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Revision as of 12:43, 1 May 2020
Welsh National Party | |
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| Leader | Neil McEvoy AM |
| Founded | 15 January 2020 |
| Split from | Plaid Cymru |
| Headquarters | 321 Cowbridge Road East Canton Cardiff CF5 1JD |
| Ideology | |
| International affiliation | None |
| House of Commons (Welsh seats) | 0 / 40
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| National Assembly for Wales | 1 / 60 [1]
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| Local government in Wales[2] | 5 / 1,253
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The Welsh National Party (WNP) is a political party in Wales advocating Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. The party was registered on 15 January 2020. Its leader is Neil McEvoy, a member of the Welsh Parliament formerly of Plaid Cymru.[3] The party's politics are sovereignist,[4] which McEvoy describes as "Individual sovereignty, people in Wales are far too dominated by the state in terms of housing, children’s services, people are bullied by the state in fact and that has to change... We want community sovereignty with referenda so that things like Cardiff development plan do not go forward if local communities say no. And of course, national sovereignty. We need Wales to stand on its own two feet".[5]
The WNP formed its first council group in February 2020, when four Independent Councillors in Cardiff announced they would join the party.[6] The Party intends to field candidates at all level of Welsh politics - i.e. local council, Senedd and Westminster elections.[4]
References
- ^ "Member Profile". National Assembly for Wales.
- ^ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". www.opencouncildata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk.
- ^ a b "Neil McEvoy's new Welsh National Party sets its sights on disengaged voters". 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Independent AM Neil McEvoy to launch new Welsh National Party". ITV News.
- ^ "Neil McEvoy's Welsh National Party forms first council group". 24 February 2020.
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