Talk:Yorkshire Party

Neutrality
I have entered one short paragraph concerning myself, Bob Buxton, which is factual and referenced, including a reference to a newspaper, the Telegraph & Argus. I would consider this a minor contribution, not a major one.

Since I'm merely a candidate (not elected), I'm not allowed to have my own wiki article (it was rejected for this reason only), so this one paragraph is the only information available to the public. This gives the current MP, and any other candidate who qualifies for their own article, an advantage. It's perfectly reasonable to expect voters to want to read about all candidates before voting. British media will always give greater coverage to larger parties. Indeed, the aforementioned Telegraph & Argus was the only paper to even mention my candidacy.

Similarly, Yorkshire First do not qualify for any election coverage on TV and radio, even if they stand in every one of the 54 seat in Yorkshire.

Wikipedia strives for neutrality and equality, unlike other media. I believe candidates for major elections should be allowed to have an article, providing the usual rules are obeyed. The page should not endorse or criticize their policies, but merely state what they are with valid references. Drbobyorkshire (talk) 18:04, 25 January 2015 (UTC)


 * But that's contrary to Wikipedia policies on notability which are quite clear in this respect. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a news medium, and should not be compared with "other media". You may have a valid point (albeit self-interested) about about how newspapers cover electoral candidates, but that is not relevant here. You say that "It's perfectly reasonable to expect voters to want to read about all candidates before voting" and no one would argue with that - just not in an encyclopaedia. Get elected and you may get an article. Until then, you just have to put up with the real world and realise that Wikipedia is not a place for minor parties to canvass and further their election campaigns, any more than it is for the main parties.


 * Your point about the self-written paragraph concerning yourself is well made. However, be aware of Wikipedia's policies on such matters. It is always better to have an independent editor attend to such matters, but in this case the detail is properly sourced. Emeraude (talk) 13:30, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments Emeraude, I take your point about Wikipedia not being a news medium. Since my original comment and edit, 2 further local papers have covered my candidacy, The Wharfedale Observer and The Ilkley Gazette, which are sister papers. I have re-referenced accordingly. Regards, Bob. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drbobyorkshire (talk • contribs) 18:05, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

European Free Alliance
Yorkshire First claims observer status in the European Free Alliance. However, the EFA's own website does not confirm this. Both can't be right. Some reliable documentary source is needed here. Emeraude (talk) 13:51, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Think this might just be the EFA being slow at updating their website, given that their official Twitter account mentioned it in January... https://twitter.com/EUPARTYEFA/status/553569993015980032?s=09 94.2.79.252 (talk) 21:59, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Non-updated website is what I suspected, but a semi-readable tweet is hardly a reliable source either! Emeraude (talk) 11:25, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

I'm not entirely sure Yorkshire First is yet an observer in the EFA. I believe, as this tweet suggests, the application will have to be confirmed by the EFA's General Assembly in Germany in April. It has so far only been backed by the EFA bureau. Zcbeaton (talk) 09:28, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

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Requested move 27 July 2016

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The result of the move request was: Moved. No opposition, and as a revert of an undiscussed move, it should have just been done. why did you list this for discussion? Normally a request at WP:RMT to revert an undiscussed move should be automatically carried out, unless there's very compelling evidence that the new name is correct. The default location for a page is its long term stable title, and if there's a dispute it should stay there until moved via RM. Thanks  &mdash; Amakuru (talk) 14:08, 3 August 2016 (UTC)

Yorkshire Party → Yorkshire First – per WP:RMUM. – 114.178.178.151 (talk) 10:28, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
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Election results: new page
By now there is so much data and so many boxes of results, similarly to the Liberal party 1989 or the Christian Party, the Yorkshire Party should have a separate page for their election results. I have created a red link and will move relevant information over to new page. Greenleader(2) (talk) 09:55, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Success in 2019 local elections
The Yorkshire Party has won its first elected councillors, with six returned in the East Riding and Selby councils. Culloty82 (talk) 20:11, 3 May 2019 (UTC)


 * "Success" is putting it a bit strongly! Last of six in Stocksbridge, sixth out of seven in Park and Arbourthorne, fifth out of six in Brightside & Hillsborough (where they did at least beat Give Me Back Elmo!).


 * The page does need updating though to reflect changes since the previous election. Emeraude (talk) 08:02, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

EU Election Result
Is it fair to say "In the 2019 European Parliament election in the Yorkshire and the Humber constituency it received over 50,000 votes (4% of the vote share).[24] It was the only non-parliamentary party to out poll Change UK.[25]" when the Brexit Party massively out-performed both? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seaneeboy (talk • contribs) 14:00, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Doncaster Council
A former Civic Mayor of Doncaster, George Derx, has defected from Labour to the Yorkshire Party. Culloty82 (talk) 19:00, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * So? Emeraude (talk) 10:13, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * To inform whoever was in charge of updating the page, which was done fairly promptly. Culloty82 (talk) 16:50, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
 * But you should have done it yourself. This talk page is for discussing how to improve the article, not a noticeboard for latest news. Emeraude (talk) 11:53, 7 September 2020 (UTC)