One London
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| One London | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Damian Hockney |
| Founded | September 1, 2005 |
| Headquarters | 109-110 Bolsover Street London W1W 5NT |
| Political Ideology | Euroscepticism, Local Democracy |
| Political Position | |
| International Affiliation | none |
| European Affiliation | none |
| European Parliament Group | n/a |
| Colours | Black and White with Red |
| Website | [http://www.onelondon.org.uk] |
| See also | Politics of the U.K. Political parties Elections |
One London is a British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. Both of them were originally elected to the London Assembly in June 2004 as United Kingdom Independence Party representatives, but in February 2005 announced the formation of the Veritas group at the Assembly. With the disintegration of Veritas after its poor showing in the 2005 general election, the two formed One London, of which Hockney is the Leader.
Ideology
The party is opposed to British membership of the European Union. It also calls for the system of central government grants to local authorities to be changed in favour of London and for the abolition of the London congestion charge.
Controversy
The naming of the party as 'One London' caused some comment [link] as the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, had just started a public campaign under that name [link] as an attempt to build closer relations between ethnic communities following the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
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| Political parties in the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Represented in the British House of Commons>House of Commons (646) : | Labour (356) | Conservatives (197) | Liberal Democrats (63) | DUP (9) | SNP (6) | Sinn Féin (abstentionist) (5) | Plaid Cymru (3) | SDLP (3) | Ind KHHC (1) | Independent (1) | Respect (1) | UUP (1) |
| Represented in the Scottish Parliament (129): | Labour (50) | SNP (27) | Conservative and Unionists (17) | Liberal Democrats (17) | Scottish Green Party (7) | Scottish Socialist Party (6) | Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (1) | Independent (5) |
| Represented in the National Assembly for Wales>Welsh Assembly (60): | Labour (29) | Plaid Cymru (12) | Conservatives (11) | Liberal Democrats (6) | Forward Wales (1) | Vacant (1) |
| Represented in the Northern Ireland Assembly (108) | DUP (32) | UUP (25) | Sinn Féin (24) | SDLP (18) | Alliance (6) | UKUP (1) | Independent (2) |
| Represented in the London Assembly (25): | Conservatives (9) | Labour (7) | Liberal Democrats (5) | Greens (E&W) (2) | One London (2) |
| Represented in the European Parliament (72 out of 732): | Conservatives (ED, 26) | Labour (PES, 19) | Liberal Democrats (ELDR, 12) | UKIP (ID, 10) | Greens (E&W) (EGP, 2) | SNP (EFA, 2) | DUP (EUD1, 1) | Plaid Cymru (EFA, 1) | Sinn Féin (EUL, 1) | UUP (ED, 1) | Independent (NA, 2) |
| Minor parties: | British National Party | Socialist Labour | Liberal | English Democrats |
| 1. DUP MEP Jim Allister is a member of the EUD, whilst the DUP itself remains non-affiliated. | |
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