Independents for Frome
Independents for Frome | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Mel Usher |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Frome |
| Political position | Localism, Conservation |
| Colours | Black and White |
| Slogan | I'm for Frome |
| Frome Town council seats |
17 / 17 |
| Website | |
| iffrome.org.uk | |
The Independents for Frome (ifF) are a minor political party based in Frome, in the English county of Somerset. Formed in 2011, it gained a majority on the Frome Town Council in 2011, and it has held all of the council's 17 seats since May 2015.
The emergence of the party is a result of ideas developed by Peter Macfadyen which have been described as "flatpack democracy".
History
Independents for Frome was first established in January 2011 by a group of Frome residents. The party fielded 17 candidates in the 2011 local elections, winning ten seats and therefore taking control of the town council with their majority.[1]
Independents for Frome featured in a discussion on 'Radical Movements' alongside representatives from Podemos, Syriza and the Radical Independence Campaign at the Left Field at Glastonbury Festival 2015.[2]
Electoral performance
Frome Parish elections, 2011
| Party | Members elected | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5* | |
| ifF | 10 | |
| Total | 17 | |
*One of the Liberal Democrat councillors defected to UKIP prior to the 2015 election.
Frome Parish elections, 2015
At Mendip Parish elections on 7 May 2015, the party contested and won all seventeen available seats.[3]
| Party | Members elected | |
|---|---|---|
| ifF | 17 | |
| Total | 17 | |
References
- ↑ Reading, Nick (13 November 2012). "What a democratic revolution in the Somerset town of Frome could teach our political class". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ Harris, John (22 May 2015). "How Flatpack Democracy beat the old parties in the People's Republic of Frome". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Results for Parish Council Elections 2015". Retrieved 11 May 2015.
Further reading
- Macfadyen, Peter (2014). Flatpack Democracy: A DIY Guide to Independent Politics. Eco-logic Books. ISBN 9781899233229.
External links
- Independents for Frome – official web site
- Independents for Frome: Registration summary at electoralcommission.org.uk
- Facebook page