English Democrats Party
The English Democrats Party, previously the English National Party, is a political party in England, which seeks the establishment of a new Parliament for England with at least the same powers as the Scottish one.
It is sceptical of the benefits to England of theEuropean Union, and is against the establishment of regional assemblies in the Regions of England. It believes England needs a separate, single parliament, claiming the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly provide a voice to those two countries that England lacks within the UK. It also wishes to properly control the number of immigrants, and would re-evaluate if the asylum laws should remain in place in their current form. It seeks to represent the interests of all people living in England, regardless of race or cultural background. It supports the legalisation of cannabis, and wishes to codify the body of common law which makes up much of England and Wales criminal law.
The English National Party was formed after the 1997 devolution of power to Scotland and Wales, and relaunched as the English Democrats Party in September 2002. The party is led by Robin Tilbrook, a former member of the Conservative Party.
They put up candidates for election in the European Parliament election, 2004 in 5 out of the 9 "Regions" of England and gained 130,056 votes. It got over 20% in Basildon and just over 1% of the vote at the 2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill by-election.
The English Democrats Party is not affiliated with the English Democratic Party, an unregistered political entity which was founded in 1994 and is concerned with constitutional affairs..
