Independent Green Voice

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Independent Green Voice
FounderAlistair McConnachie
LeaderAlistair McConnachie
FoundedMarch 2003
Registered14 March 2003[1]
Headquarters348 West George Street
Glasgow
Scotland
G2 1BP[1]
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[3][4]
ColoursBlack and white
Scottish Parliament
0 / 129
Local government in Scotland
0 / 1,227
Website
www.sovereignty.org.uk/features/articles/manifesto07/aboutus.html

Independent Green Voice (IGV) is a far-right political party in Scotland. Founded by Alistair McConnachie,[5] it was registered with the Electoral Commission in 2003.[6] It received 9,756 regional votes at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, the ninth highest of any party.[7]

Overview[]

Independent Green Voice was founded by Alistair McConnachie, a far-right activist and former Scottish organiser for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) who was refused renewal of his membership for questioning the Holocaust.[6]

From its 2003 launch until March 2021, two months before the election, IGV's logo consisted of a right forearm with a clenched hand making the thumbs up sign. On 23 March 2021, the party registered a new logo with the Electoral Commission that consists of an image of a leaf and the words "Independent Green Voice" in capital letters, with "Green" being in a larger font than "Independent" or "Voice".[8] After the election, the Scottish Greens (no relation) claimed that IGV may have deprived them of two seats due to the latter's misleading name and logo.[4] The Scottish Greens reported that they had complained to the Electoral Commission about the name when IGV was first registered.[9] The Greens were 1,000 votes short of gaining a list seat in Glasgow (where IGV received 2,210 votes) and 100 votes short of gaining one in South Scotland (where IGV received 1,690 votes).[3]

On 22 May, the Electoral Commission ruled out an investigation.[10]

Electoral history[]

Scottish Parliament[]

Election Constituency Regional Total seats +/– Rank Government
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2003 1,300 0.1
0 / 73
0 / 129
 Steady 20th Not in parliament
2007 496 0.00
0 / 56
0 / 129
 Decrease 30th Not in parliament
2021 9,756 0.36
0 / 56
0 / 129
 Increase 9th Not in parliament

References[]

  1. ^ a b "View registration". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Better off out the EU European Union". www.sovereignty.org.uk.
  3. ^ a b Janiak, Kevin (11 May 2021). "Greens say voters could have been duped". The Southern Reporter.
  4. ^ a b Christie, Niall (11 May 2021). "Far-right group used Scottish Greens' branding". Morning Star.
  5. ^ Briggs, Billy (5 May 2021). "Alleged Holocaust denier and ex-BNP activists standing for independent 'Green' party". The Ferret.
  6. ^ a b Briggs, Billy (23 May 2021). "The Unionist party founder who was barred from UKIP for questioning Holocaust". The National.
  7. ^ Highcock, Chris. "Full votes and seats by party etc - SPE21". Electoral Management Board for Scotland.
    - O'Toole, Emer (11 May 2021). "Did Unionist tactical voting ads stop SNP from winning key target seats?". The National.
  8. ^ "FFS explains: Scottish Greens and Independent Green Voice". The Ferret. 14 May 2021.
  9. ^ Andrews, Kieran (11 May 2021). "Scottish Greens fear fringe party's logo cost them two MSPs". The Times.
    - Widely, Page (17 July 2021). "REVEALED: The Independent Green Voice complaints sent to Electoral Commission". Today News Post.
  10. ^ Duffy, Judith (22 May 2021). "Unionist party gets away with claims of vote-rigging, despite hundreds of complaints". The National. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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