:
1878:
S. Rottman, James Humphreys / Blue Pawn (19 January 2011).
1214:"Election 2015: What you told Newsbeat in Edinburgh debate"
554:, losing his deposit but increasing the UKIP vote by 0.2%.
629:
in South Yorkshire coming fourth with 11.54% of the vote.
522:, coming fourth overall with 4.5% of the vote, losing his
1255:
1223:
1191:
1160:
1028:
996:
965:
897:
620:
466:
UK Independence Party leadership election, September 2016
2272:
Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley
719:
He has also represented Great Britain at the board game
888:"UKIP loses another MEP as Jonathan Arnott quits party"
1880:"2011 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival: Competitors"
1448:
1446:
1420:
1418:
1246:"Easington parliamentary constituency - Election 2015"
987:"European election candidates: Yorks. and the Humber"
861:
859:
573:
debate on the economy and housing. He stood for the
1443:
1415:
1182:"Election 2015: Daily Politics debate on education"
700:, though he stated that he would be supporting the
1946:"ratings progress Chart Arnott, Jonathan W (ENG)"
856:
2944:
1734:"UKIP General Secretary Jonathan Arnott resigns"
1119:"Jonathan Arnott: Electoral History and Profile"
470:In July 2016, Arnott launched his bid to become
2978:UK Independence Party parliamentary candidates
1906:"European Club Cup 2011 – Match Report Game 4"
2092:
1766:"Why I won't stand for re-election as an MEP"
950:
948:
2644:
1882:. Gibraltarchesscongress.com. Archived from
1077:
1075:
882:
880:
878:
876:
567:Education Debate and in the young people's
561:, he was the UKIP representative in the BBC
493:
2500:October–November 2016 leadership (Nuttall)
2099:
2085:
945:
526:. Arnott was then selected to contest the
62:18 October 2017 – 19 January 2018
31:
2106:
2020:. www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 11 August 2015
1381:
1315:
1275:
1072:
922:
873:
684:
659:
426:
1971:"FIDE chess profile Arnott, Jonathan W"
923:Wilkinson, Michael (7 September 2016).
627:Police and Crime Commissioner elections
187:8 September 2008 – August 2014
2945:
2546:Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
2495:July–September 2016 leadership (James)
1763:
1706:
1674:
1638:
1151:"Election 2010 – Sheffield South East"
1081:
1049:
781:
763:The Blueprint: Our Future After Brexit
760:
739:
712:Arnott is a chess enthusiast who is a
646:Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy
632:
621:Police and Crime Commissioner election
459:
435:. At the age of 15 he enrolled at the
215:Member of the European Parliament
2968:Alumni of the University of Sheffield
2643:
2461:
2120:
2080:
1456:. Ukipsheffield.co.uk. Archived from
584:
518:he stood as a UKIP candidate for the
1837:. White Rose Chess. 13 November 2010
1355:
782:Arnott, Jonathan (14 January 2019).
742:Chess: Skills - Tactics - Techniques
509:
1589:"At-a-glance guide: UKIP manifesto"
1019:"UKIP launches local poll campaign"
450:
112:24 July 2014 – 9 June 2017
50:Leader of the UK Independence Party
16:Brexit Party politician (born 1981)
13:
1764:Arnott, Jonathan (25 April 2019).
818:. European Parliament. 20 May 2017
784:How Politicians Are Ruining Brexit
761:Arnott, Jonathan (25 April 2016).
698:2019 European Parliament elections
600:
520:Sheffield Attercliffe constituency
14:
3019:
2061:
1675:Arnott, Jonathan (11 June 2017).
1382:Wearmouth, Rachel (14 May 2015).
1316:Wearmouth, Rachel (14 May 2015).
1276:Wearmouth, Rachel (14 May 2015).
409:Member of the European Parliament
405:2014 European Parliament election
2462:
1707:Arnott, Jonathan (9 June 2017).
1050:Hughes, Laura (15 August 2016).
740:Arnott, Jonathan (12 May 2014).
