Poole People Party

Poole People
LeaderMark Howell[1]
Founded2010[2]
HeadquartersPoole
IdeologyLocalism
Non-partisan politics[3]
BCP Council
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Website
www.poolepeople.org.uk

The Party for Poole People (known simply as Poole People) is a movement and local political party in Poole, Dorset, England.[4] Defining itself as neither left or right wing, the party has stood in elections for the former Poole Borough Council and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which replaced it. On the council it is part of the Poole Independents Group, which includes all three Poole People Councillors, one Alliance for Local Living (ALL) Councillor and one independent Councillor. It was previously part of the "Unity Alliance" administration on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council from 2019[5] until a vote of no confidence in 2020,[6] after which the party has been in opposition. It was founded in 2010 by Mark Howell, and has contested three local elections, as well as the Poole constituency in the 2015 UK general election.

  1. ^ "Mark Howell (Leader of Poole People and Poole Town Councillor)". Poole People.
  2. ^ "Registration". Electoral Commission.
  3. ^ "'If it aint broke, don't fix it': backlash against council plans to abolish social housing operator". Bournemouth Echo.
  4. ^ "Introduction". Poole People.
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