Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British politician who was a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region from the 2014 European election until 2019.
Woolfe was considered a frontrunner in UKIP's 2016 leadership election, but was excluded from the race after submitting his nomination late.
After Diane James resigned from the party leadership, Woolfe stood in the second UKIP leadership election of 2016, but withdrew from the contest and the party after he was allegedly injured during an altercation he engaged in with a fellow MEP.
The event resulted in a media scandal for both individuals involved.
Woolfe then subsequently resigned from UKIP in October 2016, describing the party as "ungovernable".Woolfe was born in Moss Side in Manchester and studied law at Aberystwyth University, after which he worked as a barrister.
He no longer holds a practising certificate.
In 2011 he was elected to UKIP's National Executive Committee (its NEC).
He contested Stockport as the UKIP candidate at the 2015 general election.