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Henley Residents Group (HRG) is a local political party in Oxfordshire, England.

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Formation

It was formed in 1989 in response to an unpopular town centre development in Henley, Oxfordshire, England, in which Waitrose planned to increase the size of its store, demolishing the town's Regal Cinema. [1] Local residents campaigned against this and, unhappy at the Conservative Party's support for the scheme, stood for election in Henley in May 1991, winning 8 seats at civic parish level, and three district council seats. The plan was subsequently modified to include a replacement cinema, with a three screen cinema.

Elections

HRG had a majority on Henley Town Council until 2003 and continued to be the ruling party after this date. [2]

After two by-election successes in 2017 [3] HRG has 8 out of 16 town council seats, with the rest being Conservative. [4] It has one seat on South Oxfordshire District Council and, following Stefan Gawrysiak's election for the Henley-on-Thames Division on 4 May 2017, one on Oxfordshire County Council, [5] which was retained in the county council elections of 6 May 2021. [6]

At the May 2019 local elections, Henley Residents Group won all three Henley seats on the district council [7] and twelve of the sixteen seats on Henley Town Council [8] with every candidate elected. They had campaigned for traffic and car parking improvements, local economy and environmental issues, as well as demanding proper affordable housing. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "HRG History". 23 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Residents group to campaign on 'affordable' housing". Henley Standard. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Double by-election victory for Henley Residents' Group".
  4. ↑ "Councillors". Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Henley-on-Thames OCC Elections 2017 - Thursday, 4 May 2017". Oxfordshire County Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Henley-on-Thames, 6 May 2021". Oxfordshire County Council. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Residents group wins all three Henley seats on district council". Henley Standard. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "HRG clean up at town council elections". Henley Standard. 3 May 2019.
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