Community Group
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Community Group are a British political party in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, founded in 2001.[1] The Community Group has four councillors serving on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough council.[2]
The party was founded in the wake of a political scandal dubbed "Donnygate" that saw 21 Doncaster councillors convicted of expenses fraud from 1997.[3] The party had 6 borough councillors in Doncaster in 2001.[4] Party leader Martin Williams contested Doncaster North at the 2005 general election against Ed Miliband, receiving 2,365 votes (7.5%, in fourth place).[5] Jessie Credland stood for election as Mayor of Doncaster for the party in 2005, coming fourth with 10,263 votes (9.4%).[6] Garth Oxby defected to become an independent in May 2005 following a deal made with the Labour group for Community Group councillors to be given positions chairing council committees,[7] a deal repeated the following year.[8] Richard Walker and Jessie Credland also later left to sit as independent members. The party lost John Cooke's seat to Labour in 2007.[9] In 2007, the party also had 10 town councillors.[10]
English Democrats Mayor Peter Davies is associated with the group.[2] The Community Group's own candidate, Stuart Exelby, formerly a Labour councillor and deputy mayor from 2008-9,[11] received 2152 votes.[12] Martin Williams said of his election, "I am happy about this,"[12] but in February 2010 said that "I think the mayoral system is in tatters... It has been tried and failed."[13]
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External links
- Community Group on Doncaster Metropolitan Borough council
- Martin William's profile on Thorne and Moorends Town Council.
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