Trust (British political party)
Trust | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Stuart Wheeler |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Headquarters | 83 Victoria Street London SW1H 0HW |
| Website | |
| http://thetrustparty.co.uk/ | |
Trust was a minor
Westminster expenses scandal.[1][2] It unsuccessfully fielded two candidates at the 2010 general election.[citation needed
]
2010 general election
Both of the party's candidates were former Conservatives.
Stuart Wheeler, who contested the Sussex constituency of
Gregory Barker MP, escaped criticism from David Cameron over his expenses as an ally of the Conservative Party leader.[4] Barker called Wheeler's campaign "an attempt to cash in on genuine public concerns about the Parliamentary expenses scandal by peddling the most extraordinary untruths about my own Parliamentary claims and expenditure."[5]
The party's other candidate was Douglas Taylor. Taylor had been Conservative candidate at the
Perth and North Perthshire in 2005.[6]
Taylor stood again on the Trust Party ticket in Perth and North Perthshire.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gregory Barker
|
28,147 | 51.6 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Varrall | 15,267 | 28.0 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | James Royston | 6,524 | 12.0 | −5.9 | |
| Trust | Stuart Wheeler | 2,699 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| BNP | Neil Jackson | 1,950 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,880 | 23.6 | −7.9 | ||
| Turnout | 54,587 | 68.9 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Pete Wishart | 19,118 | 39.6 | +5.9 | |
Conservative
|
Peter Lyburn | 14,739 | 30.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour
|
Jamie Glackin | 7,923 | 16.4 | −2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Barrett | 5,954 | 12.3 | −3.8 | |
| Trust | Douglas Taylor | 534 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,379 | 9.1 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 48,268 | 66.9 | +3.0 | ||
| SNP hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Politics
The party's policies included introducing a parliamentary court with the power to jail MPs who commit fraud,global warming, promoting marriage, improving treatment of wounded soldiers, reducing the power of the European Union and preventing torture of suspected terrorists.[9]
Dissolution
The party was dissolved soon after the 2010 election. One set of accounts was submitted to the
United Kingdom Independence Party as treasurer.[11]
References
- ^ "Register of political parties - Trust". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "About Trust". Trust. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Ex-Tory donor launches Trust Party on expenses pledge". BBC News. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Tycoon's new party aims to win Trust of the voters". Your Canterbury. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Barker slams rival campaign as "unfounded smears"". Rye & Battle Observer. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Selected Candidates". Trust. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ BBC - Election 2010 - Bexhill & Battle
- ^ BBC - Election 2010 - Perth & Perthshire North
- ^ Jarrett, Nigel (1 April 2010). "New Party leader squares up to MP Barker". Hastings Observer. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "The Trust Party - Statement of Accounts" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Latest News - Wheeler joins UKIP as Treasurer". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
External links
- Official website (on the Internet Archive in April 2010)
- Candidate profile, Bexhill Observer