{"id":2579,"date":"2021-07-26T23:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?page_id=2579"},"modified":"2022-10-02T12:29:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T12:29:43","slug":"nickie-aiken","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/british-mps\/nickie-aiken\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickie Aiken"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-Nickie-Aiken.jpg\" alt=\"MP Nickie Aiken\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-Nickie-Aiken.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/MP-Nickie-Aiken-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>: Mrs Nickie Aiken<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:\u00a0<\/strong>4 February 1969<\/p>\n<p><strong>Party<\/strong>: Conservative<\/p>\n<p><strong>Constituency<\/strong>: Cities of London and Westminster.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Profile<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n<p>Nicola Jane &#8220;Nickie&#8221; Aiken is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster since 2019. She attended Exeter University. Mrs. Nickie Aiken MP served as the leader of Westminster City Council from 2017 to 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Nickie Aiken worked in public relations for the Bradford and Bingley before running William Hague&#8217;s office as a press secretary. After serving for 8 years, she became a Member of Parliament and Leader of Westminster City Council in 2017 before resigning the post.<\/p>\n<p>Her husband, Alex is the\u00a0UK Government&#8217;s communications chief.<\/p>\n<p>As the leader of this council, Mrs Aiken pioneered a scheme where residents can volunteer their time and expertise for public projects in return for tax concessions.<\/p>\n<p>The wealthiest residents of Westminster can choose to donate to a ring-fenced community fund focused on improving young people\u2019s life chances, tackling loneliness among the elderly and helping the homeless.<\/p>\n<p>Nickie went against her party for the Brexit referendum vote. Aiken voted to Remain in the EU in 2016. When it didn&#8217;t go her way, she supported Boris Johnson&#8217;s deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickieaiken.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nickieaiken.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Last Election Results:<\/h2>\n<p>Mrs Nickie Aiken won 17,049 votes out of a possible 42,729. This represents a 39.9% majority in her constituency. 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