Tim Aker

Cllr
Tim Aker
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for the East of England
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Preceded by Andrew Duff
Personal details
Born (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985
Orsett, Essex, England
Political party Conservative Party (UK) (2005)
UK Independence Party
Thurrock Independents (2018–Present)
Alma mater University of Nottingham

Timür Mark "Tim" Aker (born 23 May 1985) is a British politician and 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 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, but remained a UKIP MEP.[1]

Early life

Aker was born in Orsett and grew up in Aveley;[2] he is half-Turkish.[3] He attended Havering Sixth Form College.[4] He went on to study at the University of Nottingham. He graduated with a BA in History and Politics.[5]

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

Political career

Referred to by The Spectator[6] 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,[7] a claim which the party denied.[8] Appointed as Local Government spokesman by Henry Bolton in October 2017,[9] Aker left this post after Bolton failed to resign as leader following a vote of no confidence from UKIP's National Executive Committee.[10]

Since the ousting of Henry Bolton as leader, Councillor Aker has been tipped as a potential leadership candidate.

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[11] 40.9 Elected
Thurrock Council election, 2018 Aveley & Uplands [12] Thurrock Independents 1,037 43.2 Elected

References

  1. ↑ http://www.westmonster.com/17-essex-councillors-leave-ukip-to-form-new-independent-group/
  2. ↑ Neil Hawkins (2015-03-31). "ELECTION 2015: Thurrock". Echo-news.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  3. ↑ Watt, Nicolas (2 December 2014). "Tories resort to 'cheap tactics' by calling Ukip's Tim Aker by Turkish name Timür". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Nezhati, Natalie (26 November 2014). "Ukip MEP Fails to Charm Young Voters". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "East England Euro Candidates 2014". UKPollingReport. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Read. "Mini Election: Tim Aker on Ukip's election strategy and winning in Thurrock". Blogs.spectator.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Ukip sacks policy chief after he fails to deliver manifesto". The Times. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  8. ↑ Association, Press (2015-01-20). "Ukip policy chief 'sacking' denied". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  9. ↑ Withers, Matt (18 October 2018). "Your guide to Ukip's new 'shadow cabinet'". The New European. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Region's Ukip MEPs call on embattled leader to quit". ITV News. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  11. ↑ https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/election_20141204_result.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/sites/default/files/assets/documents/20180503-lg-nominated.pdf
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