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|seats2_title = House of Lords |seats2 = |seats3_title = European Parliament |seats3 = |seats4_title = Local government |seats4 = }} Independence from Europe is a British political party launched in 2012〔Electoral Commission: (Independence from Europe Registration summary ) (Ref. PP1918)〕 by Mike Nattrass MEP following his deselection as a candidate by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and subsequent departure from the party.〔("UKIP angry over 'confusing' Euro election name" ), ''BBC News'', 23 April 2014〕 == History == Nattrass was elected as an MEP for UKIP in 2004, but was deselected by the party in 2013 and subsequently left it. He launched a new party, under the name An Independence Party, in November 2013. The Electoral Commission records that Nattrass registered the party name An Independence from Europe on 20 June 2012 and records an annual financial statement for the party filed on 18 March 2013.〔(Electoral Commission registration search ) (search for "An Independence from Europe")〕 The party has three councillors on Lincolnshire County Council,〔http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/local-democracy/about-your-county-councillor/〕 who had been elected as UKIP candidates but defected. The party stood a full slate of candidates in all the English regions at the 2014 European Parliament elections under the name An Independence from Europe. Candidates included Laurence Stassen, a sitting independent MEP in the Netherlands, who was elected there as a candidate for the Party for Freedom; she stood in South East England as the number one candidate. The similarity of the name and the party's description as 'United Kingdom Independence' has led UKIP to complain to the Electoral Commission. A spokesman for the Commission said that An Independence from Europe's name or self-description are not confusing or offensive, and are thus allowed.〔("UKIP angry over similarly named rival party" ), BBC News, 23 April 2014〕〔Christopher Hope ("Ukip might lose Euro elections because of mistaken identity, says Nigel Farage" ), ''Daily Telegraph'', 16 May 2014〕 Its first electoral test was at the 2014 European Parliament election, where the party collected just under 1.5% of the national vote and failed to win any seats.〔("UK European election results" ), ''BBC News'', 26 May 2014〕 Chris Pain, suspended by UKIP in 2013 and later expelled, stood for the party in the 2015 general election in Boston and Skegness.〔Paul Gallagher, ("Ukip's suspended members: Janice Atkinson joins long list as police investigate her expenses" ). ''The Independent'', 20 March 2015〕 The party was required, by the Electoral Commission, to change its name to the less-confusing 'Independence from Europe'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Independence from Europe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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