Pensioners Party (England)

Pensioners Party is an English political party for pensioners. The leader is Roger Edwards.[1]

They have contested two European Parliament elections. In 2004, they stood in the West Midlands,[2] receiving 33,501 votes (2.3%, 0.1% behind Respect).[3] They stood in the South West in the 2009 European elections, campaigning for non means-tested index linked state pensions, immigration control, replacing council tax with a local income tax, and keeping Imperial units and the Pound.[4] They received 37,785 votes (2.4%).[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Pensioners Party". Register of political parties. Electoral Commission. http://registers.electoralcommission.org.uk/regulatory-issues/regpoliticalparties.cfm?frmGB=1&frmPartyID=488&frmType=partydetail. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "European elections: The manifestos". BBC News. 1 June 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3726803.stm#pension. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Dale, Paul (15 June 2004). "Region's first UKIP MEP vows to fight corruption". Birmingham Post. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/post/tm_objectid=14334113&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=region-s-first-ukip-mep-vows-to-fight-corruption-name_page.html. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "At-a-glance: Party-by-party guide". BBC News. 4 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8060102.stm#others. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "European Election 2009: South West". BBC News. 8 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_36.stm. Retrieved 18 February 2010. 

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