Independents For Bristol (IFB) was a British
political party for Independent candidates who wished to stand for either local government election or parliamentary election. IFB did not dictate policy but instead enabled individuals to become candidates. The Electoral Commission noted its voluntary deregistration as a political party on 22 July 2016.
History
Independents for Bristol was formed in January 2013. At the time,
Bristol was unusual in not having any independent councillors. The role of ward councillors had also changed, due to the introduction of the new role of Bristol elected mayor. Eight candidates ran in the May 2013 local elections under the banner of Independents for Bristol. One candidate, Jason Budd, was elected an independent councillor for
Kingsweston
Kingsweston was a ward of the city of Bristol. The three districts in the ward wer Coombe Dingle, Lawrence Weston and Sea Mills. The ward takes its name from the old district of Kings Weston (usually spelt in two words), now generally considere ...
in Bristol. Jason Budd later joined to the Conservatives and sat as a Conservative councillor.
Independents For Bristol had their first prospective parliamentary candidate, Dawn Parry, standing for
Bristol West
Bristol West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 by Thangam Debbonaire of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It mostly covers ...
in
May 2015 general election. She polled 204 votes, 0.3% of the turnout.
Bell Principles
Independents For Bristol supported candidates who agreed to the Bell Principles, which included abiding by the spirit and letter of the Seven Principles of Public Life set out by
Lord Nolan
Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan, (10 September 1928 – 22 January 2007) was a judge in the United Kingdom, and from 1994 until 1997 was the first chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. In the words of his obituary in ''The ...
in 1995: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
See also
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Politics of Bristol
The city of Bristol, England, is a unitary authority, represented by four MPs representing seats wholly within the city boundaries. As well as these, Filton and Bradley Stoke covers the northern urban fringe in South Gloucestershire and the n ...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.ifbristol.org.uk, ifbristol.org.uk
English politicians
Organisations based in Bristol
2013 establishments in England
Locally based political parties in England