The Yorkshire Party will continue to fight “confidently” for fairness for its people, says Party Leader Chris Whitwood, in his post-European election review. While the Yorkshire Party fell short of securing the European seat it was targeting, it doubled its share of the vote – up to 4%. And Chris, […]
Monthly archives: May 2019
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Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood has criticised Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis after it was revealed he was paying £700 a day for a spin doctor. The interim head of communications earned in a day almost double the average local weekly wage, said The Star newspaper in Sheffield, which […]
Our graph shows just how close Yorkshire is to electing the Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. It would be the Party’s first major success in a national poll, giving Yorkshire a voice in the decision-making process. According to the latest YouGov opinion poll in […]
The Yorkshire Party has mounted a huge operation to prepare election leaflets that are going to almost every home in Yorkshire; allowing us to get our message directly to about 3.5 million voters. As a participant in the European Elections, the Post Office is obliged to deliver the Party’s official […]
The national and regional media are helping to raise the Yorkshire Party’s profile, focusing interest on us after our vigorous and successful local elections campaign. Leader Chris Whitwood is in the middle of a hectic spell of radio and TV interviews as the Party wages another campaign to woo voters […]
By Wayne Chadburn, Yorkshire Party member Almost three years ago the UK held a referendum on its membership of the European Union. By 52% to 48% the UK voted to leave the EU. At that point our country split and all of a sudden instead of politics and society being […]
Reports that the Government is ready to break the impasse on Yorkshire devolution have been dismissed by the Yorkshire Party. Yorkshire Post journalist Rob Parsons reported that Communities Secretary James Brokenshire agreed to progress the previously-deadlocked deal in the Sheffield City Region. The Government was reported as saying that the […]
Leader Chris Whitwood says the European elections provide a real opportunity for Yorkshire. Despite 21st century technology making it easier to communicate than ever before, too many people have felt too disenfranchised for too long, he says. Ready the full manifesto: WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE YORKSHIRE PARTY – […]
The Yorkshire Party’s four new councillors on Selby Council are already making an impact in their district. Councillor Mike Jordan said: “We are getting stuck into jobs from the off.” Fellow councillor Dave Brook at Sherburn-in-Elmet has started a poll on his Facebook page seeking views of residents on local […]
Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood has called on Yorkshire men and women to start healing the divide caused by Brexit. In a major statement at the start of the European election campaign, Chris says the focus should be on the big issues that unite local people not the one that […]
Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood, says the Party is ready to contest the European Elections on May 23. The Prime Minister’s de facto deputy, David Liddington admitted that the Conservative Government had failed in its attempts to negotiate Britain’s departure from the European Union before it became necessary for the […]
Thanking voters for their support in the local elections, Leader Chris Whitwood said the Party would hope for their continued backing if the European poll went ahead at the end of the month. “The London-based parties have failed. Whether it is Labour or Conservative, everyone in Yorkshire knows that, when […]
The Yorkshire Party has proved it’s a real force in local politics by snatching four seats on Selby Council. Our success was topped by experienced local councillor Mike Jordan and running mate Paul Welburn in Camblesforth and Carlton, Mike’s daughter Ellie won in Byram and Brotherton, and Dave Brook was […]
Our two outstanding candidates Tim Norman and Andy Walker scored spectacular victories in the local elections in their Bridlington South Ward of East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Our first success in this year’s elections saw Tim Norman top the poll with 907 votes (a 14.7% share of the vote), just […]
Our hard-working team in Wakefield haves shown just why they’ve become a force to be reckoned with in regional politics after coming close to scoring major upsets in the Labour heartland Three of the area’s four MPs are from Labour and it dominates the district council. But Yorkshire Party Deputy […]
Yorkshire Party candidates will be making a strong contribution to the welfare of their neighbourhoods with success in May’s elections to parish and town councils. The Yorkshire Party began its involvement in local government through members joining their parish and town councils to seek to improve the lives of their […]
Well done to all our candidates and supporters for their work on behalf of their communities in the May 2019 local elections. Here’s a round-up of our remaining results: West Yorkshire Bradford In Craven, Peter Kaye was narrowly last of the six candidates with 190 votes, with a Tory taking […]
Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood has spoken of the importance of May’s local elections to the hopes and ambitions of voters. “The local elections represent an opportunity for electors to speak for their communities, their concerns and their ambitions. “The Yorkshire Party is standing a record number of candidates across […]