The Rubbish Party

The Rubbish Party
Leader	Sally Cogley
Founded	March 2017;8 years ago (2017-03)
Headquarters	Cessnock Castle Galston KA4 8LJ
Colours	White   Red
East Ayrshire Council	1 / 32
Website
therubbishparty.co.uk
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The Rubbish Party is a minor political party in Scotland that returned a candidate at the 2017 East Ayrshire Council election, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. ^{[1] [2]} The party was re-elected in the 2022 election.

The party was registered by Sally Cogley, of Galston, two months before the election, due to her concern over issues of waste and littering. ^[3]

History

Prior to forming The Rubbish Party, Cogley was known locally for her anti-litter activism, having organised a series of social media campaigns against fly-tipping and dog fouling in the Loudoun (Irvine) Valley area. ^{[4] [5]}

Cogley formed the party and launched her candidacy for office with a series of clean-up events in the local area and campaigned under such slogans as "Vote Sally for a better valley". ^[3] Her campaign assured voters that she "aims to make the Irvine Valley a better place to work, live and visit." ^{[6] [7]}

In May 2017, Cogley was elected to represent the Irvine Valley ward on East Ayrshire Council. ^[2]

In June 2021, The Rubbish Party formed part of the leadership team of East Ayrshire Council alongside the Labour and Co-operative Party when Colgey was appointed as Depute provost, following a vote by Opposition Councillors to replace the incumbent SNP chairpersons. ^[8]

Elected representatives

East Ayrshire Council

Councillor	Ward	First elected	Ref
Sally Cogley	Irvine Valley	2017	[9]

Electoral performance

East Ayrshire Council

Year	Candidates	Votes	Share of votes		Seats
2017	1	784	1.88%	New	1 / 54	1
2022	1	787	1.85%	0.03%	1 / 54

References

1. "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. The Electoral Commission . Retrieved 4 May 2017.
2. "Council election results: Rubbish Party candidate elected in East Ayrshire". BBC News . 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
3. Rentoul, John (27 May 2017). "The Top 10: Party Names" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
4. Russell, Ian (16 March 2015). "Fed up Galston woman says litter louts and fly-tippers should be hammered with fines of over £1000". Daily Record . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
5. Russell, Ian (10 March 2016). "Campaign to eliminate dog dirt in the Irvine Valley is gaining momentum as dozens get on board". Daily Record . Retrieved 14 December 2021.
6. "Council election results: Rubbish Party candidate elected in East Ayrshire", bbc.com; accessed 6 May 2017.
7. Williams, Nathanael (5 May 2017). "North Lanarkshire Council election: focus on Gartcosh, Glenboig & Moodiesburn". CommonSpace . Retrieved 5 May 2017.
8. Pengilly, Calam (24 June 2021). "East Ayrshire Council: SNP Provost voted out by opposition". Cumnock Chronicle. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
9. "Your Councillor". East Ayrshire Council. 7 January 2019.