 On 24 March 2015, it was announced that Yeo had joined UKIP and was to replace Janice Atkinson, UKIP's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in Folkestone and Hythe, who had been removed from UKIP the day before amid an alleged expenses fraud.In the general election held on 7 May, Yeo came second in Folkestone and Hythe, losing to Damian Collins (Conservative) with 12,526 votes.Elections to Ashford Borough Council were held on the same day, but she did not stand for re-election there.