707:
415:region. Originally sitting as a
2032:
2010:
1988:
1963:
1938:
1928:
1898:
1871:
1849:
1827:
1805:
1783:
1757:
1726:
1700:
1668:
1632:
1607:
1581:
1556:
1542:
1516:
1494:
1472:
1375:
1349:
1309:
1269:
1238:
1206:
1174:
1143:
1111:
733:
2562:National Electoral Performance
2121:
1996:"British Stratego Association"
1859:. 4ncl.co.uk. 22 November 2013
1043:
1011:
979:
916:
830:
808:
581:views to represent the party.
1:
2973:Schoolteachers from Yorkshire
801:
500:2017 UKIP leadership election
474:following the resignation of
1639:Heffer, Greg (9 June 2017).
1504:. Mepranking.eu. 9 July 2016
1482:. Mepranking.eu. 9 July 2016
1082:Seddon, Sean (8 July 2017).
591:UKIP "breaking point" poster
101:UKIP Spokesperson for Europe
7:
1857:"Four Nations Chess League"
478:. He gained the support of
10:
3024:
2988:MEPs for England 2014–2019
2983:UK Independence Party MEPs
2963:Politicians from Sheffield
2603:We Demand a Referendum Now
2539:International affiliations
2525:2021 leadership (Hamilton)
463:
2903:
2654:
2650:
2639:
2575:
2554:
2538:
2485:2009 leadership (Pearson)
2472:
2468:
2457:
2415:
2373:
2310:
2244:
2131:
2127:
2116:
394:
390:
380:
369:
359:
352:
334:
322:
302:
275:
270:
266:
254:
242:
225:
213:
203:
191:
180:
173:General Secretary of the
172:
153:
141:
116:
105:
100:
88:
76:
66:
55:
45:Special Political Advisor
43:
39:
30:
23:
2732:David Campbell Bannerman
2645:Political representation
2608:Independence from Europe
2530:2024 leadership election
2520:2020 leadership (Vachha)
2515:2019 leadership (Braine)
2510:2018 leadership (Batten)
2505:2017 leadership (Bolton)
2490:2010 leadership (Farage)
2480:2006 leadership (Farage)
2338:David Campbell Bannerman
2267:David Campbell Bannerman
1568:www.jonathanarnott.co.uk
1127:. London. Archived from
516:general election of 2005
494:2017 leadership election
480:Yorkshire and the Humber
3003:Chess Candidate Masters
437:University of Sheffield
401:Jonathan William Arnott
329:University of Sheffield
318:(until 19 January 2018)
2623:Brexit Party/Reform UK
2567:Anti-Federalist League
1975:World Chess Federation
1950:World Chess Federation
1910:www.mattywebbchess.com
575:Easington constituency
3008:English chess players
2613:Thurrock Independents
2109:UK Independence Party
1426:"Jonathan Arnott MEP"
1356:UKIP (16 June 2016).
744:. Crowood Press Ltd.
685:Resignation from UKIP
660:Britain Beyond Brexit
559:2015 general election
538:debate on crime with
532:2010 general election
530:constituency for the
464:Further information:
427:Early life and career
417:UK Independence Party
316:UK Independence Party
313:(until 17 April 2019)
175:UK Independence Party
2998:British Eurosceptics
2618:For Britain Movement
1687:Guardian Media Group
786:. Steel City Press.
765:. Vista Publishing.
615:2008 local elections
611:2012 local elections
607:2011 local elections
528:Sheffield South East
439:, graduating with a
386:2191 (November 2011)
148:Position established
1770:Jonathan Arnott MEP
1394:Newcastle upon Tyne
1328:Newcastle upon Tyne
1288:Newcastle upon Tyne
1131:on 19 February 2014
1094:Newcastle upon Tyne
961:The Huffington Post
633:European Parliament
460:UKIP leadership bid
431:Arnott was born in
2813:Robert Kilroy-Silk
2473:Internal elections
2333:Petrina Holdsworth
1916:on 2 November 2011
1886:on 1 February 2014
1793:. Ratings.fide.com
1460:on 14 January 2013
704:at that election.
