Full list of UKIP Candidate shortlists and hustings

Independent UKIP · 08-07-2008, 11:06 PM

UK Independence Party - Candidate shortlists and hustings

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Candidate shortlists and hustings
Tuesday, 08 July 2008

Candidate Shortlists

The regional shortlists of European election candidates as at 8 July 2008 are as follows. These names will go forward for the regional ballots in August 2008.

EASTERN: Stuart Agnew, Michael Baker, David Campbell Bannerman, Stephen Scott-Fawcett, Stuart Gulleford, Marion Mason, Mick McGough, Amy O’Boyle, Andrew Smith.

EAST MIDLANDS: Lynette Afshar, Stephen Allison, Ralph Atkinson, Derek Clark, Irena Marriott, Christopher Pain, Lawrence Webb.

WEST MIDLANDS: Lynette Afshar, Elizabeth Hazell, Malcolm Hurst, Peter Jennings, Mike Nattrass, Jonathan Oakton, Gillian Seymour, Nikki Sinclaire.

SOUTH EAST: Harry Aldridge, Marta Andreasen, Drew Belobaba, Christopher Browne, Rob Burberry, Philip Vander Elst, Nigel Farage, Ray Finch, Steve Harris, Mazhar Manzoor, Andrew Moncreiff, Marc Montgomery, Mark Stroud, Victor Webb.

SOUTH WEST: Jeffrey Beer, Trevor Colman, William, Earl of Dartmouth, Eric Edmond, Julie Harrison, Stephanie McWilliam, Julia Reid, Rachel Tingle, Gawain Towler, Alan Wood.

LONDON: Marta Andreasen, Ralph Atkinson, Gerard Batten, Geoff Howard, Strachan McDonald, Lynnda Robson, Marcus Watney, Sunita Webb, Victor Webb, Tim Worstall, Michael Zuckerman.

WALES: David Bevan, John Bufton, Anuruddha Gunavardhana, Kevin Mahoney, David W L Rowlands, Paul Wiffen.

NORTH WEST: Greg Beaman, Nigel Brown, Graham Cannon, Terry Durrance, Philip Griffiths, Hilary Jones, Fred McGlade, Michael McManus, Paul Nuttall.

YORKSHIRE: Jonathan Arnott, Godfrey Bloom, David Daniel, Toby Horton, Jason Smith, Christopher Hudson.

NORTH EAST: Sandra Allison, Steve Emmens, Gordon Parkin, John Tennant, Steve Allison.

SCOTLAND: Peter Adams, Philip Anderson, Kathleen Desmond, Matthew Desmond, Paul Hencke, Donald Mackay, Paul Wiffen.

Hustings meetings

Hustings meetings in the regions will be taking place as follows:

East Midlands:
Sat 5 July (Northamptonshire): Premier Travel Inn, High St, Weedon NN7 4PX (A45 off J16 M1) 10.00am-1.00pm.
Sun 13 July (Nottinghamshire): 20 Pelham Rd, Carrington, Nottingham NG5 1AP 10.00am-1.00pm.
Sun 20 July (Lincolnshire): Wyberton Parish Hall, London Rd Boston PE21 7DE 10.00am-1.00pm.
Further details from: Don Ransome, East Midlands RO, telephone 01205 311 373

West Midlands:
Fri 18 July: St Andrews Youth Club, Bridgenorth Rd, Shifnal, Shropshire 7.00pm.
Sat 19 July: The Hawthorns (next to West Brom' Albion FC), Birmingham Road, West Bromwich B71 4JZ 2.00pm.
Mon 21 July: Powick Parish Hall, 46 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcs WR2 4RT 7.30pm.
Tues 22 July: The Butchers Arms, Church St, Audley, Stoke on Trent ST7 8DE 7.30pm.
All enquiries to Derek Bennett. telephone. 0121 333 7737/07813 153 897

Eastern Counties:
Mon 14 July: Quality Hotel (formerly Clock Hotel), The Link, Welwyn AL6 9XA 7.30pm.
Fri 18 July: Margaretting Village Hall, Wantz Road, Margaretting CM4 0EP 7.30pm.
Thurs 24 July: The Brampton Institute, 18 High Street, Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire 7.30pm.
Sat 26 July: Stowmarket High School, Onehouse Road, Stowmarket IP14 1QR 2.30pm.
Wed 30 July: The Council Chambers, South Norfolk House, Swan Lane, Long Stratton NR15 2XE 7.30pm.
Further details from Peter Reeve, Regional Organiser, telephone 07792 290 434 or e-mail reeve@ukip.org

North West:
Tues 15 July: Tower College, Rainhill, L35 6NE (M62, J7) 7.30 pm.
Thurs 17 July: Holiday Inn, Caton Road, Lancaster LA1 3RA (M6, J34) 7.30 pm.
Yorkshire hustings to be advised.

