Firefighters Against Cuts ( cy, Diffoddwyr Tàn yn Erbyn Toriadau) was a political party formed in 2003 which fought a small number of seats in the
2003 United Kingdom local elections. It was registered on 20 March 2003.
Paul Woolstenholmes was the party leader and he stood with Steven Brinkley, campaigns officer,
the for
Felixstowe North Ward in
Suffolk Coastal
Suffolk Coastal was a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Melton, having moved from neighbouring Woodbridge in 2017. Other towns include Felixstowe, Framlingham, Leiston, Aldeburgh, and Saxmundham.
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Gerard MacMillan stood for
Busby Ward,
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire ( sco, Aest Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975, it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas o ...
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Fergus Richardson, a union leader of the
Fire Brigades Union
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom for wholetime firefighters (including officers up to chief fire officer / firemaster), retained firefighters and emergency control room staff.
History
The first recorded in ...
during the
UK firefighter dispute 2002–03
The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 percent increase in pay, which would hav ...
stood for
South Ayrshire Council.
John Maitland also stood for Annbank Mossblown St Quivox Ward for the same council.
References
External links
* {{cite news, url=https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2017-07-26/fighting-fires-fighting-cuts, title=From fighting fires to fighting cuts, work=Workers' Liberty, publisher=Alliance for Workers' Liberty, date=25 April 2003, first=Vicki, last=Morris
2003 establishments in the United Kingdom
Defunct political parties in the United Kingdom
Fire and rescue in the United Kingdom
Anti-austerity political parties in the United Kingdom