639:North East England
585:2016 EU referendum
423:on 17 April 2019.
413:North East England
220:North East England
198:Geoffrey Kingscott
2993:Brexit Party MEPs
2940:
2939:
2936:
2935:
2932:
2931:
2760:William Dartmouth
2635:
2634:
2631:
2630:
2453:
2452:
2449:
2448:
2297:Patricia Mountain
2225:Patricia Mountain
2040:"Jonathan Arnott"
1998:. Stratego.org.uk
1524:"Jonathan ARNOTT"
1389:Evening Chronicle
1323:Evening Chronicle
1283:Evening Chronicle
1089:Evening Chronicle
956:"Jonathan Arnott"
900:. 19 January 2018
838:"Key dates ahead"
816:"Key dates ahead"
728:Scunthorpe United
510:General elections
504:Anne Marie Waters
407:, he served as a
398:
397:
3015:
2911:Douglas Carswell
2726:Jonathan Bullock
2652:
2651:
2641:
2640:
2576:Breakaway groups
2470:
2469:
2459:
2458:
2129:
2128:
2118:
2117:
2110:
2101:
2094:
2087:
2078:
2077:
2073:
2072:
2070:Official website
2055:
2054:
2052:
2050:
2036:
2030:
2029:
2027:
2025:
2014:
2008:
2007:
2005:
2003:
1992:
1986:
1985:
1983:
1981:
1967:
1961:
1960:
1958:
1956:
1942:
1936:
1932:
1926:
1925:
1923:
1921:
1912:. Archived from
1902:
1896:
1895:
1893:
1891:
1875:
1869:
1868:
1866:
1864:
1853:
1847:
1846:
1844:
1842:
1831:
1825:
1824:
1822:
1820:
1809:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1798:
1787:
1781:
1780:
1778:
1776:
1761:
1755:
1754:
1752:
1750:
1730:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1719:
1704:
1698:
1697:
1695:
1693:
1672:
1666:
1665:
1659:
1657:
1636:
1630:
1629:
1627:
1625:
1611:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1600:
1585:
1579:
1578:
1576:
1574:
1560:
1554:
1553:
1546:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1535:
1528:VoteWatch Europe
1520:
1514:
1513:
1511:
1509:
1498:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1487:
1476:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1465:
1450:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1436:
1430:www.facebook.com
1422:
1413:
1412:
1406:
1404:
1379:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1368:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1340:
1338:
1313:
1307:
1306:
1300:
1298:
1273:
1267:
1266:
1264:
1262:
1242:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1210:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1178:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1167:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1136:
1115:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1104:
1079:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1065:
1047:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1015:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1004:
983:
977:
976:
974:
972:
952:
943:
942:
940:
938:
920:
914:
913:
907:
905:
884:
871:
870:
863:
854:
853:
851:
849:
834:
828:
827:
825:
823:
812:
797:
776:
755:
714:Candidate Master
552:4.6% of the vote
451:Political career
443:in mathematics.
