New England Party
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The New England Party was a political party
in the United Kingdom
, based in Dartford
. According to its registration with the Electoral Commission, its leader, nominating officer, and treasurer was Michael Tibby while Sheila Tibby was its campaigns officer.
Michael Tibby contested the constituency of Dartford
at the 2005 general election
, receiving 1,224 votes (the elected Labour
MP
, Howard Stoate
, received 19,909 votes).
Michael Tibby and Austen Brooker were councillors on Dartford
Borough Council between 2003 and 2007, representing Littlebrook (which is a two-seat ward) and Newtown
(a three-seat ward). Tibby came second in Littlebrook in the 2003 local elections, beating the second Labour Party candidate by five votes. Austen Brooker was elected as one of three Labour party councillors for Newtown, but left the group soon after his election. Brooker stood down at the 2007 local elections and Tibby was unsuccessful in seeking re-election.
The party contested the Dartford Borough Council Heath ward by election on the 27th July 2006http://www.dartford.gov.uk/elections/2006Heath.htm, polling 174 votes (9.6%). Their candidate was Steven Uncles, who was the English Democrats candidate in the Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006
The New England Party merged with the English Democrats in February 2007.
Political party
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in the United Kingdom
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, based in Dartford
Dartford
Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, east south-east of central London....
. According to its registration with the Electoral Commission, its leader, nominating officer, and treasurer was Michael Tibby while Sheila Tibby was its campaigns officer.
Michael Tibby contested the constituency of Dartford
Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Notes and references:...
at the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, receiving 1,224 votes (the elected Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP
Member of Parliament
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, Howard Stoate
Howard Stoate
Howard Geoffrey Alvan Stoate is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for the Dartford constituency in Kent from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:...
, received 19,909 votes).
Michael Tibby and Austen Brooker were councillors on Dartford
Dartford (borough)
Dartford is the name given to a local government district and borough in north west Kent, England, which takes its name from its administrative capital. It borders Thurrock, to the north across the River Thames; to the west lies the London Borough of Bexley; to the south Sevenoaks district; and the...
Borough Council between 2003 and 2007, representing Littlebrook (which is a two-seat ward) and Newtown
Newtown, Kent
Newtown is a suburb of Ashford in Kent, South East England, it was originally built by the South Eastern Railway company, adjacent to the railway station, and includes extensive workshops known as Ashford railway works, High Speed 1 runs past the area....
(a three-seat ward). Tibby came second in Littlebrook in the 2003 local elections, beating the second Labour Party candidate by five votes. Austen Brooker was elected as one of three Labour party councillors for Newtown, but left the group soon after his election. Brooker stood down at the 2007 local elections and Tibby was unsuccessful in seeking re-election.
The party contested the Dartford Borough Council Heath ward by election on the 27th July 2006http://www.dartford.gov.uk/elections/2006Heath.htm, polling 174 votes (9.6%). Their candidate was Steven Uncles, who was the English Democrats candidate in the Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006
Bromley and Chislehurst by-election, 2006
A by-election was held in the UK parliament constituency of Bromley and Chislehurst in London, following the death of Conservative Member of Parliament Eric Forth on 17 May 2006. The writ for the electing of a new member was issued on 6 June for a polling day of 29 June 2006, the same day as the...
The New England Party merged with the English Democrats in February 2007.