Farnworth and Kearsley First

Farnworth and Kearsley First is a local political party to represent the views of the towns of Farnworth and Kearsley in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It currently has four elected councillors.

Farnworth and Kearsley First
LeaderPeter Flitcroft
Registered13 September 2017
Bolton Council
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Website
farnworthandkearsleyfirst.org.uk

History

The party received confirmation of its official party status from the Electoral Commission on 13 September 2017.[1] The party won its first seat to Bolton Council by winning a by-election on 8 March 2018.[2][3] Two months later, the party won two more seats in the 2018 Bolton Council election.[4] In the 2019 Bolton Council election, the party won two further seats. [5][6]

After the 2019 local election, the incumbent Labour elected 24 elected councillors, losing their majority on the council that they had maintained since 2011, and the leadership that they had maintained since 2006.

Farnworth and Kearsley First agreed with the six Liberal Democrats councillors, three UKIP councillors and two Horwich & Blackrod First Independents councillors, to provide a confidence and supply agreement with the Conservative Party who have 20 elected councillors.[7][8]

References
  1. "Farnworth and Kearsley First Party". electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. Naylor, Mary (9 March 2018). "Farnworth and Kearsley First victory in a political earthquake". The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. "Farnworth by-election: Newly formed party wins first seat". BBC News. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. Stratham, Nick (4 May 2018). "Labour clings to power as opposition parties celebrate night of shocks in Bolton Council elections". The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. Vesty, Helena (5 March 2019). "Farnworth and Kearsley First announce candidates as new parties spring up". The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. Timan, Joseph (3 May 2019). "Bolton Council election results ward by ward". The Bolton News. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. "Town has first Tory leader in four decades". BBC News. 2019-05-23.
  8. "Local election results 2019". Bolton Council. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
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