382:Peak rating
374:Candidate Master
348:
345:
343:
341:
289:
285:
283:
271:Personal details
257:
245:
230:
206:
194:
185:
168:
156:
144:
133:
110:
91:
79:
60:
35:
21:
20:
3023:
3022:
3018:
3017:
3016:
3014:
3013:
3012:
2943:
2942:
2941:
2928:
2899:
2860:Jeffrey Titford
2854:Nikki Sinclaire
2842:Patrick O'Flynn
2686:Janice Atkinson
2680:Jonathan Arnott
2674:Marta Andreasen
2646:
2627:
2598:Brexit Alliance
2571:
2550:
2534:
2464:
2445:
2428:Marta Andreasen
2423:Craig Mackinlay
2411:
2369:
2363:Kirstan Herriot
2306:
2252:Craig Mackinlay
2240:
2177:Jeffrey Titford
2157:Jeffrey Titford
2146:Craig Mackinlay
2123:
2112:
2108:
2105:
2068:
2067:
2064:
2059:
2058:
2048:
2046:
2038:
2037:
2033:
2023:
2021:
2016:
2015:
2011:
2001:
1999:
1994:
1993:
1989:
1979:
1977:
1969:
1968:
1964:
1954:
1952:
1944:
1943:
1939:
1933:
1929:
1919:
1917:
1904:
1903:
1899:
1889:
1887:
1876:
1872:
1862:
1860:
1855:
1854:
1850:
1840:
1838:
1833:
1832:
1828:
1818:
1816:
1811:
1810:
1806:
1796:
1794:
1789:
1788:
1784:
1774:
1772:
1762:
1758:
1748:
1746:
1732:
1731:
1727:
1717:
1715:
1713:@JonathanArnott
1705:
1701:
1691:
1689:
1682:Comment is Free
1673:
1669:
1655:
1653:
1637:
1633:
1623:
1621:
1613:
1612:
1608:
1598:
1596:
1587:
1586:
1582:
1572:
1570:
1562:
1561:
1557:
1548:
1547:
1543:
1533:
1531:
1530:. 16 April 2016
1522:
1521:
1517:
1507:
1505:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1485:
1483:
1480:"MEPRanking.eu"
1478:
1477:
1473:
1463:
1461:
1452:
1451:
1444:
1434:
1432:
1424:
1423:
1416:
1402:
1400:
1380:
1376:
1366:
1364:
1354:
1350:
1336:
1334:
1314:
1310:
1296:
1294:
1274:
1270:
1260:
1258:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1229:
1227:
1226:. 28 April 2015
1212:
1211:
1207:
1197:
1195:
1194:. 23 April 2016
1180:
1179:
1175:
1165:
1163:
1149:
1148:
1144:
1134:
1132:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1102:
1100:
1080:
1073:
1063:
1061:
1057:Daily Telegraph
1048:
1044:
1034:
1032:
1031:. 28 March 2006
1017:
1016:
1012:
1002:
1000:
985:
984:
980:
970:
968:
954:
953:
946:
936:
934:
930:Daily Telegraph
921:
917:
903:
901:
886:
885:
874:
865:
864:
857:
847:
845:
836:
835:
831:
821:
819:
814:
813:
809:
804:
794:
773:
752:
736:
710:
687:
671:
662:
635:
623:
603:
601:Local elections
587:
512:
496:
468:
462:
453:
429:
342:.jonathanarnott
338:
314:
309:
303:Political party
296:South Yorkshire
290:
287:
286:12 January 1981
281:
279:
255:
249:Martin Callanan
243:
231:
226:
217:
204:
192:
186:
181:
162:
154:
142:
134:
131:
127:
123:
111:
106:
89:
83:Patrick O'Flynn
77:
61:
56:
48:
26:
25:Jonathan Arnott
17:
12:
11:
5:
3021:
3011:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2980:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2938:
2937:
2934:
2933:
2930:
2929:
2927:
2926:
2920:
2914:
2907:
2905:
2901:
2900:
2898:
2897:
2891:
2885:
2879:
2873:
2867:
2865:John Whittaker
2862:
2857:
2851:
2845:
2839:
2833:
2827:
2821:
2816:
2810:
2804:
2798:
2795:Michael Holmes
2792:
2787:
2781:
2775:
2769:
2766:Bill Etheridge
2763:
2757:
2752:
2746:
2741:
2735:
2729:
2723:
2718:
2712:
2707:
2701:
2695:
2689:
2683:
2677:
2671:
2665:
2658:
2656:
2648:
2647:
2637:
2636:
2633:
2632:
2629:
2628:
2626:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2579:
2577:
2573:
2572:
2570:
2569:
2564:
2558:
2556:
2552:
2551:
2549:
2548:
2542:
2540:
2536:
2535:
2533:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2476:
2474:
2466:
2465:
2455:
2454:
2451:
2450:
2447:
2446:
2444:
2443:
2440:
2435:
2433:Stuart Wheeler
2430:
2425:
2419:
2417:
2413:
2412:
2410:
2409:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2377:
2375:
2371:
2370:
2368:
2367:
2364:
2361:
2358:
2355:
2353:Steve Crowther
