Steven Marcus Woolfe (born 6 October 1967) is a British barrister, writer, commentator and former politician.

He is currently the Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity,[1] a research think tank studying population and immigration into the UK, Europe and US.

Woolfe was born in Moss Side in Manchester, and grew up on a council estate in Burnage.

Woolfe pursued further studies at the Inns of Court School of Law in London, before being called to the Bar at the Inner Temple.

He continued at 5 Paper Buildings but did not take tenancy there, as he moved into his first role as an employed barrister, acting as General Counsel for a stockbroking firm, Merchant Securities Limited.

In November 2012, Woolfe won UKIP's nomination to contest the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

[9] On 8 May 2014, Woolfe chaired a public meeting in Westminster promoting UKIP's Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) candidates, despite Farage's initial opposition.

[10] Woolfe was selected as number 3 on UKIP's regional party list in the 2014 European Parliament election in North West England.

From July 2014 until May 2015, Woolfe was responsible for macro policy and taxation, as well as being UKIP's City of London spokesman.

[19] Woolfe said UKIP has "won the argument" for managed immigration, and promised to drive a new focus on social mobility.

Woolfe became the director of legal affairs of think tank The Centre For Migration & Economic Prosperity in 2019.