William Clouston is a British politician who has served as the Leader of the Social Democratic Party since 2019 and is currently chairman of Corbridge Parish Council.[1][2][3] He is standing as a candidate in Hexham in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[4]
William Clouston | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Tynedale District Councillor | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Chairman of Corbridge Parish Council | |
Electoral record
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | William Clouston[5] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Cott[6] | ||||
| Green | Nick Morphet[7] | ||||
| Labour | Joe Morris[8] | ||||
| Conservative | Guy Opperman[9] | ||||
| Independent | Chris Whaley[10] | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hilary Benn | 30,413 | 61.7 | −8.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Fortune | 11,143 | 22.6 | +2.1 | |
| Brexit Party | Paul Thomas | 2,999 | 6.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Holland | 2,343 | 4.8 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Ed Carlisle | 2,105 | 4.3 | +1.8 | |
| SDP | William Clouston | 281 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 19,270 | 39.1 | −10.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,284 | 54.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.3 | |||
He won a seat in the 1999 Tynedale District Council election for the Conservative Party, serving until 2003.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Your Council – Corbridge Parish Council". corbridge-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ a b "William Clouston". SDP. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "William Clouston". Battle of Ideas. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "William Clouston for Hexham in the UK Parliamentary general election". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "General Election Candidates". Social Democratic Party. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Newcastle councillor selected as Lib Dem candidate for the Hexham constituency". Chronicle Live. The Chronicle. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "General Election: Green Party to contest every seat in Northumberland". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Hexham Labour members pick General Election candidate". Hexham Courant. Hexham Courant. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Guy Opperman re-selected to stand for Hexham at next General Election". Hexham Courant. Hexham Courant. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Notice of Election Agents Hexham" (PDF). Northumberland County Council. Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Leeds Central Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 2 November 2019.