Clacton By-Election Candidate Profile

Ketankumar Pipaliya

UK Voice
Party Leader & Founder

Ketankumar “Ketan” Pipaliya is the leader and founder of UK Voice and is standing in Clacton under the registered description “UK VOICE safer and stronger UK”. His Clacton campaign focuses on safer streets, public services, the high street, transport, local business, opportunities for young people and investment in the constituency.

UK Voice Party leader Known election contests: 3 Previously stood: South West Hertfordshire Previously stood: Mayor of Watford AI position estimate: Centre
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Ketankumar Pipaliya, UK Voice candidate for Clacton
Candidate photograph via Democracy Club
At a glance

Ketankumar Pipaliya

Unlike many candidates in this by-election, Pipaliya is not making his first appearance on a ballot paper. Clacton is his third known election contest and his second parliamentary contest.

UK Voice Leader and founder of the registered political party UK Voice.
Known contests: 3 South West Hertfordshire 2024, Mayor of Watford 2026 and Clacton 2026.
Party registered 2020 The Electoral Commission records UK Voice as registered from 23 June 2020.
Watford political base UK Voice’s Electoral Commission address is in Watford and Pipaliya contested the Watford mayoralty in May 2026.
Local connection: Pipaliya is standing to represent Clacton, but the public records reviewed show his recent political activity centred on Watford. UK Voice’s Electoral Commission registration address is in Watford and, three months before the Clacton poll, he stood for Mayor of Watford.
Background

Who is Ketankumar Pipaliya?

Pipaliya also uses the shorter name Ketan Pipaliya in UK Voice material.

Business and pharmaceuticals

UK Voice describes Pipaliya as a businessman and entrepreneur who built his career in pharmaceuticals before entering politics.

Companies House records also show Ketankumar Pipaliya as company secretary of Shriji Logistics Limited, while earlier filings for Shriji Pharma Ltd record a Ketankumar Pipaliya as a former director.

His own party presents this business background as evidence that he would bring professional standards, accountability and practical decision-making into politics.

Education and community work

In a statement used during the 2024 general election, Pipaliya said he graduated from London Metropolitan University with a degree in Forensic Science.

The same statement described him as a community organiser who had advocated for better hospitals, schools and safer neighbourhoods.

These biographical points are based on material supplied by Pipaliya, his team, or campaign material recorded by Democracy Club.

“Public life should be held to the same standards as any serious profession. No excuses. No shortcuts.”

Ketan Pipaliya, UK Voice website
For Clacton

His Clacton campaign

Pipaliya has supplied a specific statement for the Clacton by-election rather than relying only on UK Voice’s national platform.

01

Safer streets

Identifies rising antisocial behaviour as a local concern and promises to make safer streets a priority.

02

Stronger public services

Says pressure on public services is one of the problems Clacton residents have been facing.

03

High street

Points to decline of the high street and says local businesses should receive stronger support.

04

Public transport

Highlights unreliable public transport as a constituency issue requiring practical improvement.

05

Young people

Promises more opportunities for young people as part of his plan for a stronger local economy.

06

Local investment

Calls for investment that produces direct benefits for people living and working in the constituency.

07

Visible MP

Says Clacton needs an MP who listens, is visible in the community and provides genuine representation.

08

Local businesses

Includes practical support for businesses among his stated commitments for the constituency.

09

Work across politics

Says he would work constructively with anyone who shares the aim of improving Clacton.

“I believe Clacton constituency people deserve an MP who will put Clacton constituency first.”

Ketankumar Pipaliya, Clacton candidate statement, July 2026
The party

UK Voice

UK Voice is not simply a label created for this by-election. It is a registered political party with Pipaliya as its leader, nominating officer and deputy treasurer.

Primary name UK Voice
Registered description UK VOICE safer and stronger UK
Registered since 23 June 2020
Party leader Ketankumar Pipaliya
Nominating officer Ketankumar Pipaliya
Treasurer Vijaykumar Usadadiya
The Electoral Commission currently lists UK Voice as authorised and able to field candidates in England. Its Great Britain registration uses a Watford address.

