Independent Union (political party)

Independent Union
Independent Union
Leader	Shane Moore
Founders	John Tennant; Shane Moore; Tim Fleming; James Brewer; Bob Buchan; Thomas Cassidy
Founded	18 February 2019
Headquarters	2 Tristam Avenue; Hartlepool; County Durham; TS25 5PE
Ideology	Euroscepticism
Colours	Navy
Hartlepool Borough Council	2 / 36
Website
	independentunion.co.uk
	Politics of the United Kingdom; Political parties; Elections;

Independent Union is a minor political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded in February 2019 by six independent councillors on Hartlepool Borough Council to contest in the 2019 United Kingdom local elections,^[1] the party gaining a councillor and retaining another^[5] out of a total of five fielded candidates.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Payne, Mark (2 March 2019). "Hartlepool independent councillors launch new 'union' to stand out in elections". Hartlepool Mail. Hartlepool: Northeast Press. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Independent Union - View registration". Electoral Commission. London. 18 February 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ Russell, Rachel (19 May 2019). "'Democracy comes first!' – The north-eastern battle to get Brexit delivered REVEALED". Daily Express. Thames Street, London: Northern and Shell Media. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Councillors by Party: Hartlepool Independent Union". Hartlepool Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ Marko, Nic (3 May 2019). "For Britain win first seat as Labour lose Hartlepool council majority". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019. The Independent Union held its seat in the Hart ward with Cllr James Brewer, while they made a gain with Barbara Ward in Headland and Harbour.
^ Turner, Ed (3 May 2019). "Results of the Hartlepool Local Government Elections". Hartlepool Borough Council. Hartlepool. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.