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Pirate Party UK
Pirate Party UK
Welsh: Plaid Môr-leidr DU
LeaderDavid A Elston[1]
Chair of the BoardAdrian Farrel[2]
Founded30 July 2009 (2009-07-30)[3]
HeadquartersUnit 6941, PO Box 4336, Manchester, M61 0BW
Membership (2015)766
IdeologyPirate politics
Civil libertarianism
Direct democracy
Civil rights
Political positionCentre[4]
European affiliationNone
International affiliationNone
European Parliament groupNone
Colours     Purple, black and white[5]
Community Council
1 / 252,000
Website
www.pirateparty.org.uk

The Pirate Party UK (often abbreviated PPUK; in Welsh: 'Plaid Môr-leidr DU') is a political party in the United Kingdom that defines itself as being a radical centre party.[6] The Pirate Party's core policies are to bring about reform to copyright and patent laws, support privacy and reduce surveillance from government and businesses, and to guarantee genuine freedom of speech for everyone.[7]

Established in July 2009, the first leader of the party was Andrew Robinson, who stepped down in August 2010. Laurence "Loz" Kaye was elected to replace him in September 2010, and served until after the 2015 general election, when he stepped down.[8] Following Kaye's resignation, a leadership election was held, with Cris Chesha being elected leader and David A Elston being elected the party's first deputy leader.[9]

The Pirate Party UK contested its first election in 2010, standing nine candidates in the 2010 general election. The party also stood candidates in the 2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth and 2012 Manchester Central by-elections. The party also contested several local government elections and the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The party stood six candidates in the 2015 general election. The highest percentage of votes the party has achieved to date is 7.6% by David A Elston when he stood in the St Athan ward on Vale of Glamorgan Council during the 2017 local elections. In general elections, the party has never received more than one percent of the vote but briefly had two co-opted community councillors in early 2017, David A Elston in St Athan Community Council, and Kev Young in Parton Parish Council.

History

Following The Pirate Bay trial, a large surge in Pirate Party interest occurred around the world. After the success of the Swedish Pirate Party in the summer 2009 European elections, there was a sudden growth of Pirate Party organisations across Europe (notably in Germany and France) and beyond. Forum membership soared. The official formation of the Pirate Party in the UK followed shortly after the European elections[10] and the Pirate Party UK was officially registered on 30 July 2009.[6][11]

In August 2009, it was claimed that Pirate Party UK was undergoing rapid growth similar to one the Swedish Pirate Party had enjoyed in early 2009. It was reported that it had been flooded with enquiries and at its peak around 100 people an hour were signing up to become party members. Donations had been coming in so fast that PayPal was concerned it was a fraudulent site.[12]

On 22 August 2009, one of the party officers, John McKeown, resigned from his post after he made a blog post that caused controversy and debate about party policy. He felt that as he was elected before the official formation of the party, when there were fewer members, he could not safely say he represented the majority view of the party.[13]

In December 2009, the party voted to accept Peter Liddell as the new party treasurer, and John Barron was voted nominating officer, as well as ratifying several other positions within the party in November.

On 23 January 2010, the party opened voting to its members for the internal party elections for NEC members. It was announced on 1 February 2010 that party members had voted to retain the current executive members.

On 30 March 2010, the party declared its intent to stand ten candidates across England and Scotland. However, to do so, further party funding would be required.[14] On 27 April 2010, the party announced that it had nine official candidates on the ballot papers, as Mark Sims had missed the deadline because of the air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.

Following the resignation of first party leader Andrew Robinson,[15] the composer and lecturer Laurence "Loz" Kaye was elected as the new leader on 26 September 2010.[16] In a message sent to members, Kaye stated his key aim as "building the political structure of the party".[17] Previously, Kaye had been the election agent for candidate Tim Dobson who stood for Pirate Party UK in Manchester Gorton.

On 25 February 2015, the Pirate Party UK announced its withdrawal from its international affiliation, Pirate Party International. This announcement, consolidated by a vote of the board, followed in the wake of Pirate Party Australia's decision to leave earlier in the same month.[18]

In the run-up to the 2015 general election, the Pirate Party crowdsourced its manifesto using Reddit. The process ran until 21 March 2015.[19]

Kaye stepped down as leader following the 2015 general election in May.[8] With the role of deputy leader also being vacant, George Walkden, the party's nominating officer, was approved by the board of governors to serve as an interim leader until the party elected a new leader.[20] Following the leadership election, Cris Chesha was elected leader of the party and David Elston was elected the first deputy leader. Six new governors were elected, with six governors being re-elected. Rebecca Rae was elected to the role of campaigns officer on the NEC.[9][21]

On 18 June, Andrew Norton stepped down as chair of the board, and was replaced by the deputy chair of the board, Andrew Robinson, the leader of the party from 2009 to 2010. On 29 July 2015, Will Tovey was elected as the next deputy chair of the board to replace Robinson. Will Tovey subsequently became chair of the board, and Adrian Farrel replaced him on 14 December 2016.[22]

The party's extended period without an elected NEC caught the attention of larger media outlets in October 2016[23] where Kaye and Elston gave comment.

Principles

The Pirate Party in the UK adopted a set of seven principles:[24]

  1. Our society is built upon the sharing of knowledge, ideas and culture. It is furthered by freedom of thought and expression, and protected by the rule of law. The Pirate Party exists to ensure the preservation and development of these foundations.
  2. Human dignity is inviolable. Each of us has a right to life and to live, to freedom of thought and self-determination, and to participate in society.
  3. Everyone is equal under the law. We all have a say in the structure and processes of governance and the right to know what is done on our behalf.
  4. Respect for our private and family life by government and society is fundamental and we all have freedom of choice in our associations and relationships.
  5. To be free to participate in society everyone must have access to justice, education and such services and infrastructure required for life within it.
  6. To ensure the security of our society it is the responsibility of the government to provide for its defence, the mechanisms of justice and such services and infrastructure required to meet its needs.
  7. We will act on the basis of evidence, with the consent of society through democracy, in the interests of all.

Core policies

During the initial formative weeks and months of the Pirate Party UK, a large number of individuals visited the party's online forum and suggested additional policies such as changes to the UK electoral system, the legalisation of cannabis and NHS reform. Subsequently, the forum's structure was changed in order to demarcate more clearly the party's own values from the various additional suggestions that have been independently put forward by individuals. The party leadership has clarified on the official party blog that the Pirate Party UK intends to remain strictly focused on its three core policies:[25]

  1. The reform of copyright and patent laws
  2. The protection of our right to privacy
  3. The protection of our right to freedom of speech

On 22 March 2010, the party announced its 2010 general election manifesto, which expanded on how the party intended to practically implement its core policies if elected.[26]

In the run up to the 2015 general election, a manifesto was agreed upon by all six candidates based on the crowd sourced policies was created, which kept the core three principals as its focus but included a wide range of other issues.[27]

Political objectives

It has previously been noted by Robinson, the first Pirate Party UK leader, that the Pirate Party UK's chances of getting a candidate elected to the UK parliament are "pretty much close to zero",[28] because of the first past the post system for electing MPs to Parliament. Instead, its immediate aim is to raise awareness among voters and politicians in the other political parties.

Organisation

Leadership

Pirate Party UK's former leader Loz Kaye
# Leader Tenure Notes
1 Andrew Robinson 30 July 2009 — 23 August 2010
2 Loz Kaye 27 September 2010 — 9 May 2015
3 George Walkden 9 May 2015 — 4 July 2015 Interim leader
4 Cris Chesha 4 July 2015 — 26 November 2015
5 David A Elston 10 February 2016 — 19 February 2016 Acting leader
5 David A Elston 3 February 2017 — present Re-elected acting leader
# Deputy leader Tenure Notes
1 David A Elston 4 July 2015 — 19 February 2016
1 David A Elston 3 February 2017[29] — present Re-elected

National Executive Committee officers

Role Holder Other
Leader Vacant Acting leader: David A Elston
Deputy leader David A Elston[29]
Nominating officer Jason Winstanley
Deputy nominating officer Mark Chapman
Treasurer Vacant Acting treasurer: Will Tovey
Party secretary M. [29]
Deputy party secretary Vacant
Campaigns officer Vacant
Deputy campaigns officer Vacant
Head of IT Harley Faggetter

[30]

Board of governors

Name Governor since Notes
Andrew Robinson August 2011 Founder and former leader of Pirate Party UK
Will Tovey July 2010
Stephen Ogden July 2010
Harley Faggetter 24 February 2013 Vice chair of the board
Michael Moriarty 4 July 2015
Liam Soutar 4 July 2015
Adrian Farrel 4 July 2015 Chair of the board

[30]

Branches

The Pirate Party UK operates branches in many places around the United Kingdom. These include London,[31] York,[32] Greater Manchester,[33] Sheffield[34] and Bury.[35]

Pirate Party Wales

Pirate Party Wales (Welsh: Plaid Môr-leidr Cymru) is a branch of the Pirate Party UK that covers the entirety of Wales and was founded in 2014 by David Anthony Elston. Pirate Party Wales supports increased recognition of the Welsh language, including reform of the Welsh Language Act 1993 and free Welsh courses for all Welsh nationals. It also supports further devolution to Wales and increased powers for the Welsh Assembly.[36] The only candidate to have stood in Wales so far is Elston who stood in Bridgend in the 2015 general election.[37]

Scotland

Although no formal branch exists in Scotland, the Pirate Party UK contested the 2011 Scottish Parliament general election, standing eight candidates in West of Scotland and Glasgow regions.

Membership

Pirate Party UK's membership trend
Year Membership[38]
2009 590
2010 457
2011 224
2012 748
2013 557
2014 689
2015 766

Elections

General election 2010

The party stood nine candidates in the 2010 general election and received 1,340 votes overall, or about 0.35% of the total votes cast in those constituencies that had Pirate candidates:[39]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Bethnal Green and Bow Alexander van Terheyden 213[40] 0.4
Bury North Graeme Lambert 131[41] 0.3
Cities of London and Westminster Jack Nunn 90[42] 0.2
Derby North David Geraghty 170[43] 0.4
Glasgow Central Finlay Archibald 120[44] 0.4
Leicester West Shaun Dyer 113[45] 0.3
Manchester, Gorton Tim Dobson 236[46] 0.6
South West Surrey Luke Leighton 94[47] 0.2
Worcester Andrew Robinson 173[48] 0.4
Total 1,340 0.35

Mark Sims intended to stand in East Ham[49] but missed the deadline due to the air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption.

All candidates lost their deposits, with the best performance being 0.62% in Manchester Gorton.

Elections in 2011

Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election (2011)

The Pirate Party fielded Loz Kaye at the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election in 2011, after Labour's victory in the 2010 election was declared void by the courts, and the incumbent Phil Woolas was removed.[50] The result was 96 votes (0.3%).

Scottish and local elections 2011

Pirate Party UK stood eight regional candidates in two regions in the Scottish Parliament election[51]

Region Candidates Votes %
Glasgow
  1. Finlay Archibald
  2. Mark Wood
  3. Asmaa Hounat
  4. Stuart Murray
 581[52] 0.3
West of Scotland
  1. Rob Harris
  2. Laura Riach
  3. Andrew Paliwoda
  4. Miah Gregory
 850[53] 0.3
Total 1,431 0.3

Graeme Lambert also stood in the local election in Bury[54] gaining 3.62% of the vote.[55]

Elections in 2012

Local elections 2012

Pirate Party UK stood six candidates in three regions in the United Kingdom local elections.[56] They received 551 votes, or 2.26% on average over the 6 wards in which they stood, the best results for the party in an election. In the Manchester Bradford ward the party leader, Loz Kaye, received 5.2% of the vote, the highest the party has achieved in any election.

