UKIP hope to regain seats on the London Assembly. Photo: MayorWatch
They will stand for the proportional London-wide list which allocates eats based on the number of votes a party receives across London.
The party won two seats on the Assembly at the 2004 election but lost them after its AMs formed One London which failed to win any seats at the 2008 election.
The 11 are:
Steven Woolfe
David Coburn
Lawrence Webb,
Helen Dixon
Elizabeth Jones
Paul Oakley
Jeff Bolter
Mick McGough
Winston McKenzie
Peter Staveley
Mazhar Manzoor.
Mr Webb is also the party’s candidate for Mayor of London.
Announcing the list UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: ”We have a strong and vibrant list of candidates which clearly demonstrates that UKIP is offering voters in the capital a fresh choice when it comes to London politics.
“People are fed up of the same old faces and empty promises.
“UKIP is known for challenging the status quo and asking those awkward questions and this is exactly what our London Assembly Members will do if elected.”
Looking at the names of these candidates for the London assembly elections in May, there is “a heck of alot of talent” here, all the candidates have had proper jobs, lived in the real world and have a lot to offer London and it’s people. On May 3rd Lawrence Webb and his team could cause a major upset.
Sorry UKIP you are about to be sidelined by the English Democrat Mayoral candidate. The English Democrats are on a high after beating off the unholy Lab Con coalition opposed to a directly elected Mayor referendum in Salford.
Yes Gary I was struck by the fact that the people on the list appear to be a good mix and have some solidity about them. But the problem for all the smaller parties, of course, is that there is almost no coverage of the Assembly elections…and the rules about London Mayor mean that the party’s candidate will be almost invisible no matter what he dopes or says.
…and of course that concluding phrase should have been “no matter what he does or says”…