Kingston Independent Residents Group
ChairJames Giles
Founded2017
HeadquartersKingston Independent Residents Group
53 South Park Grove, New Malden, KT3 5DA, United Kingdom
IdeologyLocalism
Colours  Pink
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The Kingston Independent Residents Group (KIRG) is a political party in the United Kingdom. The party was launched in 2017 and formed from a number of residents groups in the area of Kingston upon Thames. At the time, the group claimed to be 'proudly founded by those of all political persuasions and none'. It received a boost shortly after its formation when sitting councillors Mary Clark and David Fraser defected from the Conservative Party. The party promotes a localist agenda that seeks to give residents, towns and parishes a greater say in the future of their town. They currently have 3 seats on the Kingston upon Thames council and are the main opposition group.

Electoral history

Kingston Independent Residents Group fought their first local elections in May 2018, with 15 candidates standing for seats in the Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.[1] They did not win any seats.[2]

They fielded 19 candidates in the 2022 local elections for seats on Kingston Council,[3] receiving 5% of the vote and winning a seat in Green Lane & St James Ward.[4]

On 10th November 2022, they won their second seat on Kingston Council, gaining the second seat of the Green Lane & St James Ward from the Liberal Democrats via a by-election.[5]

In January 2024, KIRG councillor, Yvonne Tracey, announced she will be running as a candidate against Kingston and Surbiton MP Ed Davey in the upcoming general election, in response to the ongoing Post Office scandal, for which Davey was the Under-Secretary for Postal Affairs at the time.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kingston Independent Residents Group: the new political party in Kingston".
  2. ↑ Admin (3 May 2018). "Election results by Wards,3 May 2018". www.kingston.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Statement of Nominated Persons: Kingston Council 2022 Local Elections".
  4. ↑ Admin (5 May 2022). "Election results by party, 5 May 2022". www.kingston.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Dalton, Emily (14 November 2022). "Kingston Independent Residents Group wins Green Lane and St James Ward by-election". Kingston Courier. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67954810?at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_id=9119FA1E-B1E5-11EE-A6FF-CC5AD9B5F045&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBCLondonNews&at_link_type=web_link&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_campaign=Social_Flow
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