Craig Mackinlay
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Craig Mackinlay JP MP |
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Member of Parliament for South Thanet |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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Preceded by | Laura Sandys |
Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
In office September 1997 – 22 January 2000 |
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Leader | Alan Sked Michael Holmes |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Graham Booth |
Leader of the UK Independence Party Acting |
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In office 6 August 1997 – September 1997 |
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Preceded by | Alan Sked |
Succeeded by | Michael Holmes |
Treasurer of the UK Independence Party | |
In office 3 September 1993 – 6 August 1997 |
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Leader | Michael Holmes |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Andrew Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Chatham, England |
7 October 1966
Political party | UK Independence Party (Before 2005) Conservative (2005–present) |
Spouse(s) | Kati Mackinlay |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
Craig Mackinlay JP MP (born 1966) is a British businessman and politician.[1]
Initially a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Mackinlay served as deputy leader of UKIP in 1997,[2] before joining the Conservative Party in 2005. Mackinley stood as the Conservative candidate in Kent at the inaugural police and crime commissioner elections in 2012 and was selected in July 2014 as the Conservative candidate for South Thanet at the 2015 general election.[3]
In May 2015, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Thanet, defeating UKIP leader Nigel Farage.
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Early life
Of Scottish heritage, Mackinlay was born in Chatham and raised in Kent. After attending Rainham Mark Grammar School, he went up to the University of Birmingham, where he read zoology and comparative physiology. After graduating with the degree of BSc, he qualified as a chartered accountant (FCA) and as a chartered tax adviser (CTA) and is now partner in a Kent firm.[4]
Mackinlay now mainly lives in Ramsgate.[4]
Political background
Mackinlay first became engaged in politics after observing the impact of Britain's membership of the European exchange rate mechanism on clients and friends who were going bankrupt as a result of soaring interest rates.[5] After hearing Alan Sked, a professor at the London School of Economics, speak on a BBC politics programme,[6] he was persuaded to stand at the 1992 general election as an independent in support of the Anti-Federalist League, receiving 248 votes in Gillingham.[7]
UKIP
When the Anti-Federalist League evolved into the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Mackinlay was appointed its founding treasurer[8] and Vice-Chairman. He stood again in Gillingham at the 1997 general election, receiving 590 votes.[9]
In July 1997, Sked resigned as UKIP leader, nominating Mackinlay as his successor.[10] Mackinlay decided that the only way to keep the party going was to rework its constitution and hold a leadership election. Mackinlay stood in the election against Michael Holmes[11] and Gerald Roberts. Holmes, with the backing of Nigel Farage, easily won and appointed Mackinlay as his deputy.[10]
After the European Parliament election in 1999, Holmes dismissed Mackinlay and Party Secretary Tony Scholefield at an NEC meeting, which prompted an immediate vote of no confidence in Holmes, who agreed to resign the following month. After extensive wrangling, Jeffrey Titford was elected as the new party leader; Mackinlay stepped down as deputy, but remained on its NEC.[10]
Mackinlay remained active in UKIP, standing in Totnes at the 2001 general election, at which he received 6.1% of the vote,[12] then back again in Gillingham in 2005, where he polled 2.6%.[9] He also stood unsuccessfully in the 1994, 1999 and 2004 European elections.[13]
Conservative Party
In July 2005, Mackinlay defected from UKIP to the Conservative Party.[2] He was elected as a Conservative councillor on Medway Council and re-elected in May 2011 with an increased majority.[14]
In 2010 he fell out with Kent Police over Special Constable David Craggs, who was advised that there would be no conflict with him standing for election to Medway Council but, after being elected as a councillor, was informed that he could not hold both roles.[15] In May 2011 Mackinlay was appointed a member of Kent Police Authority.[16]
In June 2012 Mackinlay was selected as the Conservative candidate in Kent for the office of Police and Crime Commissioner. In the November 2012 county-wide poll, he was defeated by the former Kent Police Authority chair Ann Barnes. Ann Barnes: 114,137 Craig Mackinlay: 60,248 on a turnout of just under 16%,[17]
In 2015 he was elected as Member of Parliament for South Thanet at the general election, where he ran against UKIP leader Nigel Farage and comedian Al Murray among others.[3][18] Laura Sandys had represented the constituency in the House of Commons. In July 2015, he was elected as a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.[19]
Public service
Mackinlay was appointed as a Justice of the Peace on the North Kent Bench in 2006.[16]
A Freeman of the City of London,[20] he serves a trustee of three Kent charities: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, Foord Almshouses in Rochester, and Medway Sculpture Trust.[21][22]
Electoral history
UK Parliament elections
Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % of votes | Result | |
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1992 general election | Gillingham | Independent | 248 | 0.4 | Not elected | |
1997 general election | Gillingham | UKIP | 590 | 1.2 | Not elected | |
2001 general election | Totnes | UKIP | 3,010 | 6.1 | Not elected | |
2005 general election | Gillingham | UKIP | 1,191 | 2.6 | Not elected | |
2015 general election | South Thanet | Conservative | 18,848 | 38.13 | Elected |
Police and Crime Commissioner elections
Date of election | Police force | Party | Votes | Percentage of votes | Result | |
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2012 PCC elections | Kent | Conservative | 51,671 | 25.2 | Not elected |
Local elections
Date of election | Ward | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2011 Medway elections | River | Conservative | 1,037 | Elected |
European Parliament elections
Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Percentage of votes | Result | |
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1994 European election | Kent West | UKIP | 9,750 | 5.2 | Not elected | |
1999 European election | London | UKIP | 61,741 | 5.4 | Not elected | |
2004 European election | South East England | UKIP | 431,111 | 19.5 | Not elected |
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Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Leader of the UK Independence Party Acting 1997 |
Succeeded by Michael Holmes |
New office | Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Graham Booth |
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for South Thanet 2015–present |
Incumbent |
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- 1966 births
- Alumni of the University of Birmingham
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Councillors in Kent
- Leaders of the UK Independence Party
- Living people
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
- People from Rainham, Kent
- UK Independence Party politicians
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