Majority (organisation)

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Majority
Leader Jamie Driscoll
FounderJamie Driscoll
FoundedJuly 2024 (2024-07)
Membership (2025)~1,000
Political position Left-wing
Website
majorityuk.org

Majority is a left-wing political organisation in the United Kingdom founded in 2024 by supporters of Jamie Driscoll, which has been described as a movement for a progressive alliance. [1]

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As a non-party organization it consists of members who are also members of other political parties; it has endorsed and supported independent candidates and Green Party candidates in local elections. It also controls a legally-separate political party called Majority which is registered with the Electoral Commission so that it can run candidates in elections under the Majority label. [2]

History

Majority was founded in 2024 by people who had campaigned for Jamie Driscoll in the 2024 North East mayoral election. [3] [4] Driscoll called on Labour Party members to leave the party, and to join Majority. [5] On 16 December 2024, Driscoll registered Majority with the Electoral Commission to field candidates across Great Britain. [6]

In the 2025 Longbenton and Benton ward by-election, Majority as well as North Tyneside Community Independents endorsed the Green Party candidate Jim Howard. [7]

In the 2025 South Jesmond ward by-election, Majority endorsed the Green Party candidate Sarah Peters. [8]

In August 2025, Jamie Driscoll announced he was standing 2026 Newcastle City Council election in Monument ward, and said that a progressive alliance of Majority, the Green Party and independents could win control of Newcastle City Council. [8] Driscoll also announced that Majority had almost 1,000 due-paying members. [8]

In September 2025, Majority hosted a conference with Zarah Sultana, discussing the prospects of a potential new left-wing party. [9] [10] Approximately 330 attended. [9] Driscoll and Sultana both said how Majority's relationship with a new party would be up to Majority's own membership. [10]

In December 2025, Driscoll announced he had joined the Green Party. [11] He claimed "there’s lots of Majority members who are already members of the Greens", and stated that Majority will continue its role as a "social movement". [12]

Platform and support

The organisation is left-wing, [3] [5] with anti-racist and pro-public ownership values. [13]

As an organisation supporting a progressive alliance, Majority has backed Green and independent candidates, as well as progressive Labour candidates who agree to support Majority's platform and operate under the Nolan Principles. [14] [3] Majority's members themselves are Greens, ex-Labour members, as well as unaffiliated and Labour members. [3]

Majority has held people's assemblies to determine their policies on given issues. [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The power of place: building independent power from local communities". Red Pepper. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Driscoll, Jamie (14 September 2025). "The Majority conference in Newcastle showed there is hope for the future". The Canary.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jobson, James (2 October 2024). "Can the Majority uproot Labour?". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Jamie, Driscoll (28 September 2024). "Majority: a new politics based on truth". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 Jobson, James (28 December 2024). "If not Labour, then who?". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Progressive groups unite behind Green Party candidate in Longbenton and Benton by-election". 4 June 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Holland, Daniel (18 August 2025). "Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to stand for election in Newcastle under 'progressive alliance' plans". Chronical Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 Anya, Cook (8 September 2025). "Packed out Majority Conference with Zarah Sultana and Jamie Driscoll". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  10. 1 2 Brown, Mark; Brown, Mark (7 September 2025). "Labour is dead, says Zarah Sultana as she calls for patience over party launch". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Green Party (17 December 2025). "Jamie Driscoll Joins Green Party as Newcastle Greens Build for 2026". Green Party. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Kenyon, Megan (17 December 2025). "Former Labour Mayor joins the Green Party". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  13. 1 2 Hames, Richard (8 July 2025). "What We Know About the New Left Party So Far". Novara Media. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Holland, Daniel (24 September 2024). "Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to launch new political organisation to create 'progressive alliance'". Chronical Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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