Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UK European Union Party (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus on WP:GNG after two relists. Number-wise, keep is at a slight advantage. Argument-wise, delete is slightly stronger.

To any future AfDs: Since nobody has mentioned it explicitly, WP:SUSTAINED and WP:NTEMP may be relevant here. (non-admin closure) ~ Aseleste  (t, e &#124; c, l) 10:18, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

UK European Union Party
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Wikipedia is not a gazetteer of political parties. Sources on this article only prove the party exists, not that they are notable, or have achieved anything notable. Previous AfD included valid delete votes and observations which have not been countered by subsequent editing. No notable election results. No evidence of notability prior to or following one single, unsuccessful election candidate. Fails GNG and ORG, and fails WP politics/politicians guideines too. doktorb wordsdeeds 22:29, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. doktorb wordsdeeds 22:29, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. doktorb wordsdeeds 22:29, 25 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Delete: minor political party with no electoral representation. Fails to satisfy GNG criteria. The party also seems to be inactive, having not contested an election since June 2019. --RaviC (talk) 11:31, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete - I would agree with all the comments above. A party that only stood in one by-election (where it polled a tiny total - 25 votes or 0.07 of those cast) is not going to be notable based on that alone. There is no sign of anything else that would make it notable such as extensive coverage. If it had run in other by-elections or fielded candidates at the 2019 United Kingdom general election, then there might be a case. However I wonder if more details about it from this page could be added to the 2019 Peterborough by-election article. Dunarc (talk) 20:35, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The party stood in the European elections and got >33000 votes. It did not only stand in one by-election. Bondegezou (talk) 13:03, 7 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep passes WP:GNG as it is the primary subject of articles from the Evening Standard and the New European, and is mentioned non-trivially in the i and BBC News as well. PinkPanda272 (talk/contribs) 11:06, 1 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think the BBC one shows notability as it covers every by-election candidate in Peterborough including, independents, and standing at one by-election is not grounds for notability. I take the point about the other coverage, though that is in the context of the the European Election that the party contested, where it polled a negligible total (and only contested three electoral regions). Also other newspapers do not seem to have picked up on it. Thus to my mind it lacks sustained coverage and can be dealt with in the articles relating to the two elections it fought. That said if evidence of additional coverage can be found, then I would be happy to look again. Dunarc (talk) 22:43, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz Humbug! 14:35, 2 April 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep passes WP:GNG. Bondegezou (talk) 13:03, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   10:52, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep primary subject coverage by two reliable sources and ancillary mentions in other reliable sources means it passes WP:GNG. Melmann 11:03, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep this party may be minor but it is notable due to what's happened with the UK and the EU --K. Peake 08:04, 21 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.