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{{Infobox political party |
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|country = United Kingdom |
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|name_english = Residents' Association |
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|ideology = [[Localism]] |
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|international = ''None'' |
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|european = ''None'' |
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|europarl = ''None'' |
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|colours = {{colour box|{{Residents' association/meta/color}}}} [[Grey]] |
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|seats1_title = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] |
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|seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|650|hex=#808080}} |
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|seats2_title = [[House of Lords]] |
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|seats2 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|724|hex=#808080}} |
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|seats3_title = [[European Parliament]] |
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|seats3 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|73|hex=#808080}} |
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|seats4_title = [[London Assembly]] |
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|seats4 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|25|hex=#808080}} |
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|seats6_title = [[Scottish Parliament]] |
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|seats6 = {{Infobox political party/seats|0|129|hex=#808080}} |
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|seats7_title = [[National Assembly for Wales|Welsh Assembly]] |
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|seats8_title = [[Local government in the United Kingdom|Local government]] |
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|seats8 = {{Infobox political party/seats|83|21259|hex=#808080}}<!--Only for principal authority seats. Latest source does not include defections. For any NEW defections that are not included in the current source, please add a note of the council, ward and councillors name in this note section and also report it to the websites editor by clicking on the source and follow the instructions.--><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/makeup.htm|title=Local Council Political Compositions|date=24 June 2013||publisher=Keith Edkins|accessdate=26 June 2013}}</ref> |
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'''Residents' associations''' are organisations formed by groups of people from a specific geographic [[community]] who come together to address issues within their local area and act as a voice for their local community. In one form or another they have existed since the mid nineteenth century. In many cases they were founded within newer communities, for example as new settlements were built in British Commonwealth countries, and in the UK many residents' associations were formed by the newcomer-residents of the housing estates that proliferated between the World Wars. |
'''Residents' associations''' are organisations formed by groups of people from a specific geographic [[community]] who come together to address issues within their local area and act as a voice for their local community. In one form or another they have existed since the mid nineteenth century. In many cases they were founded within newer communities, for example as new settlements were built in British Commonwealth countries, and in the UK many residents' associations were formed by the newcomer-residents of the housing estates that proliferated between the World Wars. |
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Revision as of 10:22, 26 June 2013
Residents' association | |
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| Ideology | Localism |
| European affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Grey |
| House of Commons | 0 / 650
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| House of Lords | 0 / 724
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| European Parliament | 0 / 73
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| London Assembly | 0 / 25
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| Scottish Parliament | 0 / 129
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| Welsh Assembly | 0 / 60
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| Local government | 83 / 21,259 [1]
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Residents' associations are organisations formed by groups of people from a specific geographic community who come together to address issues within their local area and act as a voice for their local community. In one form or another they have existed since the mid nineteenth century. In many cases they were founded within newer communities, for example as new settlements were built in British Commonwealth countries, and in the UK many residents' associations were formed by the newcomer-residents of the housing estates that proliferated between the World Wars.
The majority of associations are structured to include a chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and committee members. These positions are decided by way of nominations at an annual meeting when they can be challenged/altered.
Some associations meet to address one specific issue (and quite often some major and controversial local issue is the stimulus to form an association), while others address a wider spectrum of matters. Some residents' associations decide to run candidates for local office to increase their leverage, while others decide to remain as advocacy or action groups independent of any political process. While generally eschewing national party politics, since the reform of UK electoral law in 2000 several British residents' associations have been obliged to register as locality-based political parties to enable them to participate in local elections for borough and county councils.
Membership of a residents' association is normally open to all local people residing in a defined area such as a housing estate, a large residential building, a suburb or an electoral district of local government. They are generally wholly inclusive.
See also
- Business improvement district
- Community association
- Homeowners' association
- Neighbourhood association
- ^ "Local Council Political Compositions". Keith Edkins. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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