Founded December 2015 | Dissolved 2016 | |
Ideology NationalismEuroscepticismUnionism | ||
The British People's Party, officially registered as the British People's Party - Unity, Equality, Freedom, was a British political party that was registered with the Electoral Commission and launched in December 2015. It ceased to exist in 2016.
The party advocated British unionism, Euroscepticism, British republicanism, social justice, economic democracy, internationalism, humanitarianism and environmentalism.
Electoral performance
Ben Marshall, a member of the Pilsley Parish Council, joined the party the day after its launch to become its first councillor.
The party's first electoral contest was for a parish council by-election in Kintbury on 21 January 2016, winning 31 votes (8.2%).
The party unsuccessfully contested the North East Derbyshire District Council by-election in Tupton ward on 15 September 2016.