Democratic Alliance of Wales

The Democratic Alliance of Wales was a political party[1] partly comprising former Labour Party members, which stood candidates in elections to Denbighshire County Council in North Wales.

Background

DAW stood candidates in the Denbighshire all-council elections of 1999 and 2004. The three successful DAW candidates in Prestatyn North in 1999, Michael German, Isobel German and Jeff Hughes, had been elected as Labour councillors at the 1995 elections.[2]

One of the DAW founders, Gwynn Clague, was elected as a county councillor for Prestatyn South West in 1999, and became mayor of Prestatyn Town Council. He was particularly known for his criticisms of the county council's performance, as well as the town council's finances. By October 2003 he had left DAW and was unaligned.[3]

Following the rejection of Denbighshire council leader, Rhiannon Hughes, in October 2007, the leader of the Democratic Alliance of Wales group, Mike German, was touted as a possible successor.[4]

Election results

DAW stood 14 candidates in the 1999 Denbighshire Council election, with five winning seats in Prestatyn.[2]

At the 2004 all-council election the three DAW councillors in the Prestatyn North ward stood for re-election, retaining their seats.

At the 2008 all-council election the three remaining DAW councillors stood as Independents, losing to the Conservatives.[5]

References
  1. "Standing Committee on Bills: Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill". Hansard. Parliament.uk. 3 February 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2020. The Minister has raised the spectre of small political parties, such as the Civil Rights Movement and the Democratic Alliance of Wales, committing offences during an election and, because it is the party that appears in court and can be convicted of whatever misdemeanour it is accused of, the party can then disband and the members can go off and form another party, perhaps the democratic alliance of Wales 2001 party.
  2. "Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. "'Hell will freeze over before I tell them sorry'". Daily Post. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. Darren Devine (23 October 2007). "Leader resigns over schools vote". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. "Election results for Prestatyn North - Thursday, 1 May 2008". Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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