Populist Party (UK)

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Populist Party
LeaderRussell White
Founded2001, registered as the Populist Party. [1]
2006, the Popular Alliance is registered
2014, renamed Populist Alliance and deregistered
2015, re-registered as the Populist Party [2]
Headquarters11 Greensleeves Avenue, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8BJ
Ideology Populism
Anti-globalism
Protectionism
Euroscepticism
National affiliationPreviously Alliance for Democracy
Colours Olive
Website
www.populistparty.co.uk

The Populist Party is a minor political party in the United Kingdom registered in 2001. It had first appeared in the London Borough of Greenwich Council elections of 1998, where the founder, Russell White, stood in Eltham Park ward and achieved 60 votes. In 2014 it was merged with the Populist Alliance, known until 2013 as the Popular Alliance, which was formed in March 2006 [3] by former members of other small political parties, particularly Veritas. [4]

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The renamed Populist Alliance (led by Russell White, original Populist Party leader) [5] merged with the Populist Party, and Mr White became the Populist Party leader once more on 10 September 2014. The party was re-registered under the new name in 2015.

The party is against globalisation, supporting renationalisation of the energy industry and protectionism. [5]

The Populist Party stood in its first UK General Election on 8 June 2017. The candidate, Russell White, won 50 votes in Lewisham West and Penge constituency. [6]

The party stood in the 2018 Sunderland City Council election, in Shiney Row ward where candidate Tony Morrow received 414 votes (13.2%), placing him third.

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References

  1. "Populist Party". Open Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. "Populist Party". Electoral Commission. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. Popular Alliance [ dead link ] Electoral Commission Register of Political Parties
  4. Henley, Jon (April 19, 2006). "Diary". The Guardian. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "En Grande-Bretagne, un petit coin d'euroscepticisme pour tout le monde". Trans'Europe Extrêmes (in French). April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. "Lewisham West & Penge parliamentary constituency". BBC News.