Dr Buxton, who had been sole leader since 2020, explained his reasons for inviting Dr Biltcliffe to stand on a joint ticket: “Simon has actually done what most politicians merely promise, by founding a forward-thinking, highly successful eco-friendly business – one that has donated more than £700,000 of its profits […]
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We have scored our best ever share of the vote at a parliamentary eleciton in the Wakefield by-election, winning 4.3% - more than the Lib Dems and Greens combined. Following on from the mayoral elections in South and West Yorkshire last year and this, where the we finished ahead of […]
Steve Bullcock, who stood for the Barnsley Independent Group in the May 2022 Barnsley Council elections, has announced his decision to join the Yorkshire Party. Mr Bullcock, who came second in the Central ward last month with almost 30% of the vote, has joined the Party after it came second […]
The Yorkshire Party candidate for the Wakefield by election, David Herdson, has announced his three key policy priorities ahead of the election. A Yorkshire Regional Parliament We don’t have the voice that London or Scotland has, and because of that we miss out on the money and influence they get […]
Yorkshire Party leader, Bob Buxton, who wrote a foundation degree in renewables, had this to say: "A VAT cut on energy bills is an obvious step which the Government has failed to take. The long-term solution is for the UK to become a net-energy exporter, prioritising green energy. A Yorkshire […]
The Yorkshire party continue to remain opposed to the creation of further undemocratic "metro mayor" style posts. Despite being electorally successful in the elections held for such positions in West and South Yorkshire, finishing third in both with tens of thousands of first preference votes and large swaths of second […]
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill must include trusting local leaders with large-scale budgets, including ambitious and far-reaching projects, such as a rapid mass transit system for West Yorkshire and a high-speed rail link between Hull and Liverpool. Otherwise, they would have to keep going cap-in-hand to Westminster, who would still hold all […]
Across Yorkshire we've seen fantastic strides forward towards achieving a fairer settlement for our county. Our hard working candidates and volunteers have run the most professional campaign we've managed since we were founded back in 2014, to demand a better future for all in our region. With the backdrop of […]
Dated 26.04.2022 Building on the fantastic result gained in the West Yorkshire Mayoral election, where we finished third and achieved 12% of the vote within the Wakefield district, we have selected David Herdson to be our candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary by-election. As a local resident who is standing for […]
The cost of living crisis is hitting everyone in our county, hitting those who are already worse off due to Tory tax increases especially hard. Rather than the one off payment short term fix solution that the Labour Party are offering, to fix this issue we need to adopt a […]
The Yorkshire Party has announced its policy response to the floods that have devastated communities across the North of England and is calling upon the government to take action. The party, which will be fielding a record number of candidates in Yorkshire in the upcoming general election, criticised the Government's failure […]
The Yorkshire Party will hold its Autumn conference in Wakefield. The main event will be on Saturday October 12 at Wakefield College and will include speakers from UK organisations and pro-devolution movements from across Europe. The Party’s decision to hold its conference in Wakefield follows its best performance in the […]
Members are being urged to nominate candidates for the broad leadership of the Party in an election that will see eight Executive Committee posts filled. The poll will choose five Executive members to serve two-year terms until October 2021, and three to serve a year, to fill vacant positions until […]
Chris Whitwood has been elected as leader of the Yorkshire Party. Chris, who took on the leadership pending an election after Stewart Arnold gave up the post, received 84% of the vote – well ahead of rival Jack Bannan, the Party’s Communications Director. He will serve for two years and, […]
Boris Johnson has pledged to fund a new high-speed rail route between Leeds and Manchester. The BBC and other media reported that the Prime Minister used a speech in Manchester (July 27, 2019) to back the trans-Pennine link to “turbo-charge” the region’s economy. The 36-mile route would cut journey time […]
The new Minister who will decide the Government’s stance on regional devolution has received an early reminder that Yorkshire’s ambitions should be high up his agenda. Yorkshire Party Leader Chris Whitwood has welcomed the incoming Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick and urged him to back the One Yorkshire plan, which has […]
Any members who have not yet voted in the Party’s leadership election have just a few more days in which to register their choice. Voting closes at 23.59 on Sunday July 28. The two candidates are Chris Whitwood and Jack Bannan: Chris is the incumbent, having taken on the leadership, pending this […]
Pressure continues to mount in support of One Yorkshire devolution. A One Yorkshire Group set up by John Grogan, the Labour MP for Keighley and Ilkley, met in York and was attended by Yorkshire Party Councillor Mike Jordan. The session followed a regular meeting of Yorkshire council leaders to co-ordinate […]