Ben Walker - National Party Chairman | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Ben Walker, National Party Chairman. UKIP.

Role: National Party Chairman

Party: UKIP

Ben Walker is UKIP's national party chairman and patrons co-ordinator, listed as an ex-officio member of its National Executive Committee. UKIP's own biography describes earlier Royal Navy service, including Afghanistan and the Falklands, followed by work in a planning and design consultancy. The party also describes him as a former county councillor, local authority vice-chair and town mayor. These background details are attributed to the party's published biography. Sources: https://www.ukip.org/leadership https://www.ukip.org/nec

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Ben Walker selected as UKIP candidate despite convictions and magistrate sacking

Category: ethics violation

Ben Walker, UKIP chairman, was chosen by UKIP to stand as the party’s candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Walker has five criminal convictions from 2019 relating to building work and was fined; he was removed from the magistracy by the Lord Chancellor after failing to disclose those convictions when appointed. Walker has said he did not realise the fines amounted to convictions and has dismissed references to them. Former deputy leader Rebecca Jane and former NEC member John Poynton resigned citing misconduct and concentration of power under Walker; Walker remains UKIP chairman and is listed on the ballot with the description "UKIP – NO to Illegal Immigration".