Heavy Woollen District Independents
The Heavy Woollen District Independents is a political party based in the Heavy Woollen District of West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The party was registered with the Electoral Commission on 13 September 2017.[1] Its current leader is Aleksandar Lukic who was the chairman for UKIP's Dewsbury, Batley and Spen branch until 2017.[1][2]
Aleksandar Lukic was elected as councillor for the Dewsbury East ward of Kirklees Council in 2019 by 71 votes.[2]
Paul Halloran stood for the party in the 2019 United Kingdom general election in Batley and Spen, coming third with 12.4% of the vote.[3][4]
Mr Halloran's priorities for the campaign included:
- A full range of NHS services delivered locally (including restoring a full A&E department including intensive and high dependency care, and consultant-led maternity services at Dewsbury and District Hospital.)
- More school places for children and restoration of parental choice over preferred schools.
- A "clean" Brexit.
- "A managed and controlled immigration system.
- A reduction in foreign aid.
- A crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.
- Police reform.
- More support for the armed forces, including veterans, and increased investment in defence.
- Against the proposed travellers’ site close to Junction 27 in Birstall.
Mr Halloran stood as an Independent candidate. [5]
The party goes by a variety of descriptions, including:
- Dewsbury Borough Independents — Heavy Woollen District
- Batley Borough Independents — Heavy Woollen District
- Spen Valley Independents — Heavy Woollen District
A full list can be found at The Electoral Commission website.[1]
External links
References
- "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "Independent Aleks Lukic takes seat from Labour in Dewsbury East". Examiner Live. 3 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS" (PDF). Kirklees Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Batley & Spen parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- "'Politics is broken' says Independent candidate for Batley and Spen". www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk.