Firefighters Against Cuts (Welsh: Diffoddwyr Tàn yn Erbyn Toriadau) was a political party formed in 2003 which fought a small number of seats in the 2003 United Kingdom local elections. It was registered on 20 March 2003.[1]
Paul Woolstenholmes was the party leader and he stood with Steven Brinkley, campaigns officer,[1] the for Felixstowe North Ward in Suffolk Coastal.[2]
Gerard MacMillan stood for Busby Ward, East Renfrewshire.[3]
Fergus Richardson, a union leader of the Fire Brigades Union during the UK firefighter dispute 2002–03 stood for South Ayrshire Council.[4] John Maitland also stood for Annbank Mossblown St Quivox Ward for the same council.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Firefighters Against Cuts". openelectoralcommission.org.uk. democracyclub.
- ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 Suffolk Coastal". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 Busby East Renfrewshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Andrew Teale. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ↑ Blyth, Anna (2009). "Ayr man has fought fire for 30 years". dailyrecord. No. 14 May 2009. Daily Record.
- ↑ "Council Election Results 2003". South Ayrshire Council. South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
- Morris, Vicki (25 April 2003). "From fighting fires to fighting cuts". Workers' Liberty. Alliance for Workers' Liberty.
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