David Lott is a British politician, best known as a political organiser for the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Lott worked in the air force, then as a pilot for Britannia Airways. He retired at the age of 53, intending to spend his time hunting, but instead joined the fledgling UK Independence Party in 1994. He stood for the party in Northumbria at the 1994 European Parliament election, taking 4.2% of the votes cast. After the election, he spent much of his time working for the party, touring the country, organising local branches. He also stood in Hexham at the 1997 general election, where he took 2.5% of the vote.