2350:
2345:
2343:John Whittaker
2340:
2335:
2330:
2325:
2320:
2314:
2312:
2308:
2307:
2305:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2254:
2248:
2246:
2245:Deputy Leaders
2242:
2241:
2239:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2222:
2220:Richard Braine
2217:
2212:
2207:
2204:Steve Crowther
2201:
2196:
2190:
2185:
2180:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2152:Michael Holmes
2149:
2143:
2137:
2135:
2125:
2124:
2114:
2113:
2104:
2103:
2096:
2089:
2081:
2075:
2074:
2063:
2062:External links
2060:
2057:
2056:
2031:
2009:
1987:
1962:
1937:
1927:
1897:
1870:
1848:
1826:
1804:
1782:
1756:
1725:
1699:
1667:
1631:
1606:
1580:
1555:
1541:
1515:
1493:
1471:
1442:
1414:
1398:Trinity Mirror
1374:
1348:
1332:Trinity Mirror
1308:
1292:Trinity Mirror
1268:
1237:
1205:
1173:
1142:
1110:
1098:Trinity Mirror
1071:
1042:
1010:
978:
944:
915:
872:
855:
829:
806:
805:
803:
800:
799:
798:
793:978-1913047009
792:
778:
777:
772:978-0955809194
771:
757:
756:
751:978-1847977052
750:
735:
732:
709:
706:
686:
683:
670:
667:
661:
658:
634:
631:
622:
619:
602:
599:
586:
583:
564:Daily Politics
544:Chris Grayling
511:
508:
495:
492:
472:leader of UKIP
461:
458:
452:
449:
428:
425:
411:(MEP) for the
396:
395:
392:
391:
388:
387:
384:
378:
377:
371:
367:
366:
361:
357:
356:
350:
349:
336:
332:
331:
326:
320:
319:
304:
300:
299:
277:
273:
272:
268:
267:
264:
263:
261:Brian Monteith
258:
252:
251:
246:
240:
239:
223:
222:
211:
210:
207:
201:
200:
195:
189:
188:
178:
177:
170:
169:
157:
151:
150:
145:
139:
138:
118:
114:
113:
103:
102:
98:
97:
95:Tommy Robinson
92:
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
53:
52:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3020:
3009:
3006:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2958:Living people
2956:
2954:
2951:
2950:
2948:
2924:
2921:
2918:
2917:Mark Reckless
2915:
2912:
2909:
2908:
2906:
2902:
2895:
2892:
2889:
2888:Margot Parker
2886:
2883:
2880:
2877:
2876:Steven Woolfe
2874:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2855:
2852:
2849:
2846:
2843:
2840:
2837:
2834:
2831:
2830:Mike Nattrass
2828:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2819:Roger Knapman
2817:
2814:
2811:
2808:
2805:
2802:
2799:
2796:
2793:
2791:
2788:
2785:
2782:
2779:
2776:
2773:
2770:
2767:
2764:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2755:Trevor Colman
2753:
2750:
2747:
2745:
2742:
2739:
2736:
2733:
2730:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2705:
2704:Godfrey Bloom
2702:
2699:
2698:Gerard Batten
2696:
2693:
2690:
2687:
2684:
2681:
2678:
2675:
2672:
2669:
2666:
2663:
2660:
2659:
2657:
2653:
2649:
2642:
2638:
2624:
2621:
2619:
2616:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2580:
2578:
2574:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2559:
2557:
2553:
2547:
2544:
2543:
2541:
2537:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2477:
2475:
2471:
2467:
2460:
2456:
2441:
2439:
2436:
2434:
2431:
2429:
2426:
2424:
2421:
2420:
2418:
2414:
2408:
2405:Pete Muswell
2404:
2402:
2401:Margot Parker
2399:
2397:
2396:William Legge
2394:
2392:
2391:Suzanne Evans
2389:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2381:Neil Hamilton
2379:
2378:
2376:
2374:Deputy Chairs
2372:
2365:
2362:
2360:Tony McIntyre
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2323:Mike Nattrass
2321:
2319:
2316:
2315:
2313:
2309:
2303:
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2287:Margot Parker
2285:
2283:
2282:Peter Whittle
2280:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2262:Mike Nattrass
2260:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2250:
2249:
2247:
2243:
