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2018 Hyndburn Borough Council Election
A by-thirds Hyndburn Borough Council local election, was held on Thursday 3 May 2018. Approximately one third of the local council's 35 seats fall up for election on that day. Background Before the election Labour had a majority of 26 councillors, Conservatives had 7 councillors, while UKIP 'formerly' had 2 councillors, who have since resigned from that party and had both reverted to become Independents and where one of those seats had been left Vacated, following the death of that councillor. Council composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was: * Labour 26 *Conservative 17 *Independent 1 *Vacant 1 Both Labour and Conservatives candidates challenged every ward, with Labour defending 7 existing seats, and Conservatives defending only 2 existing seats. No candidates stood as potential UKIP councillors, in any Hyndburn ward, but as Independents instead, across only 5 wards. Only one candidate stood as a potential Green Party councillor, in Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party, often referred to as Labour, is a List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. It is one of the Two-party system, two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom; the other being the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Labour has been led by Keir Starmer since 2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2020, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. To date, there have been 12 Labour governments and seven different Labour Prime Ministers – Ramsay MacDonald, MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Attlee, Harold Wilson, Wilson, James Callaghan, Callaghan, Tony Blair, Blair, Gordon Brown, Brown and Starmer. The Labour Party was founded in 1900, having e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyndburn Borough Council
Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington, the largest town, and the borough also covers the outlying towns of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood, Oswaldtwistle and Rishton. The borough was created in 1974 and takes its name from the River Hyndburn. It had a population of 80,734 at the 2011 Census. Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 35 seats on the council being elected at each election. Both the Conservative and Labour parties have controlled the council at different times, as well as periods when no party has had a majority. Hyndburn borders the boroughs of Ribble Valley to the north, Burnley to the east, Rossendale to the south, and Blackburn with Darwen to the west. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a non-metropolitan district covering the territory of six former districts, which were abol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UKIP
The UK Independence Party (UKIP, ) is a Eurosceptic, right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. The party reached its greatest level of success in the mid-2010s, when it gained two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of parliament (both through defections) and was the largest party representing the UK in the European Parliament. The party is currently led by Nick Tenconi, the Chief operating officer, COO of Turning Point UK. UKIP originated as the Anti-Federalist League, a somewhat single-issue Eurosceptic party established in London by Alan Sked in 1991. It was renamed ''UKIP'' in 1993, but its growth remained slow. It was largely eclipsed by the Eurosceptic Referendum Party until the latter's 1997 dissolution. In 1997, Sked was ousted by a faction led by Nigel Farage, who became the party's preeminent figure. In 2006, Farage officially became leader and, under his direction, the party adopted a wider policy platform and capitalised on concerns abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or repudiating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of England And Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW; ), often known simply as the Green Party or the Greens, is a Green politics, green, Left-wing politics, left-wing political party in England and Wales. Since October 2021, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay have served as the party's co-leaders. The party currently has four representatives in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons and two in the House of Lords, in addition to more than 800 councillors at the Local government in the United Kingdom, local government level and three members of the London Assembly. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing economic policies, including well-funded and locally controlled public services. It advocates a steady-state economy with the Economic interventionism, regulation of capitalism, and supports proportional representation. It takes a Progressivism#Contemporary mainstream political conception, progressive approach to social policies such as civil libert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Britcliffe
Sara Alice Britcliffe (born 21 February 1995) is a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hyndburn from 2019 to 2024. At the age of 24, she was the youngest Conservative MP elected in the election, and the first to represent the constituency since 1992. She was also previously a councillor on the Hyndburn Borough Council between 2018 and 2021. She was the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party for Campaigning and Candidates from November 2023 until July 2024. Early life and education Sara Britcliffe was born on 21 February 1995, and attended St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington. Her father, Peter, was the councillor for the Oswaldtwistle division on Lancashire County Council. She has two older brothers. Her mother, Gabrielle Kroger, died in 2004, when Britcliffe was nine years old. She studied modern languages at the University of Manchester. Political career Britcliffe served in the ceremonial role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 English Local Elections
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Hyndburn Borough Council Elections
Hyndburn Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Hyndburn Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Hyndburn in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 35 councillors have been elected from 16 Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, wards. Council elections Elections are usually by thirds, in three of every four years. Borough result maps File:Hyndburn UK local election 2002 map.svg, 2002 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2004 map.svg, 2004 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2008 map.svg, 2008 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map File:Hyndburn UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
