North East Party

North East Party
Founder Hilton Dawson
Founded 2014
Ideology North East regionalism
Local government (England & Wales)
2 / 20,565
Website
www.thenortheastparty.org.uk
Politics of England
Political parties
Elections

The North East Party (NEP) is a regionalist political party in North East England founded in 2014 by former Labour MP Hilton Dawson.[1] The party campaigns for a better deal for North East England generally and is committed to a devolved assembly in the North East with powers similar to those in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, if approved by a referendum.[2] It says bodies such as the North East Combined Authority do not have a mandate to take on new responsibilities and representatives must be directly-elected.[3]

History

The NEP was founded in May 2014 and is widely seen as a sister party to Yorkshire First.[4][5] In December 2014, the party—only six months old—won its first council seat at a local by-election for Peterlee Town Council in County Durham.[6] Two months later, the party won a second seat on the council in another by-election.[7] Following on from its local successes, the party is contesting four parliamentary seats and several council seats in the region at the 2015 UK election.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ex Labour MP forms The North East Party". The Guardian. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New political party aiming for North-East devolution". The Northern Echo. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "North East Party hits out at civic structures 'developing by stealth' as devolution edges up agenda". The Journal. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Why Yorkshire needs its own political voice". Yorkshire Post. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Political parties join forces to campaign for more powers for the North-East and Yorkshire". The Northern Echo. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "North East Party fights for first ever council seat ... and wins". The Journal. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fledgling party wins second seat at by-election". The Northern Echo. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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