The UKIP NEC met 11th August 2017 to consider the eligibility of each of those UKIP members who applied to become candidates in the Leadership Election to go forward to the ballot.
UKIP can confirm that the NEC have voted by a majority that the following candidates will be included on the ballot:
David Allen Henry Bolton David Coburn Jane Collins David Kurten Marion Mason Aidan Powlesland John Rees-Evans Ben Walker Anne Marie Waters Peter Whittle
Right now there are 11 potential candidates in alpha order, Aidan Powlesland, Anne Marie Waters, Ben Walker, David Allen, David Coburn, David Kurten, Henry Bolton, Jane Collins, John Rees-Evans, Marion Mason and Peter Whittle.
They will now be face a vetting process. The final list will be published on 11th August 2017.
Paul Nuttall has resigned a leader of UKIP
UKIP is now in the process of finding a new leader. It is estimated that the new leader should be in place by the 30th September 2017.
