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In the Parliamentary election of May 6th 2010, UKIP got 3.1% of the vote, a total of 917,232, an increase of 50% on the previous parliamentary election vote. However, owing to the electoral system, they still got no MPs. This makes them the largest unrepresented party in the UK. UKIP has 2 members in the [[House of Lords]].  

In the Parliamentary election of May 6th 2010, UKIP got 3.1% of the vote, a total of 917,232, an increase of 50% on the previous parliamentary election vote. However, owing to the electoral system, they still got no MPs. This makes them the largest unrepresented party in the UK. UKIP has 2 members in the [[House of Lords]].  

UKIP's former leader, Nigel Farage, is attempting to present the party as having a broad political agenda extending beyond withdrawal from the [[EU]]. Consistent with this aim, he is seeking to shorten the party's name to "the Independence Party".

Under the leadership of Nigel Farage, UKIP broadened its political agenda. It now has policies on tax, defence, the health service, education, electoral reform and consitutional reform.

UKIP attracts alienated voters especially on the right who fear Britain is being swallowed up by Europe and must fight back. Its bitter rival was the neo-Nazi [[British National Party]], which has faded away in the polls as a respectable image helped UKIP grow.  UKIP has endorsed a [[libertarian]] economic agenda. It proposes  a flat tax of 33% and opposes national identity cards. It rejects environmentalism.  

UKIP attracts alienated voters especially on the right who are critical of the centralized and undemocratic structure of the [[EU]].  UKIP has endorsed a [[libertarian]] economic agenda. It proposes  a flat tax of 33% and opposes national identity cards. It rejects environmentalism.