Party of Women

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Party of Women
AbbreviationPOW
Leader Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull
Nominating officer Paul Duddridge
TreasurerKellie-Jay Keen
Founded2023;1 year ago (2023)
Registered8 February 2024;9 months ago (2024-02-08) [1]
Headquarters Bath, Somerset, South West England [1]
Ideology Gender critical ideology
Anti-transgender
Colours  Black,   white,   magenta and   turquoise
House of Commons
0 / 650
Councillors [2]
2 / 18,766
Election symbol
Registered emblem of Party of Women (UK).png
Website
www.partyofwomen.org

The Party of Women (POW) is a gender-critical [3] [4] and anti-transgender [5] single-issue political party in the United Kingdom, which opposes what it refers to as "trans ideology". [6] [7] [8] It was founded in 2023 by Kellie-Jay Keen and registered in February 2024. [9]

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History

The first application to register the party with the Electoral Commission was rejected in September 2023, due to issues with the proposed constitution and financial schemes. [10] Following an additional failed application in November, the party was formally registered in February 2024. [11] [12] The party has aligned itself with Keen's views. [9]

On 1 March, the party issued an announcement, committing the party to revoke the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and stating they would reinforce the rights of cisgender women and girls. [13]

Mandy Clair, a councillor sitting on Cheshire West and Chester council, defected to the party on 8 March 2024, having previously served office for the Labour and Socialist Labour parties. [9]

The Party of Women stood five candidates in the 2024 local elections, receiving a total of 509 votes with no candidates being elected. [12]

A total of 16 candidates stood for election in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, [14] receiving a total of 5,077 votes. [15] Keen stood in the new Bristol Central constituency [16] but lost her deposit after gaining only 0.5% of the vote. [17]

Election results

House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Election yearTotal
candidates
Total votes %Seats wonRank
2024 165,0770.020 Steady2.svg34

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