2026 England Local Elections

Animal Welfare Party stood five candidates in the recent Local Elections in England on Thursday 7th May. 

Animal Welfare Party’s candidates were: 

Jacquie Cook for Hemingford Grey and Houghton ward (where Camp Beagle is located), Huntingdonshire District Council 

Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi for Winton East, Charminster West & Talbot Woods ward, Bournemouth Town Council 

Gavin Ridley for Branksome West & Penn Hill ward, Poole Town Council 

Mike Kelson for Lavender Fields ward, London Borough of Merton 

Paul Graham for Bicester West ward, Cherwell District Council  

In each of these areas, AWP’s candidates stood for a different type of politics – one that rejects speciesism and egocentrism and puts sustainability and compassion at the centre of decision-making. 

While our candidates campaigned for local elections in England, our party list candidates also campaigned in the Scottish Parliament Elections in the region of Edinburgh & Lothians East.