Ashfield Independents
The Ashfield Independents are a political party in the Ashfield District in Nottinghamshire, England.
Ashfield Independents | |
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Leader | Helen Smith |
Treasurer | Thomas Hollis |
Nominating Officer | Jason Zadrozny |
Founded | 28 July 2016 |
Headquarters | 84-86 Outram Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4FS |
Ashfield District Council | 30 / 35 |
Nottinghamshire County Council | 6 / 66 |
Broxtowe Borough Council | 1 / 44 |
Annesley and Felley Parish Council | 7 / 13 |
Selston Parish Council | 5 / 21 |
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https://www.facebook.com/ashfieldindependents/ | |
Electoral history
In 2017 the Ashfield Independents stood candidates in the Nottinghamshire County Council elections. They won 5 seats.[1]
A month later, Gail Turner ran for the party in the 2017 general election and gained 9.2% of the vote with 4,612 votes, receiving the second highest Independent vote share in England, however Labour held onto the seat.[2]
The party won two by-elections to Ashfield District Council in 2017 and 2018 in the Hucknall North[3] and Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood wards.[4]
In 2019 the party stood candidates across Ashfield District Council and won 30 of the 35 seats, taking overall control of the authority.[5] The party also stood candidates in the neighbouring Broxtowe Borough Council, winning a single seat.[6] In addition the party won control of Annesley and Felley Parish Council.
In July 2019, party leader Jason Zadrozny announced that he would be a candidate for the Ashfield constituency when the next General Election is held.[7] The election came in December 2019 and Zadrozny came second with 27.6% of the vote.
Elected councillors
Ashfield District Council
There are currently 35 councillors in the Ashfield District Council, 29 of whom are members of the Ashfield Independents.[8] Councillor Dave Hennigan was elected in 2019 as an Ashfield Independent, but was expelled from in May 2020 after disagreements with the rest of the party.[9]
Councillor | Ward |
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John Baird | Summit |
Kier Barsby | St Mary's |
Jim Blagden | Hucknall Central |
Tony Brewer | Skegby |
Ciaran Brown | Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse |
Christian Chapman | Jacksdale |
Melanie Darrington | Skegby |
Samantha Deakin | Central & New Cross |
Andy Gascoyne | Selston |
Dale Grounds | Kingsway |
Arnie Hankin | Selston |
Andrew Harding | Huthwaite & Brierley |
Tom Hollis | Huthwaite & Brierley |
Trevor Locke | Hucknall Central |
Rachel Madden | Kirkby Woodhouse |
Sarah Madigan | Leamington |
David Martin | Underwood |
Andy Meakin | Abbey Hill |
Warren Nuttall | Summit |
Matthew Relf | Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood |
Dave Shaw | Hucknall North |
John Smallridge | Carsic |
Helen-Ann Smith | Stanton Hill & Teversal |
David Walters | Ashfields |
Lee Waters | Hucknall North |
Caroline Wilkinson | The Dales |
Daniel Williamson | Kirkby Cross & Portland |
John Wilmott | Hucknall North |
Jason Zadrozny | Larwood |
Broxtowe Borough Council
There is one councillor on Broxtowe Borough Council who is a member of the Ashfield Independents:[10]
Councillor | Ward |
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Elizabeth Williamson | Brinsley |
Nottinghamshire County Council
There are 6 councillors on Nottinghamshire County Council who are members of the Ashfield Independents:[11]
Councillor | Division |
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Samantha Deakin | Sutton Central & East |
Tom Hollis | Sutton West |
Rachel Madden | Kirkby-in-Ashfield South |
David Martin | Selston |
Helen Ann-Smith | Sutton North |
Jason Zadrozny | Ashfields |
Westminster elections
Election | Seats | ± | Candidate | Total votes | % | % in contest seat | Place | Position | |
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2005 | 0 / 646 |
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Roy Adkins | 2,292 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 4th | No seats | |
2017 | 0 / 650 |
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Gail Turner | 4,612 | 0.0% | 9.2% | 3rd | No seats | |
2019 | 0 / 650 |
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Jason Zadrozny | 13,498 | 0.1% | 27.6% | 2nd | No seats |
References
- Council, Nottinghamshire County. "Election Results 2017". Nottinghamshire County Council Elections 2017.
- "Ashfield parliamentary constituency - Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- "Election results for Hucknall North, 12 October 2017". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. October 12, 2017.
- "Election results for Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood, 12 December 2018". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. December 12, 2018.
- "Election results by party, 2 May 2019". democracy.ashfield-dc.gov.uk. May 2, 2019.
- "Borough Election 2019 : Broxtowe Borough Council". www.broxtowe.gov.uk.
- Sandeman, Kit (July 5, 2019). "Ashfield Independents leader to stand in the next general election". nottinghampost.
- "Your Councillors". Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- Sandeman, Kit (2020-05-27). "Senior councillor removed from Ashfield Independents". nottinghampost. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- "Election of Borough Councillors 2019-2023" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- "Contact a councillor - Ashfield Independents". Retrieved 2019-10-04.