Piers Andrew Charles Wauchope[1] (born October 1956)[2] is a British barrister and politician who served as interim leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) between June and August 2019.
He served as leader of the Conservative Group, and of the opposition, on Camden Council from 2000 to 2006, replacing Pamela Chesters.
[4] Wauchope trained as a criminal barrister,[5] being called to the bar in 1985, and specialises in children's law, injunctions and domestic violence.
[10] In the 2012 United Kingdom local elections, Wauchope ran as a UKIP candidate and won the Rusthall electoral ward seat on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
[11] He beat the incumbent Conservative councillor and council leader Bob Atwood by 46 votes.