Suzanne Elizabeth Evans (born February 1965)[1] is an English journalist and politician, formerly associated with the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

[11] Evans began her political career as a member of Merton London Borough Council, elected in May 2010.

[15][18][19] In 2014, Evans blamed poor UKIP support in London on the city's high number of "educated, cultured and young".

[20] In April 2015, Evans blamed the British housing shortage on increased demand caused by mass migration, a theory also repeated by Nigel Farage in election debates.

[citation needed] Evans was the UKIP candidate for the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency in the 2015 general election,[21] finishing third with 14.4% of the total vote.

[25] She, in turn, began legal action in the High Court against the decision, on the grounds that rules were allegedly being abused.

Evans launched her bid to become leader of UKIP in October 2016, following the resignation of Diane James after 18 days in the job.

[citation needed] Evans founded the Lipoedema UK charity in 2011, after discovering that she suffers from the condition.