London:
Sat 12 July: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 (nearest Underground station Holborn) 2pm.

South West:
Sun 20 July: Lakeview, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall PL30 5JJ 3 pm.
Fri 25 July: Bournemouth International Hotel, Bournemouth BH2 5DL 7.30 pm.
Sun 27 July: Padbrook Park, Collumpton, Devon EX15 1RU 3 pm.
Wed 30 July: Imperial Hotel, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 3AP 7.30pm.

South East:
Sat 19 July: Lynx Gym, 70 Rabans Close, Aylesbury HP 19 8RS 7.30pm.
Sat 26 July: The Guildhall, Winchester SO23 9LJ 2.00pm.
Thurs 31 July: Royal Wells Hotel, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8BE 7.30pm.

Jonathan Arnott · 08-07-2008, 11:34 PM

I have received notification of a Yorkshire hustings on the 28th July. I assume that the cut-off date was missed for Independence News.

Venue: Morley Town Council, Morleian Room, Town Hall, Queen St, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 9DY. Room is booked from 6pm to 9pm.

Independent UKIP · 09-07-2008, 01:25 AM

Regarding London, being my region...

I see Paul Wiffen is standing in Scotland rather than London and Lawrence Webb is standing in East Midlands rather than London. I won't speculate about current facts I don't know but am very surprised Lawrence Webb is not standing in London. I would've thought he'd be voted in 2nd place after Gerard Batten in the members ballot. I'll bet he is kicking himself right now.

Marta Andreasen is unlikely to get my support. Being from the libertarian wing of the party I'll likely vote Batten 1 & Worstall 2. Atkinson and Robson likely being 3 and 4 without any current preference between them.

I note that John Moran is not a candidate but presume C_Steam will continue to ignore/make a joke out of the questions and responses to his topic which included,

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we are told that the ever-faithful Mr Zuckerman and Mr Moran have accepted positions on that list

Nobody ever having claimed that Mr Zuckerman was not a likely candidate BTW. He is also unlikely to get my support. Despite the claims of leadership opposition I'll be amazed if Batten is not top of the London list. As Webb is not on the list I have absolutely no idea who is likely to be 2nd. I'd be interested in who other forum members think the London members will give that position to.

B.A.Ware · 09-07-2008, 09:33 AM

Can someone explain why certain candidates are standing in two regions. We have Lynette Afshar standing in the East and West Midlands and Marta Andreasen standing in the South East and London, is there a shortage of candidates in these areas?

chikrodah · 09-07-2008, 10:06 AM

Can somebody confirm that Marta Andreasen is now permanently resident in either the UK or Gibraltar?

Rosie · 09-07-2008, 10:14 AM

Marta Andreasen is obviously on the list in London to try and oust Gerard Batten but will get invaluable publicity for the SE candidates by also being on the list there. The lists just prove that Nigel is now putting his people in place to even further tighten his grip on the party.

And no John Whittaker in the North West.

Legin · 09-07-2008, 10:26 AM

[quote=Independent UKIP;522449]UK Independence Party - Candidate shortlists and hustings

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I understand that 4 people have an appeal pending with regard to the Eastern Region Selection so why is this list printed? I also note that Stuart Gulleford, who I understand is under police investigation, is on the list, just what is going on?

Legin · 09-07-2008, 10:46 AM

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UK Independence Party - Candidate shortlists and hustings

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I note Christopher Hudson is on the Yorkshire list, when did he have his interveiw? or perhaps no one has informed him yet!!

chikrodah · 09-07-2008, 11:21 AM

With regard to Marta Andreasen:

The EU's own rules clearly state: European Commission - Your Europe - Citizens - EU Parliament elections

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The requirements for being entitled to vote or stand as a candidate in the Member State of residence are:

EU citizenship;
residence in the Member State where the vote is cast or where the person concerned is standing as a candidate;
compliance with the provisions applicable to nationals of the Member State of residence as regards the right to vote or to stand as a candidate (principle of equality between national and other EU voters).

It is up to each Member State to indicate, if necessary, which persons are to be considered as nationals.
No-one is allowed to vote more than once or to stand as a candidate in more than one Member State at the same election.
EU voters cannot be entered on the electoral roll of the Member State of residence unless they have previously expressed the wish to do so. Anyone opting to vote in the Member State of residence is no longer entitled to vote in their home country . If voting is compulsory in the country of residence, EU voters who are entered on the electoral roll of that country are obliged to vote

From the 2004 Electoral Commission guidance (unfortunately, now no longer on the EC website) (http://www.electoralcommission.org.u..._N__S__W__.pdf):

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Who can be a candidate?
4.2 To be eligible to stand as a candidate for election to the European Parliament in the United Kingdom, you must be on the day you are nominated and on polling day, 10 June 2004:

• at least 21 years old; and

• a British citizen or a citizen of the Irish Republic or the Commonwealth, or a citizen of another member state of the European Union who is resident in the UK or Gibraltar.

