Who will be the next Ukip leader after Nigel Farage resigns?

Douglas Carswell is high on the list

UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/Getty Images)

After Nigel Farage's expected resignation from Ukip following his defeat in Thanet South, Ukip is on the hunt for a new leader the party's Deputy Chairman, Suzanne Evans, has been named interim leader.

UK Independence Party (UKIP) deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans

Suzanne Evans

A former BBC radio presenter, Evans has been instilled as interim leader and is probably the favourite.

The former journalist moved into PR before becoming the Conservative councillor for Merton in 2010.

She switched sides to join UKIP in 2013 and two years down the line she stood as the Ukip candidate for Shrewsbury and Atcham.

Douglas Carswell (PA)

Douglas Carswell

Carswell became a Conservative MP in 2005 before defecting to Ukip, towards the end of his second term, in August 2014.

This lead to a high-profile by-election last summer, which Carswell won to become Ukip's first elected MP.

During his time in the House of Commons, Carswell was a key figure behind the fall of the former Speaker, Michael Martin, putting forward a motion of no confidence in May 2009, which led to Martin’s demise.

United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) deputy leader Paul Nuttall

Paul Nuttall

A Ukip supporter since 2004, Deputy Party LeaderNuttall is also the MEP for North West England.

He was appointed Ukip Party Chairman back in 2008 and held this role until 2010. He's a prominent Ukip voice on TV, although he has very low attendance in the European Parliament – he is placed 736th out of 756 MEPs.

United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage

Didn't he just quit. Yes, but Farage has left the door open for a possible return. The former commodity broker said in his resignation speech that he was going to take some time out. And then who knows what...