New political party Bury Independents announce plans to stand in elections
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA new ‘hyper-local’ political party has formed in Bury, with candidates expected to stand in local elections next May. Bury Independents, led by Steve Middleton, said the party hoped to follow the example set by Radcliffe First, who in recent years have gained electoral success in the town and currently hold eight seats on the 51-strong, Labour led Bury Council.
Bury Independents said the five founding members are ‘community campaigners from Unsworth, Whitefield, Prestwich, Bury and Radcliffe’.
Information on the party’s website states Mr Middleton is a civil servant who grew up in Unsworth and Whitefield and attended Castlebrook school and Bury College.
He said he had been a community campaigner since 2009 and was one of the co-founders of Bury Independents. He said: “As a small group of experienced local community campaigners, we collectively decided we’d had enough of the political games and poor decision making that has blighted Bury. BLACK FRIDAY OFFER: Get three months of MEN Premium for FREE with our amazing Black Friday deal.
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