Abstract
Whereas the previous two chapters dealt with countries in which some populist parties could rely on considerable levels of support in parliamentary elections, this chapter provides a study of a country where, at least up until 2010, populist parties have failed to make a great impact at the national level: the United Kingdom.1 By means of this case study I aim to discover whether the conditions underlying the electoral success of populist parties are also essential in explaining their failure. The main focus will be on two parties that can (in their present form) be considered populist parties: the British National Party (BNP) and the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
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