2237:
2236:Neil Hamilton
2234:
2232:
2231:Freddy Vachha
2229:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2215:Gerard Batten
2213:
2211:
2208:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2194:
2191:
2189:
2186:
2184:
2181:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2162:Roger Knapman
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2138:
2136:
2134:
2130:
2126:
2119:
2115:
2111:
2102:
2097:
2095:
2090:
2088:
2083:
2082:
2079:
2071:
2066:
2065:
2045:
2041:
2035:
2019:
2013:
1997:
1991:
1976:
1972:
1966:
1951:
1947:
1941:
1935:
1931:
1915:
1911:
1907:
1901:
1885:
1881:
1874:
1858:
1852:
1836:
1830:
1814:
1808:
1792:
1786:
1771:
1767:
1760:
1745:
1741:
1740:
1735:
1729:
1714:
1710:
1703:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1671:
1664:
1652:
1648:
1647:
1642:
1635:
1620:
1616:
1610:
1595:. 25 May 2017
1594:
1590:
1584:
1569:
1565:
1559:
1551:
1545:
1529:
1525:
1519:
1503:
1497:
1481:
1475:
1459:
1455:
1449:
1447:
1431:
1427:
1421:
1419:
1411:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1378:
1363:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1333:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1293:
1289:
1285:
1284:
1279:
1272:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1247:
1241:
1225:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1209:
1193:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1177:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1146:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1099:
1095:
1091:
1090:
1085:
1078:
1076:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1046:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1014:
999:. 2 June 2009
998:
994:
993:
988:
982:
967:
963:
962:
957:
951:
949:
932:
931:
926:
919:
912:
899:
895:
894:
889:
883:
881:
879:
877:
868:
862:
860:
844:. 22 May 2017
843:
839:
833:
817:
811:
807:
795:
789:
785:
780:
779:
774:
768:
764:
759:
758:
753:
747:
743:
738:
737:
731:
729:
724:
722:
717:
715:
708:Personal life
705:
703:
699:
694:
692:
682:
679:
675:
666:
657:
654:
650:
647:
642:
640:
630:
628:
618:
616:
612:
608:
598:
594:
592:
582:
578:
576:
572:
571:
566:
565:
560:
555:
553:
549:
545:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
507:
505:
501:
491:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
467:
457:
448:
444:
442:
438:
434:
424:
422:
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
393:
389:
385:
383:
379:
375:
372:
368:
365:
362:
358:
355:
351:
347:
337:
333:
330:
327:
325:
321:
317:
312:
308:
305:
301:
297:
293:
288:(age 43)
278:
274:
269:
265:
262:
259:
253:
250:
247:
241:
238:
234:
229:
224:
221:
216:
212:
208:
202:
199:
196:
190:
184:
179:
176:
171:
166:
161:
160:Gerard Batten
158:
152:
149:
146:
140:
137:
130:
126:
122:
119:
115:
109:
104:
99:
96:
93:
87:
84:
81:
75:
72:
69:
65:
59:
54:
51:
46:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
2894:Jill Seymour
2882:Jane Collins
2836:Paul Nuttall
2790:Roger Helmer
2772:Nigel Farage
2749:David Coburn
2738:James Carver
2715:Louise Bours
2710:Graham Booth
2692:Amjad Bashir
2679:
2662:Stuart Agnew
2463:Organisation
2442:Mark Harland
2406:
2348:Paul Nuttall
2318:Nigel Farage
2302:Rebecca Jane
2277:Paul Nuttall
2257:Graham Booth
2210:Henry Bolton
2199:Paul Nuttall
2193:Nigel Farage
2183:Nigel Farage
2172:Lord Pearson
2167:Nigel Farage
2047:. Retrieved
2043:
2034:
2022:. Retrieved
2012:
2000:. Retrieved
1990:
1978:. Retrieved
1974:
1965:
1953:. Retrieved
1949:
1940:
1930:
1918:. Retrieved
1914:the original
1909:
1900:
1888:. Retrieved
1884:the original
1873:
1861:. Retrieved
1851:
1839:. Retrieved
1829:
1817:. Retrieved
1807:
1795:. Retrieved
1785:
1773:. Retrieved