4.3 You must also make sure you are not otherwise disqualified from being a member of the European Parliament (see below, Why can’t I be a candidate?).

Why can’t I be a candidate?

4.4 Certain people are disqualified from being elected as a member of the European Parliament.

You cannot be a candidate if:

• You are a member of the UK Government;

• You are a member of certain European bodies (see Appendix 4);

• You are disqualified from membership of the House of Commons;

• You are disqualified from standing as an MP in a parliamentary constituency that overlaps with the European electoral region you want to stand as a candidate in;

• You are disqualified from membership of the Gibraltar House of Assembly;

• You are a citizen of a member state of the European Union whose own laws prohibit its citizens from standing for election in another state.

4.5 It is an offence to consent to being nominated as a candidate for election at a European Parliament general election:

in more than one Member State; or

in more than one electoral region, either as an individual candidate or a candidate on a list submitted by a registered political party; or

as an individual candidate and a candidate on a list submitted by a registered political party, whether in that same region or another; or

as a candidate on lists submitted by more than one registered political party in the same electoral region.

Advice

The full range of disqualifications for candidates is complex, and some exceptions may also apply. You are advised to consult the relevant legislation to ensure that none of the relevant disqualifications applies, and check with the RRO for clarification on any points of confusion.

UK electoral law specifies that the candidate should not only be resident in the UK or Gibraltar but also be registered on the electoral roll. Marta does not appear to be registered on the current electoral roll in either her own or her husband's surname. In fact, in January 2008, her appeal against the EU Civil Service Tribunal's decision of 8 November 2007 lists her as resident in Barcelona. She is using a Spanish lawyer for that appeal.

So why is she on the party list at all?

Note that, for the 2004 Euro Elections,

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4.5 It is an offence to consent to being nominated as a candidate for election at a European Parliament general election:

in more than one Member State; or

in more than one electoral region, either as an individual candidate or a candidate on a list submitted by a registered political party; or

as an individual candidate and a candidate on a list submitted by a registered political party, whether in that same region or another; or

as a candidate on lists submitted by more than one registered political party in the same electoral region.

Those who have volunteered to stand in more than one region are going to have to make a choice, assuming they're lucky enough to be selected for multiple regions.

Peterc · 09-07-2008, 11:30 AM

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UK Independence Party - Candidate shortlists and hustings

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Amy o'Boyle is a candidate for the Eastern Counties, I am informed that she is a student aged 19years, if that is true is this yet another Peter Reeve **** up?

Who can be a candidate?
4.2 To be eligible to stand as a candidate for election to the European Parliament in the United Kingdom, you must be on the day you are nominated and on polling day, 10 June 2004:

• at least 21 years old; and

09-07-2008, 09:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
B.A.Ware Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 4,773 Party: UKIP	Can someone explain why certain candidates are standing in two regions. We have Lynette Afshar standing in the East and West Midlands and Marta Andreasen standing in the South East and London, is there a shortage of candidates in these areas? __________________ We’re not just about Europe.

09-07-2008, 10:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rosie Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Midlands Posts: 124	Marta Andreasen is obviously on the list in London to try and oust Gerard Batten but will get invaluable publicity for the SE candidates by also being on the list there. The lists just prove that Nigel is now putting his people in place to even further tighten his grip on the party. And no John Whittaker in the North West. Last edited by Rosie; 09-07-2008 at 10:17 AM.

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08-07-2008, 11:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jonathan Arnott Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 93	I have received notification of a Yorkshire hustings on the 28th July. I assume that the cut-off date was missed for Independence News. Venue: Morley Town Council, Morleian Room, Town Hall, Queen St, Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS27 9DY. Room is booked from 6pm to 9pm.

09-07-2008, 10:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
chikrodah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlands Posts: 1,872	Can somebody confirm that Marta Andreasen is now permanently resident in either the UK or Gibraltar?

09-07-2008, 10:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Legin Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 224	[quote=Independent UKIP;522449]UK Independence Party - Candidate shortlists and hustings As noone has posted this yet, here it is:[/QUOTE I understand that 4 people have an appeal pending with regard to the Eastern Region Selection so why is this list printed? I also note that Stuart Gulleford, who I understand is under police investigation, is on the list, just what is going on?