Jeffrey Titford

Jeffrey William Titford (24 October 1933 – 9 September 2024) was a British politician. He served as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2000 until 2002. He served again as a temporary leader in September to November 2010. He was also a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 1999 to 2009.

Before becoming a politician he was a businessman. He was an undertaker and president of the National Association of Funeral Directors. He was called the 'father of Brexit'.

Titford ran many times to be a member of parliament. Before joining UKIP, he had been a member of the Conservative Party, the New Britain Party and the Referendum Party. He was the most successful Referendum Party candidate in the 1997 general election, winning nearly 10 per cent of the vote in Harwich. Later that year he joined UKIP. At the 2005 general election, Titford ran to represent Harwich. He came fourth of six candidates. Titford stepped down from the European Parliament at the 2009 European elections. 

Titford died on 9 September 2024 from cancer at the age of 90.

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