1769:
1759:
1747:. Retrieved
1737:
1728:
1716:. Retrieved
1712:
1702:
1690:. Retrieved
1680:
1670:
1661:
1654:. Retrieved
1644:
1634:
1622:. Retrieved
1618:
1609:
1597:. Retrieved
1592:
1583:
1571:. Retrieved
1567:
1558:
1544:
1532:. Retrieved
1527:
1518:
1506:. Retrieved
1496:
1484:. Retrieved
1474:
1462:. Retrieved
1458:the original
1433:. Retrieved
1429:
1408:
1401:. Retrieved
1387:
1377:
1365:. Retrieved
1361:
1351:
1342:
1335:. Retrieved
1321:
1311:
1302:
1295:. Retrieved
1281:
1271:
1259:. Retrieved
1249:
1240:
1228:. Retrieved
1217:
1208:
1196:. Retrieved
1185:
1176:
1164:. Retrieved
1154:
1145:
1133:. Retrieved
1129:the original
1124:The Guardian
1122:
1113:
1101:. Retrieved
1087:
1062:. Retrieved
1055:
1045:
1033:. Retrieved
1022:
1013:
1001:. Retrieved
990:
981:
969:. Retrieved
959:
935:. Retrieved
928:
918:
909:
902:. Retrieved
891:
846:. Retrieved
841:
832:
820:. Retrieved
810:
783:
762:
741:
734:Bibliography
725:
718:
711:
702:Brexit Party
695:
691:Henry Bolton
688:
680:
676:
672:
663:
655:
651:
643:
636:
624:
604:
595:
588:
579:
568:
562:
556:
540:Alan Johnson
536:Radio 5 Live
513:
497:
484:Jane Collins
476:Nigel Farage
469:
454:
445:
430:
421:Brexit Party
400:
399:
354:Chess career
353:
307:Brexit Party
256:Succeeded by
235: –
227:
205:Succeeded by
182:
155:Succeeded by
147:
136:Paul Nuttall
129:Nigel Farage
121:Nigel Farage
107:
90:Succeeded by
71:Henry Bolton
57:
18:
2953:1981 births
2925:(voted out)
2919:(voted out)
2824:Ashley Mote
2807:Diane James
2803:(voted out)
2801:Mike Hookem
2784:Nathan Gill
2744:Derek Clark
2721:John Bufton
2700:(voted out)
2664:(voted out)
2655:Former MEPs
2438:Andrew Reid
2386:Diane James
2357:Paul Oakden
2292:Mike Hookem
2188:Diane James
2018:"Chronicle"
1135:18 December
548:Chris Huhne
498:During the
488:Mike Hookem
311:Independent
244:Preceded by
237:1 July 2019
233:1 July 2014
193:Preceded by
143:Preceded by
125:Diane James
78:Preceded by
2947:Categories
2913:(defected)
2904:Former MPs
2896:(defected)
2890:(defected)
2884:(defected)
2878:(defected)
2872:(expelled)
2856:(expelled)
2850:(defected)
2848:Julia Reid
2844:(defected)
2838:(defected)
2832:(defected)
2826:(expelled)
2815:(defected)
2809:(defected)
2797:(defected)
2786:(defected)
2780:(defected)
2774:(defected)
2768:(defected)
2762:(defected)
2751:(defected)
2740:(defected)
2734:(defected)
2728:(defected)
2717:(defected)
2706:(expelled)
2694:(defected)
2688:(expelled)
2682:(defected)
2676:(defected)
2670:(defected)
2593:One London
2416:Treasurers
2366:Ben Walker
2328:David Lott
2122:Leadership
2002:2 February
1920:17 January
1890:2 February
1863:2 February
1841:2 February
1819:2 February
1813:"Coaching"
1797:2 February
1749:17 January
1718:17 January
1692:17 January
1685:. London:
1656:17 January
1624:17 January
1599:17 January
1573:17 January
1464:2 February
1435:17 January
1403:17 January
1367:17 January
1337:17 January
1297:17 January
1261:18 January
1198:19 January
1166:2 February
1103:17 January
1035:2 February
1003:2 February
937:18 January
904:19 January
802:References
324:Alma mater
282:1981-01-12
209:Roger Bird
2923:Bob Spink
2778:Ray Finch
2407:(interim)
2141:Alan Sked
2024:17 August
1980:17 August
1955:17 August
1835:"Players"
1064:15 August
433:Sheffield
298:, England
292:Sheffield
228:In office
183:In office
108:In office
58:In office
2870:Tom Wise
2668:Tim Aker
2588:New Deal
2227:(acting)
2206:(acting)
2195:(acting)
2179:(acting)
2148:(acting)
2049:24 March
2044:Huffpost
1775:26 April
1739:ITV News
1646:Sky News
1593:BBC News
1251:BBC News
1219:BBC News
1187:BBC News
1156:BBC News
1060:. London
1024:BBC News
992:BBC News
971:11 March
933:. London
911:support.
