| 词条 | Phillip Broughton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections ContestedBroughton has contested two elections under the UKIP banner: UK Parliament & EU elections
At the 2015 General Election, Broughton was selected to fight the seat of Hartlepool where he fought a campaign alongside the Conservative Party candidate Richard Royal, where they both attempted to present themselves as the only viable alternatives to Labour party candidate Iain Wright. As a result, much of the anti-Labour vote was split, with UKIP and the Conservatives gaining a combined 48.9% compared to Iain Wright’s 35.6%. Broughton achieved a 21% swing in the UKIP vote, but neither of the candidates were able to take enough votes individually to defeat Labour. At the 2017 General Election, Broughton finished in third place where the UKIP vote share decreased significantly, similar to what was seen nationality. He was subsequently unsuccessful in achieving a 3.87% swing to gain the seat. This time, Broughton finished in 3rd place with 4,801 votes with just 11.5% of the overall vote. Broughton also achieved the second best UKIP result in the country. UKIP leadership bidOn 1 August 2016 Broughton stood to be the leader of UKIP after Nigel Farage stepped down. Where he campaigned and took part in leadership hustings. Broughton finished fourth out of five, receiving 8.6% of the overall vote, retaining his deposit and finishing ahead of Elizabeth Jones. In the leadership election that occurred after Diane James stood down as leader after 18 days, citing to personal issues, Broughton endorsed Paul Nuttall to become the next leader of UKIP. Personal lifeBroughton is a former semi-professional wrestler and now works as a supervisor for Tesco.[2] He also has a keen interest in football and tennis. In 2018, Broughton confirmed he had resigned from UKIP. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://phillipbroughton.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/4-aug-16-ukip-must-broaden-our-message-and-change-our-tone/|title=4 Aug 16 -UKIP must broaden our message and change our tone|first=Phillip|last=Broughton|date=4 August 2016|publisher=}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Broughton, Phillip}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/the-northerner/2015/apr/28/can-ukip-wrestle-hartlepool-from-labour|title=Can Ukip wrestle Hartlepool from Labour?|first=Dominic|last=Smith|date=28 April 2015|publisher=The Guardian}} 7 : Date of birth missing (living people)|Living people|21st-century British politicians|Politics of the United Kingdom|UK Independence Party politicians|UK Independence Party parliamentary candidates|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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