Tim Aker

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Tim Aker
MEP
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Member of the European Parliament
for the East of England
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019[1][2]
Preceded by Andrew Duff
Succeeded by June Mummery
Personal details
Born (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 38)
Orsett, Essex, England
Political party Conservative Party (2005)
UK Independence Party (2014–2018)
Thurrock Independents (2018–2019)
Brexit Party (2019–)
Alma mater University of Nottingham
Website thebrexitparty.org

Timür Mark "Tim" Aker (born 23 May 1985) is a British politician and a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region. He was elected as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate in 2014. He was head of UKIP's Policy Unit from August 2013 to January 2015, and was UKIP's candidate for the Thurrock constituency in the 2015 general election, coming third in a close 3-way election. Aker joined the Thurrock Independents as a councillor in 2018, leaving UKIP for good later that year.[3][4]

Early life

Aker was born in Orsett and grew up in Aveley;[5] he is half-Turkish.[6] He attended Havering Sixth Form College.[7] He went on to study at the University of Nottingham. He graduated with a BA in History and Politics.[8]

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

Political career

Referred to by The Spectator[9] as one of UKIP's most recognisable figures, Aker stood unsuccessfully in the constituency of Thurrock in the 2015 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,[10] a claim which the party denied.[11] Appointed as Local Government spokesman by Henry Bolton in October 2017,[12] Aker left this post after Bolton failed to resign as leader following a vote of no confidence from UKIP's National Executive Committee.[13]

Since the ousting of Henry Bolton as leader, Councillor Aker left UKIP. As of December 2018, he sat in the European Parliament as a Thurrock Independents MEP, while remaining a member of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy parliamentary group.[14] As of February 2019, he now sits in the European Parliament for the Brexit Party. He also resigned his seat on Thurrock council having moved away from the area.[15]

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

United Kingdom general elections (Single-member constituencies)

Date of election Region Party Votes Percentage of votes Result
2015 General Election Thurrock UKIP 15,718 31.7 Unelected
2017 General Election Thurrock UKIP 10,112 20.1 Unelected

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[16] 40.9 Elected
Thurrock Council election, 2018 Aveley & Uplands [17] Thurrock Independents 1,037 43.2 Elected

References

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  16. https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/election_20141204_result.pdf
  17. https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/20180503-lg-nominated.pdf

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