Henry Bolton has been elected as the new leader of Ukip, becoming the party's fourth leader in just over a year.

He replaces Paul Nuttall who resigned after the General Election.

The little-known candidate beat the two front runners in the contest - anti-Islam campaigner Anne Marie Waters and London Assembly member Peter Whittle - to win with 3,874 votes.

He told the party members: "Brexit is our core task, however, it is not the end of the line.

"When we leave the European Union, that is not the end of the story. We're leaving the European Union because we as a nation want to have that right of self determination.

"We want to be responsible for our own destiny, not decided in a foreign capital."

In comments which appeared to be aimed at Ms Waters, the former Army officer warned earlier this month that Ukip was in danger of becoming the "UK Nazi Party" if it picked the wrong leader to succeed Mr Nuttall.

In his victory speech at Ukip conference in Torquay, he called on members to rally around the party.

"Without being united, we cannot lead," he said.

The party has struggled to find its feet since Nigel Farage quit following the EU referendum.

Mr Farage's successor, Diane James, stepped down in October, just 18 days after being elected.

She claimed the "old guard" made her feel like she was "banging (her) head against a brick wall".

Mr Nuttall took over at the helm of the party in November after winning 62% of the vote.

But he resigned just eight months later after a disastrous General Election.

Ukip's vote share fell to 1.8% from 12.6% in 2015 - and the party failed to gain a single seat.