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= Jacob Wilkinson =

Jacob Nathaniel Wilkinson (Born Jacob Nathaniel Marsh, Peterborough, 25 November 1987), sometimes known as Jake Wilkinson, is a British Conservative Party (UK) politician.

Early Life and Education
Wilkinson had humble origins, being the son of a Joiner and was brought up in Stamford, Lincolnshire. He was born to Alan Keith Wilkinson and Rachael Elizabeth Marsh (later Wilkinson) and has three younger brothers, Samuel (Born 1992), Toby (Born 1994) and Nathaniel (Born 1996). He had a Roman Catholic upbringing and attended St. Augustine's RC Primary School, Stamford, before going on to St John Fisher RC School, Peterborough, where he was later appointed Deputy Head Boy. He was the first member of his family to go to university when he read for a BA (Hons) in History and Politics at De Montfort University, Leicester.

Political Career
He served as Secretary to the De Montfort University Conservative Future Branch from 2008 to 2009. It was during his studies at De Montfort University where he met his political mentor Ross Grant. In early 2009, Wilkinson was adopted as the Conservative Candidate for Castle Ward, consituting mostly of the city centre and Clarendon Park area of Leicester, for the 2011 Leicester City Council Elections. He went on to fight the 2009 Castle Ward By Election, coming third behind Labour and the Green party. This was a vast improvement on the previous 2003 and 2007 elections. . He has now been selected as the Candidate for Evington ward. As of March 2010 he is the Chairman of the Leicester Conservative Future City Branch.

Wilkinson has previously worked as the Campaign Coordinator in Ross Grant's election team in Leicester South for the United Kingdom general election, 2010.