Timothy Gaston (born 1988 or 1989) is a Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) politician, serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Antrim since July 2024.
Gaston's first electoral contest was at the 2011 local elections, where he was the running mate to Ballymena Councillor, Roy Gillespie, in the Bannside District.
[1] He was later co-opted onto the council in February 2013, for the Ballymena South District, following the resignation of Davy Tweed.
[4] He was the TUV candidate in North Antrim at the 2015 general election, finishing second with 6,561 votes (15.7%), against Ian Paisley Jr of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
[8] In July 2024, he was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to succeed Allister, following the latter’s election as MP for North Antrim.