Why am I standing? I was born in Staincliffe and lived in Liversedge and Heckmondwike. I’ve seen local issues like GP places, housing, potholes and transport left unaddressed for years. Election promises made and forgotten. London determines how things should be in Yorkshire – and gets it wrong. The Yorkshire […]
We would like to formally announce that we intend to stand in the Batley and Spen by-election. Yorkshire needs a fairer system of government, it needs the power to improve its hospitals, its schools and its environment. Yorkshire needs its own Parliament. After the amazing result in the West Yorkshire […]
While Bob Buxton’s 3rd place finish in the West Yorkshire Mayor Election undoubtedly proved the demand for devolution, Andy Budden’s run in the Doncaster mayoral election showed the demand is not limited to West Yorkshire. With the Yorkshire Party being the third finishing party - it reinforces the reality that […]
Dr Bob Buxton and the Yorkshire Party managed to secure a phenomenal 3rd place with almost 59,000 first preference votes in the West Yorkshire Mayoral election, with an estimated 175,000 people voting for Bob Buxton as either first or second preference votes. As a party born from the neglect of […]
For 7 years, I’ve campaigned to stop West Yorkshire councils building on our greenbelt, floodplains and sports fields. New developments should utilise ex-industrial sites and receive subsidies for solar panels. West Yorkshire deserves greener starter homes, social housing and retirement homes, developed alongside new infrastructure – GPs, Dentists, transport and […]
I was born in Scarborough and lived there until 1981 when I was shipped over to Germany with the British Army. I served with the Royal Corps of Signals in Germany, Belgium and the Falklands until 1993. On leaving the service my wife and I moved to Doncaster, her home […]
Yorkshire Party leader Bob Buxton has started a Parliament Petition to “allow a referendum on devolving powers to a Yorkshire Regional Parliament,” with powers and funding similar to Scotland and Wales. Dr Buxton said: “It’s Yorkshire’s turn to have Yorkshire’s choice. We need a stronger Yorkshire in a stronger, fairer […]
The Yorkshire Party has claimed that the Government is delaying, dithering and downgrading its commitments to rail investment in the North. The Party believes only full devolution of transport decisions can deliver modern transport to Yorkshire. Yorkshire Party leader, Bob Buxton, said: “Reports last week tell us that the building […]
The Yorkshire Party has accused Boris Johnson of being scared of a powerful devolved Yorkshire and claimed that he never wanted the region to have proper devolution. Yorkshire Party leader, Bob Buxton, said: “The Prime Minister’s remarks about devolution being a disaster north of the border show his true attitudes […]
Yorkshire Party Leader Bob Buxton has thanked Benton Park School in Rawdon for providing live online lessons, when an issue with the school’s water supply forced it to close for a day last week. Bob Buxton said: “Despite the unforeseen closure, Benton Park provided one or two lessons for each […]
The Yorkshire Party has criticised the Government for breaching its own 2018 Biological Security Strategy. The strategy claimed that, in 2018: “The UK has in place a comprehensive and well-tested system for rapidly detecting and identifying disease outbreaks.” Yorkshire Party leader, Bob Buxton, said: “What system? Why has it not […]
The Yorkshire Party has criticised the Government for mismanaging the epidemic and claimed that devolved bodies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have performed better. The Party has also criticised unequal furlough funding in the North. Yorkshire Party leader, Bob Buxton, said: “The regional approach failed because England doesn’t have […]
Cllr George Derx, a Doncaster Councillor representing the Stainforth and Barnby Dun ward and former Civic Mayor of Doncaster, has resigned from the Labour Party and today (30 August) joined the Yorkshire Party. Cllr Derx had previously served as a Labour Party Councillor at Borough and Town level, between 2017 […]
Bob Buxton has become the Yorkshire Party candidate for the inaugural West Yorkshire Mayor election, expected in May 2021. He became Yorkshire Party leader in May this year and stood in the last three General Elections. Dr Buxton said: “We will campaign on a platform of fighting for stronger, better-funded […]
The Yorkshire Party is proposing a mass reversal of Beeching cuts and a number of new railway lines, along with improvements to all forms of transport. Policy Director, Andy Shead, said: “The Yorkshire Party is pleased to see £589 million commitment by Government for rail improvements in the North but […]
The Yorkshire Party has criticised the proposed West Yorkshire Devolution Deal’s ‘undemocratic voting rules and woeful lack of funding’, and called for properly funded OneYorkshire devolution. If Mayoral elections go ahead, the Yorkshire Party campaign on a platform of fighting for ‘real devolution’. Yorkshire Party leader, Bob Buxton, said: “We’re […]
Thank you from Chris Last month, outgoing leader Chris Whitwood announced his intention to step down after leading the party through the 2019 local, EU and general elections. Prior to becoming leader, Chris had served for two years as Deputy Leader, including six months as acting leader, and had been […]
Dear Yorkshire Party Members I am honoured to become party leader. I look forward to carrying on the hard work of fighting for proper devolution for Yorkshire and the benefits it will bring. I want Yorkshire to become an example of prosperity, equality and success to which other regions aspire. […]