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Independents’ day: the rise of hyperlocal political parties Helen Pidd North of England editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
While much of the attention around England’s local elections will focus on the fortunes of the main parties, across the country an independent force is quietly gathering pace, with the potential to upset the biggest beasts in council politics.
There are now at least 167 political parties registered with the Electoral Commission in the UK whose focus is on a county-sized area or smaller, according to Stuart Orford, a researcher and volunteer with Democracy Club, which tracks local elections via a heroic crowd-sourcing effort.
Independentsâ day: the rise of hyperlocal political parties
More than 100 locally-focused parties are hoping to win seats in Englandâs council elections on 6 May
A voter placing a ballot paper in a ballot box. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
A voter placing a ballot paper in a ballot box. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA
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While much of the attention around Englandâs local elections will focus on the fortunes of the main parties, across the country an independent force is quietly gathering pace, with the potential to upset the biggest beasts in council politics.
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