893:BBC News
842:BBC News
721:Stratego
570:Newsbeat
132:(Acting)
2583:Veritas
2555:History
2133:Leaders
1815:. SASCA
1534:15 July
1508:15 July
1486:15 July
1230:15 July
605:In the
557:In the
524:deposit
514:In the
364:England
360:Country
335:Website
47:for the
2311:Chairs
1651:Sky UK
1304:guess.
848:28 May
822:28 May
790:
769:
748:
482:MEP's
376:(2011)
117:Leader
67:Leader
1362:@ukip
441:MMath
370:Title
165:DExEU
2051:2022
2026:2015
2004:2014
1982:2015
1957:2015
1922:2022
1892:2014
1865:2014
1843:2014
1821:2014
1799:2014
1777:2019
1751:2018
1720:2018
1694:2018
1658:2018
1626:2018
1619:UKIP
1601:2018
1575:2018
1536:2016
1510:2016
1488:2016
1466:2014
1437:2018
1405:2018
1369:2018
1339:2018
1299:2018
1263:2018
1232:2016
1200:2018
1168:2014
1137:2009
1105:2018
1066:2016
1037:2014
1005:2014
973:2015
939:2018
906:2018
850:2019
824:2019
788:ISBN
767:ISBN
746:ISBN
546:and
486:and
276:Born
218:for
1744:ITV
1256:BBC
1224:BBC
1192:BBC
1161:BBC
1029:BBC
997:BBC
966:AOL
898:BBC
346:.uk
344:.co
340:www
2949::
2042:.
1973:.
1948:.
1908:.
1768:.
1742:.
1736:.
1711:.
1679:.
1660:.
1649:.
1643:.
1617:.
1591:.
1566:.
1526:.
1445:^
1428:.
1417:^
1407:.
1396::
1392:.
1386:.
1360:.
1341:.
1330::
1326:.
1320:.
1301:.
1290::
1286:.
1280:.
1254:.
1248:.
1222:.
1216:.
1190:.
1184:.
1159:.
1153:.
1121:.
1096::
1092:.
1086:.
1074:^
1054:.
1027:.
1021:.
995:.
989:.
964:.
958:.
947:^
927:.
908:.
896:.
890:.
875:^
858:^
840:.
730:.
542:,
294:,
284:)
2100:e
2093:t
2086:v
2053:.
2028:.
2006:.
1984:.
1959:.
1924:.
1894:.
1867:.
1845:.
1823:.
1801:.
1779:.
1753:.
1722:.
1696:.
1628:.
1603:.
1577:.
1552:.
1538:.
1512:.
1490:.
1468:.
1439:.
1371:.
1265:.
1234:.
1202:.
1170:.
1139:.
1107:.
1068:.
1039:.
1007:.
975:.
941:.
869:.
852:.
826:.
796:.
775:.
754:.
280:(
167:)
163:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
