Transform (political party)
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The Transform Party (also known as Transform Politics, or simply Transform) is a political party active in Great Britain. A merger of two political groups, the Breakthrough Party and the People's Alliance of the Left, Transform aims to build a new left-wing political party to challenge both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. The party is also associated with the Liverpool Community Independents and Left Unity, who remain independent parties.[1][2]
Transform | |
|---|---|
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| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Governing body | Transform Council (TC) |
| Spokespersons | Solma Ahmed Alan Gibbons Fiona Grace |
| Founded | 25 November 2023 |
| Merger of | Breakthrough Party People's Alliance of the Left |
| Headquarters | 5 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9DX |
| Ideology | Eco-socialism Democratic socialism Progressivism[1] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Affiliates | Left Unity Liverpool Community Independents |
| Colours | Pink |
| House of Commons (British seats) | 0 / 632 |
| Councillors in Great Britain | 0 / 18,554 |
| Website | |
| https://transformpolitics.uk/ | |
History
On 24 July 2023, Transform launched, with backing from Maia Thomas, who previously set up a Black Lives Matter group in Exeter.[1] The party claim to "fill a socialist void" left by Labour, as members believed it is moving "too far right" under Keir Starmer's leadership.[3] In August, they received support from trans activist, India Willoughby.[4] It was officially founded as a party on 25 November, where they held an inaugural conference.[5] In December, independent King's Lynn councillor Jo Rust confirmed that she had joined the party,[3] though she continued to sit as an independent on the council.[6]
Transform announced three candidates for the 2024 general election: in Bishop Auckland[7] and Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor[8] under the Transform banner and in Liverpool Garston[9] under the Liverpool Independents banner. They also published a "Left List" of left-wing candidates throughout the country who were endorsed by the party, which included independent candidates such as Andrew Feinstein, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and some candidates from the Green Party.[10][11]
Election results
| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats won | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 595  |
0.0% |
0  |
TBD |
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