United Kingdom Independence Party
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The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, is a British political party. Its principal aim is the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. UKIP currently has one seat in the House of Commons, 10 seats in the European Parliament and two in the House of Lords. It also has around 60 local councillors on principal authorities, town and parish councils. Membership stands at around 16,700.
The party's policy is that the United Kingdom "shall again be governed by laws made to suit its own needs by its own Parliament, which must be directly and solely accountable to the electorate of the UK". Other aspects of policy include promises to reduce taxation, the preservation of the pound sterling, promises to be tough on crime, and tighter controls on immigration.
In the 2004 European elections, UKIP received 2.7 million votes (16.8% of the national vote), gaining twelve seats in the European Parliament but in the 2005 general election, the party received only 618,000 votes (2.38% of the national vote). The party gained its first MP when former Conservative MP Bob Spink who had been sitting as an Independent Conservative defected in April 2008.
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