Tim Aker

Cllr
Tim Aker
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for the East of England
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Preceded by Andrew Duff
Personal details
Born 23 May 1985
Orsett, Essex, England
Political party UK Independence Party
Alma mater University of Nottingham

Tim Mark Aker (born 23 May 1985) is a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region for the UK Independence Party. He was elected in 2014. He was head of UKIP's Policy Unit from August 2013 to January 2015, and is UKIP's candidate for the Thurrock constituency in the 2015 general election.

Early life

Aker was born in Orsett and grew up in Aveley.[1] He attended Havering Sixth Form College.[2] He went on to study at the University of Nottingham. He graduated with a BA in History and Politics.[3]

He was previously campaign director for Get Britain Out and a coordinator for the TaxPayers' Alliance.

Aker is half-Turkish, his father emigrated from Turkey.

Political career

Referred to by The Spectator[4] as one of UKIP's most recognisable figures, Aker will stand in the constituency of Thurrock in the next general election. On 20 January 2015, Aker quit as UKIP's Head of Policy, with some press reporting that he was sacked for failing to complete the party's manifesto on time,[5] a claim which the party denied.[6]

Elections contested

European Parliament elections (Multi-member constituency; party list)

Date of election Region Party Votes Percentage of votes Result
2014 European election East of England UKIP 542,812 34.5 Elected

Thurrock Borough Council By-Election (Single-member ward)

Date of election Ward Party Votes Percentage of votes Result
2014 Thurrock Borough Council By-Election Aveley & Uplands UKIP 747[7] 40.9 Elected

References

  1. ↑ Echo
  2. ↑ Nezhati, Natalie (26 November 2014). "Ukip MEP Fails to Charm Young Voters". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "East England Euro Candidates 2014". UKPollingReport. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/02/mini-election-tim-aker-on-ukips-election-strategy-and-winning-in-thurrock/
  5. ↑ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4328271.ece
  6. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2918100/Ukip-policy-chief-sacking-denied.html
  7. ↑ https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/election_20141204_result.pdf