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Edinburgh Meadows/Morningside Phil Hunt 195[57] 1.9
Glasgow Anderston Rob Harris 46[58] 0.2
Glasgow Govan Finlay Archibald 51[59] 0.2
Manchester Ancoats and Clayton Tim Dobson 75[60] 3
Manchester Bradford Loz Kaye 127[61] 5.2
Manchester City Centre Maria Aretoulaki 57[62] 3.1
Total 551 2.25

Manchester Central by-election (2012)

Loz Kaye was the Pirate Party's candidate in the Manchester Central by-election on 15 November 2012. He received 1.9% of the vote.

European Parliament election 2014

The Pirate Party announced its intentions[63] to stand candidates in the North West England (European Parliament constituency) for the 2014 European Parliament election on the 28 March 2014. Three Pirate Party UK candidates were nominated,[64] Maria Aretoulaki,[65] George Walkden[66] and Jack Allnutt.[67]

The party also adopted a 'common European election programme'[68] in common with other European Pirate Parties,[69] in addition to its existing policies.

The party received 8,957 votes, a 0.5% share in the North West England regional constituency.[70]

Elections in 2015

General election 2015

The party had six candidates in the 2015 general election.[71] All the Pirate Party UK candidates standing for election were endorsed by Something New as candidates to vote for in constituencies where it was not standing candidates, with the exception of Mark Chapman due to Something New being in an alliance with a competitor to Chapman.[72]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Bridgend David A Elston[73] 106[74] 0.3
Manchester Central Loz Kaye 346 0.8
Manchester Gorton Cris Chesha 181 0.4
Salford and Eccles Sam Clark 183 0.4
Sheffield Central Andy Halsall[75] 113 0.3
Vauxhall Mark Chapman 201 0.4
Total 1,130 0.43

South Lanarkshire, Hamilton South local by-election

The Pirate Party UK's Governor of the Board, Andrew McCallum secured 13 votes, which is a 0.6% vote share.[76]

Elections in 2016

Higher Blackley — Manchester local by-election 2016

The Pirate Party UK's nominations officer, George Walkden stood in a Higher Blackley local by-election, securing 9 votes (0.6% vote share).[77]

St Athan — Vale of Glamorgan Community Council co-option 2016

Shortly after his resignation[78] as deputy leader, the Pirate Party UK's first councillor, David A Elston, joined the St Athan Community Council on 1 March 2016 (St David's Day).[79]

Local elections 2016

Andreas Habeland stood in the Church Street Westminster local council 2016 election and secured 26 (0.8%) votes.[80]

Rhoose — Vale of Glamorgan local by-election 2016

James Fyfe stood in the Rhoose ward for a seat on the Vale of Glamorgan county council on 30 June 2016 and secured 4 (0.2%) votes.[81]

Parton Parish Council co-option 2016

Kev Young, Independent, joined the Pirate Party UK, stood down and was co-opted back on to the council, which provided the Pirate Party UK with its second councillor and first council chairperson.[82] He subsequently resigned from the party in early 2017.[83][better source needed]

Elections in 2017

Local elections 2017

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Castleland Nathaniel "Jebediah" Hedges 35 1.5%
New Milton Desmond Hjerling 108 2.2%
St Athan David A Elston 75 7.6%
Total 218 3.8%

Elston and Hedges also stood on a town council level for Flemingston and Eglwys Brewis on the St Athan Community Council where he had 125 votes (17.4%) losing his community council seat by less than 50 votes to Labour[84] and 41 (1.9%) votes Castleland on the Barry Town Council[85] respectively, he average vote share being 9.7%.

General election 2017

The Pirate Party stood ten candidates in the 2017 general election, the highest number in the party's history.[86]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Bournemouth West Jason Halsey 418 0.9% [87]
Cardiff South Jeb Hedges 170 0.3% [88]
Eddisbury Morgan Hill 179 0.3% [89]
Gower Jason Winstanley 149 0.3% [90]
Manchester Central Neil Blackburn 192 0.4% [91]
New Forest West Des Hjerling 483 1.0% [92]
Norwich North Liam Matthews 340 0.7% [93]
Sheffield Central Robert Moran 91 0.2% [94]
Vale of Glamorgan David Elston 127 0.2% [95]
Vauxhall Mark Chapman 172 0.3% [96]
Total 10 Candidates 2,321 0.46%

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