Neil Whelan was a member of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) having held positions within UKIP as Chairman and Secretary of Mid Worcestershire branch, Secretary of Worcestershire County, Secretary of West Midlands Region during the run up to the European election, and Deputy Chairman of the West Midlands since September 2014, until taking over as Chairman of the West Midlands Region in June 2016. Whilst having a clear interest in UKIP and euroscepticism politically, all political edits made on wikipedia are even-handed as a wikiogre. Non-political edits are made as a wikisloth.