Independents For Bristol (IFB) was a British political party for Independent candidates who wished to stand for either local government election or parliamentary election. IFB did not dictate policy but instead enabled individuals to become candidates. The Electoral Commission noted its voluntary deregistration as a political party on 22 July 2016.[1]
History
editIndependents for Bristol was formed in January 2013. At the time, Bristol was unusual in not having any independent councillors. The role of ward councillors had also changed, due to the introduction of the new role of Bristol elected mayor. Eight candidates ran in the May 2013 local elections under the banner of Independents for Bristol.[2][3] One candidate, Jason Budd, was elected an independent councillor for Kingsweston in Bristol.[4] Jason Budd later joined to the Conservatives[5] and sat as a Conservative councillor.
Independents For Bristol had their first prospective parliamentary candidate, Dawn Parry, standing for Bristol West in May 2015 general election.[6] She polled 204 votes, 0.3% of the turnout.[7]
Bell Principles
editIndependents For Bristol supported candidates who agreed to the Bell Principles,[8] which included abiding by the spirit and letter of the Seven Principles of Public Life set out by Lord Nolan in 1995: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deregistration Independents for Bristol". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ Robin Markwell (21 January 2013). "Independents for Bristol to contest local elections". BBC News. bbc.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Onions, Ian (5 March 2013). "Independents offering Bristol's voters an alternative to old party politics". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Labour emerge as largest party in Bristol local elections as Liberal Democrats suffer meltdown". Bristol Post. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Bristol's only Independent councillor joins Tories". Bristol Post. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "UK Polling Report". UK Polling Report. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "2015 UK General Election results". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "The Bell Principles". Independent Network. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "About Independents for Bristol". Ifbristol.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2015.