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| Andrew Pope Beats Political Parties YET AGAIN Photo: Southampton Independents (AP) |
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| Redbridge ward 2026 Result, Southampton City Council Graph: Southampton Independents (AP) |
Andrew Pope Independent candidate for Redbridge says:
"Dear Residents of Redbridge, Maybush and Millbrook,
ONCE AGAIN, IN REDBRIDGE WARD WE BEAT THE BIG POLITICAL PARTIES LIKE WE DID IN 2016 AND 2018! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
I was 3rd out of 7 candidates. By working together with you helping me to help you, we beat the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens. And in some areas, Labour too.
Thank you for your support – whether you put up an election board or an election poster, or if you voted for me, or if you encouraged others to vote for me. THANKS!
Together, we’ve shown in 2026, like we did in 2016 and 2018, that an Independent can beat the big political parties. It took a lot of hard work, but we did it.
This is what the Independent Network is about – not party politics, not imposed policies from Westminster – the Indie Network is about principles, the Martin Bell principles – listening to local people and acting with local people to win together.
This was a Council election. The Council has no power over national issues. But I lost to national party Reform in a local Council election. I don’t know why.
In Redbridge ward, you now have a Reform councillor. And two Labour councillors.
If you voted for the big political parties at Westminster, including Reform, I would like to understand why you did. Please get in touch and I will listen carefully to you.
I will be holding Reform and Labour to account. For example, the Reform Councillor John Edwards has already linked arming all Police with immigration. Southampton Labour councillors are incompetent and corrupt. They and Labour MP Satvir Kaur took £10k from a convicted criminal, with no evidence of paying it back. I’ve asked.
Get in touch if you want to help your area, your family and your friends."
Andrew Pope, Independent Network, Co-Founder Southampton Independents
