Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin McKeever (2nd nomination)


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The result was delete. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:43, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Kevin McKeever
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Although a well-constructed article, I do not believe it meets the relevant criteria for notability. McKeever stood for election to the UK Parliament in the 2010, 2015, and 2017 general elections, and in the Northamptonshire PCC election in 2016, but was not elected in any of those contests, thus failing WP:POLITICIAN. He has received coverage in the national press, but this almost exclusively relates to a death threat he received in the aftermath of the assassination of Jo Cox MP in mid-2016, which fails WP:VICTIM since there is no indication of “historic significance … indicated by persistent coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources that devote significant attention to the individual's role.” Aside from coverage associated with that event, he does not appear to have received significant and substantial coverage outside of local news sources related to his election campaigns which, as noted, were ultimately unsuccessful. The article was previously deleted back in 2008, but the subject hasn’t gained notability in the time since this article was re-created. Eloquai (talk) 19:13, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions.  M assiveYR   ♠  19:32, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  M assiveYR   ♠  19:32, 23 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Frequent minor mentions in reliable sources, but not what I'd call a lot of substantial coverage. Most of the verifiable information comes from PR industry outlets. As Eloquai says, he doesn't meet particular sets of guidelines. I can't see how he meets WP:GNG either. Ralbegen (talk) 19:48, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete Repeatedly defeated candidate for office who fails WP:NPOL. The coverage related to an alleged death threat he received does not contribute to notability. AusLondonder (talk) 05:27, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete For the reasons expressed above, which I endorse without any problem doktorb wordsdeeds 17:20, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - not elected to any of these offices, so just a candidate. We don't list candidates for this type of office unless they are in some way notable apart from that, and I don't see that notability established here. Shritwod (talk) 17:31, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete. A person has to win an election, not just run in it, to pass WP:NPOL — but this offers little to no evidence that he had preexisting notability for any other reason, which is the only other way for a non-winning candidate to get an article on here. Bearcat (talk) 16:09, 28 October 2017 (UTC)


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