Party of Women | |
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Abbreviation | POW |
Leader | Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull |
Nominating officer | Paul Duddridge |
Treasurer | Kellie-Jay Keen |
Founded | 2023 |
Registered | 8 February 2024 [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] | 1 / 18,766 |
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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-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker) and registered in February 2024. [9]
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-Minshull's views. [9]
On 1 March, the party issued an announcement, committing it to revoke the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and stating that it would reinforce the rights of cisgender women and girls. [13]
Mandy Clare, a councillor sitting on Cheshire West and Chester council, defected to the party on 8 March 2024, having previously served in office for the Labour and Socialist Labour parties. [9] Clare left the party just over a year later in March 2025, joining Reform UK. [14]
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 the party at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, [15] receiving a total of 5,077 votes. [16] Keen stood in the new Bristol Central constituency [17] but lost her deposit after gaining only 0.5% of the vote. [18]
Election year | Total candidates | Total votes | % | Seats won | Rank |
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2024 | 16 | 5,077 | 0.02 | 0 ![]() | 34 |