Heavy Woollen District Independents Explained

The Heavy Woollen District Independents was a political party based in the Heavy Woollen District of West Yorkshire, England. The party was registered with the Electoral Commission on 13 September 2017.[1] Its leader was Aleksandar Lukic-Scott, who was the chairman of UKIP's Dewsbury, Batley and Spen branch until 2017.[2]

Lukic was elected to Kirklees Council in 2019, as councillor for the Dewsbury East ward, by 71 votes.

Paul Halloran stood for the party in the 2019 United Kingdom general election in Batley and Spen, coming third and holding his deposit with 12.2% of the vote.[3] [4]

The party went by a variety of descriptions, including:

A full list can be found at the Electoral Commission website. The party was deregistered in March 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: View registration . . 18 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Independent Aleks Lukic takes seat from Labour in Dewsbury East . live . Examiner Live . 3 May 2019 . 4 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190504063905/https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/independent-aleks-lukic-takes-seat-16220943 . 4 May 2019.
  3. Web site: STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS . live . . 18 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191115004205/https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/voting-and-elections/pdf/statement-of-persons-nominated-parliamentary-batley-spen.pdf . 15 November 2019.
  4. News: Batley & Spen parliamentary constituency – Election 2019 . . 18 December 2019.
  5. News: 'Politics is broken' says Independent candidate for Batley and Spen . Dewsbury Reporter . 19 November 2019 . 30 March 2020.

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