Republic Party (UK)

Republic Party
Founded 2016
Ideology British republicanism

The Republic Party is a republican political party registered in Great Britain[1] and Northern Ireland.[2] Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Salford, Greater Manchester, its founder and leader is Stuart Cremins.[3] According to Cremins, “The Republic party in itself is radical. A fairer democracy would be as a republic, and that is proven around the world."[4] The official colour of the Republic Party is white. The party stood their first ever candidate in the 2016 local elections, in the Pendlebury ward for Salford City Council, getting 21 votes.[5] The party have announced that they are selecting a candidate for the upcoming election for Manchester Mayor.

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References

  1. ↑ "Registration summary". Electoral Commission. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Registration summary". Electoral Commission. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Owen Bennett (18 April 2016). "Elmo, A Pornstar And A Cheese-Sandwich Thief: Unorthodox Candidates in May's Elections". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Ned Bristow (31 March 2016). "'I am a bit of a radical': Salford mayoral candidate looking to 'break up' Labour stranglehold on local politics". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 election results, Salford". Salford Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.

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