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The Wessex Regionalist Party is a minor political party in the United Kingdom, that seeks a degree of legislative and administrative home rule for Wessex, an area in the south and south-west of England, loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of that name. It is also known, less formally, as the Wessex Regionalists, the name under which it usually campaigns. The party has contested Wessex-area constituencies in most elections since it was established, but with little success. In the 2010 general election, the party contested one seat, Witney, and received 62 votes. It has, however, secured representation at parish council level. According to its Electoral Commission records, it had income of £100 (including £95 subscriptions), and expenditure of £35.52, for the year 2004, in which it contested no elections. In the year 2008, it had an income of £153, and an expenditure of £25.〔 〕 ==History== The party was formed by Alexander Thynn, then styled Viscount Weymouth in 1974 in response to growing demands for home rule in both Scotland and Wales. After a number of years' informal existence, the party organisation was constituted in 1981. The first President (party leader) was Weymouth; subsequent Presidents have included Anthony Mockler and John Banks. The current President is Colin Bex. The party's archives for the 1970s and 1980s are deposited at the University of Bristol. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wessex Regionalist Party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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