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David John Rowntree Herdson

David John Rowntree Herdson was a Yorkshire Party candidate in Wakefield Rural in the Wakefield local election. They received 640 votes.

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David John Rowntree Herdson's policies

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Westminster is not the answer: Westminster is the problem.

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The state of Britain today is a result of an excessive concentration of power in London, with ministers and civil servants trying to micro-manage far too much from far too far away, and inevitably doing it badly. Some of what they try to do they should not be doing at all - the planning regime needs taking an axe to, for example, to end its stifling effects, get the country building and to enable towns and cities to regenerate and grow. But much else that does need doing by the state should be done closer to the people it affects.

That's why I'm standing for the Yorkshire Party. I want Yorkshire to benefit from the assured funding and devolved powers that Scotland has. I want Yorkshire to have the strong voice within the UK, to be able to lobby its case, to Westminster but also to the outside world, and to get the funding it needs to improve its public services, to develop a thriving economy and to build the connectivity within our region and beyond it.

I currently live in Crigglestone with my wife and son, who attends his local state school. I work in IT for a building society. I've previously served as a local councillor, a school governor and as an unpaid director of a social housing trust, and currently help coach Under 7s rugby.

The Yorkshire Party wants a stronger Yorkshire in a fairer United Kingdom. We want an end to the English regions being dictated to from London and taken for granted by the status quo parties. We want nothing more than the opportunity for equality and to realise Yorkshire's potential, which is huge.

Please vote for me, and for Yorkshire, on July 4.

This statement was last updated on June 11, 2024.

This statement was added by David John Rowntree Herdson, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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David John Rowntree Herdson's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2024 Ossett and Denby Dale: UK Parliamentary general election Yorkshire Party 810 votes (not elected) 6th / 6 candidates
2024 Wakefield Rural: Wakefield local election Yorkshire Party 640 votes (not elected) 3rd / 5 candidates
2024 Tong: Bradford local election Yorkshire Party 97 votes (not elected) 4th / 5 candidates
2023 Wakefield Rural: Wakefield local election Yorkshire Party 494 votes (not elected) 3rd / 5 candidates
2022 Wakefield: UK Parliamentary by-election Yorkshire Party 1,182 votes (not elected) 4th / 15 candidates
2022 Wakefield Rural: Wakefield local election Yorkshire Party 428 votes (not elected) 3rd / 5 candidates
2018 Middleton Park: Leeds local election Conservative and Unionist Party 621 votes (not elected) 5th / 8 candidates
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