“Not left. Not right. Just honest, practical leadership.”

UK Voice website
National platform

What UK Voice stands for

The current UK Voice website now publishes considerably more policy detail than was available on the original Clacton.org profile.

Education Lower university tuition fees, more apprenticeships and national standards across schools, with education focused more directly on preparing people for work and adult life.
Energy Supports North Sea production, expansion of nuclear power and continued investment in renewables. The party rejects what it calls “Net Zero ideology” where it believes jobs and economic growth would suffer.
Immigration Describes Britain’s diversity as a strength while calling for a controlled, efficient and fair immigration system that maintains public confidence.
NHS Supports the NHS remaining free at the point of use, with additional funding through corporate taxation, less bureaucracy and more resources directed to frontline care.
Economy Supports public ownership of water and energy, targeted taxation of multinational companies, and stronger support for small businesses and working people.
Europe Supports closer economic cooperation with Europe rather than a policy of political isolation.
Defence and NATO Supports continued NATO membership and says foreign policy should be based on British interests rather than automatic alignment with other countries.
Political positioning UK Voice explicitly rejects a simple left-versus-right identity. Its programme combines economically interventionist policies with controlled immigration, domestic energy production and a more nationally focused foreign policy.
Clacton.org analysis

AI political position indicator

Centre
AI editorial estimate
FL L C R FR

UK Voice is difficult to place neatly on a traditional left-to-right scale. Public ownership of water and energy, increased corporate taxation, strong NHS funding and lower tuition fees lean economically left. Controlled immigration, continued North Sea production, opposition to what it calls “Net Zero ideology”, NATO support and a “British interests first” foreign-policy approach pull the party towards the centre and centre-right in other areas. Taken together, the current published platform is best described as broadly centrist.

FL = Far Left, L = Left, C = Centre, R = Right, FR = Far Right. This is an approximate Clacton.org AI editorial estimate based on the candidate’s and party’s published policies. It is not a position supplied, endorsed or approved by Ketankumar Pipaliya or UK Voice.

Political history

Known election contests: 3

Pipaliya has fought two verified elections before standing in Clacton. Both previous campaigns were also under the UK Voice banner.

Date Election Party Votes Result
4 July 2024 South West Hertfordshire, UK Parliamentary General Election UK Voice 150 Not elected, 9th of 9
7 May 2026 Mayor of Watford UK Voice 280 Not elected, 6th of 7
13 August 2026 Clacton Parliamentary By-Election UK Voice Pending Current election
Previous parties: none verified. All three known election contests are under UK Voice. Democracy Club’s local-election database only goes back to 2016, so this should not be treated as proof that no earlier candidacy exists.
Previous parliamentary result: in the 2024 South West Hertfordshire general election, Pipaliya received 150 votes, or 0.3%, and finished ninth of nine candidates. UK Parliament and the official local authority result both confirm the result.
Most recent election before Clacton: on 7 May 2026 he stood for Mayor of Watford and received 280 votes, finishing sixth of seven candidates.
Research

Sources and further information

This page uses Pipaliya’s own campaign statements and UK Voice material alongside official Electoral Commission and election records.

Who Can I Vote For / Democracy Club: Ketankumar Pipaliya UK Voice: official party website and national policies UK Voice: About the party and founder Ketan Pipaliya Electoral Commission: UK Voice registration, Great Britain Watford Borough Council: 2026 mayoral election result Three Rivers District Council: 2024 South West Hertfordshire general election result UK Parliament: South West Hertfordshire 2024 election result Tendring District Council: confirmed Clacton by-election candidates Companies House: Ketankumar Pipaliya appointment record Clacton.org: all 34 candidates
Clacton.org candidate coverage: Clacton.org supports Independent candidate Martyn OBrien while also publishing information about every candidate so voters can compare their backgrounds, policies, political history and published campaign material.
Corrections: Candidate profiles are updated when reliable new information becomes available. Statements supplied by candidates are attributed to them, and official election records take precedence where sources conflict.