Animal Welfare Party Gains Representative on Hexham Town Council, Northumberland

Animal Welfare Party Gains Representative on Hexham Town Council, Northumberland

Hexham, Northumberland: Animal Welfare Party has gained a representative on Hexham Town Council, the second in the party’s history, after sitting Town Councillor, Lee Williscroft-Ferris switched from being independent to representing AWP

On 20th January, Lee Williscroft-Ferris, a serving councillor on Hexham Town Council in Northumberland made a small piece of history when he announced his decision to switch from being independent to Animal Welfare Party, becoming the second representative in the party’s history, the first in Northumberland and the North East. 

Williscroft-Ferris, who has served on …

Read More »

AWP’s Local Election Results Show Promise

AWP’s Local Election Results Show Promise

Local elections took place in England on 4th May while elections will take place in Northern Ireland on 18th May.

Animal Welfare Party stood two candidates in local elections in England; Gavin Ridley in Alderney and Bourne Valley ward, Dorset and Jane Smith in Smallwood parish, Cheshire.

In Alderney and Bourne Valley, Dorset, Gavin Ridley received 239 votes (2.9%).

In Smallwood, Cheshire, Jane Smith received 69 votes (6.9%) and was just 4 votes away from being elected. The share of the vote received here is also the second …

Read More »

2023 Local Elections Update

2023 Local Elections Update

AWP is happy to announce that Gavin Ridley will stand for election in the ward of Alderney and Bourne Valley in Dorset and Jane Smith will stand for election to Smallwood Parish Council in Cheshire East, in the 2023 local elections to be held in England on 4th May. 

In the Alderney and Bourne Valley ward in Dorset, with the biodiversity and climate crises a key concern, Gavin Ridley intends to focus his campaigning on the urgent need to make space for nature in the ward.

In Smallwood, Jane …

Read More »

AWP’s 2023 AGM – Committee Re-elected, Plans for Year Ahead Discussed

AWP’s 2023 AGM – Committee Re-elected, Plans for Year Ahead Discussed

Animal Welfare Party held its 2023 AGM on Sunday 26th February. The party’s first hybrid AGM, the meeting took place both on-line via the Zoom platform and in person at The Crown Plaza, London Kings Cross. The meeting was recorded and will be made available to party Members in due course.

Over the course of the meeting, the party’s activities over the past year, membership and financial status were reviewed. Members were thanked for all their support for the party over the past year.

AWP’s Committee of National …

Read More »

AWP Celebrates Encouraging Local Election Results

AWP Celebrates Encouraging Local Election Results

Animal Welfare Party is celebrating encouraging results in last week’s local elections in which the party stood two candidates:

In Southend’s Victoria Ward, where AWP’s candidate Rik Moran stood for the first time, he received 105 votes / 3%.

In Croydon’s Addiscombe West ward, where AWP’s candidate Saffron Gloyne stood for the first time, she received 155 votes / 1.6%.

Although our candidates weren’t elected, both results are impressive for a first time standing and given that many of the parties AWP was standing against had larger campaign …

Read More »

AWP Stands Candidates in Southend & Croydon in 2022 Local Elections

AWP Stands Candidates in Southend & Croydon in 2022 Local Elections

Animal Welfare Party is delighted to announce two candidates  standing for the party in the May 5th local elections. Richard (Rik) Moran will stand for AWP in Victoria Ward, Southend while Saffron Gloyne will stand in Croydon’s Addiscombe West ward. 

Saffron will focus her campaign on standing up against wildlife crime in Croydon, championing the borough’s ability to become a nationwide leader in the battle against single use plastic and opposing cruel duckling & chick hatching projects in the borough’s schools. 

Rik will focus his campaign on …

Read More »

AWP Committee of National Officers Re-elected at AGM

AWP Committee of National Officers Re-elected at AGM

Animal Welfare Party held an online AGM on Sunday 20th February 2022.

We reviewed our activities over the past year which included standing in the London Mayoral, London Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections and several successes for animals achieved at local level through our councillor in Alsager, Cheshire and through campaigning on issues across the UK.

The Committee of National Officers, were re-elected, as below:

Leader: Vanessa Hudson

Deputy Leader: Jane Smith

Treasurer: Louise Cobham

Nominating Officer: Jon Homan

A vote was held on the question of whether a monthly payment option …

Read More »

AWP Holds Third Demo outside Manchester Airport Protesting Involvement in Animal Testing

AWP Holds Third Demo outside Manchester Airport Protesting Involvement in Animal Testing

Animal Welfare Party has today held its third peaceful demonstration outside Manchester Airport protesting against its involvement in the trade of flying live animals into the UK for use in animal testing.

Protestors braved the January wind, rain and hail to stand with banners reading ‘Animals Shipped to Testing Labs Through Manchester Airport’ and ‘Manchester Airport Complicit in Animal Testing’.

The demo came as a related petition calling on Manchester Airport Group to stop accepting Air France animal cargo flights bringing animals such as dogs and primates …

Read More »

AWP Celebrates 2021 Local Election Results

AWP Celebrates 2021 Local Election Results

Animal Welfare Party is celebrating some of its best results to date in the London Mayoral and Assembly Elections and in Lothian Region in the Scottish Parliament Elections. 

In the London Mayoral Election, AWP’s Vanessa Hudson received 16,826 first preference votes and 63,619 second preference votes.

In the London-wide Assembly election, AWP stood a party list of six candidates and received 44,667 votes from across the capital (1.7% of the vote) – ranking seventh overall and gaining almost 19,000 more votes than the party received in this …

Read More »

AWP Standing in London Mayoral, Assembly & Scottish Parliament Elections

AWP Standing in London Mayoral, Assembly & Scottish Parliament Elections

Animal Welfare Party is standing for the first time in the London Mayoral Election and in Lothian Region in the Scottish Parliament Elections which take place on 6th May. The party will also contest the London-wide Assembly Election for the second time.

In London, party leader, Vanessa Hudson is contesting the Mayoral Election and acting as Lead Candidate for AWP in the London-wide election. Sam Morland, Alex Bourke, Femy Amin, Mark Scott and Julian Weisman join on the party list.

“I’m standing because, as we emerge from the …

Read More »