Andover South County Councillor Tony Hooke has been elected as Chairman by 33 votes to 9 at an Extraordinary General Meeting of UKIP’s North West Hampshire branch.
The meeting – held in Whitchurch on Wednesday 13th November – also elected a new committee tasked with the job of fighting the forthcoming elections in May 2014 and May 2015.
Tony Hooke paid tribute to the outgoing committee saying “Dr John Bentham and his Committee valiantly held the Branch together through the thin years of low support for the Party, but the election of two Andover County Councillors in May 2013 changed everything.”
“We now look forward to giving our opponents a good run for their money in next May and a year later.”
The new committee then set out its key aims including the start of a membership drive and the selection of their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate.
In Andover, there will be an open branch meeting in the upper room of The Globe at 7:00pm on Thursday 28th November and on Thursday 5th December Diane James, UKIP’s Eastleigh candidate and BBC Question Time panellist, will be giving a talk in the Upper Guildhall.
Congratulations Tony Hooke well deserved I’m sure.
Congratulations to Tony Hooke on being elected Chairman. UKIP’s opponents might have thought the Branch was pretty active already, but “you ain’t seen nothing yet” as they say.
Just to stress that the Open Branch meeting is not just open to members, but is open to anyone who is interested in finding out more about UKIP, or to join the party.
There will also be a stall outside of The Globe on Saturday 16th, so if you are out in the market then, we’d be very pleased to have a chat with you.
Tony Hooke has already proved himself to be extremely effective locally, with the branch and the fresh blood of a diverse new committee behind him, UKIP can become a much stronger force and a real contender in NW Hants.
Well done Tony Hooke, and other Committee members, big challenges and changes ahead.
Well done Tony Hooke carry on fighting for the good:-)
Congratulations Tony Hooke (Captain) !!.The sea looks calmer and with a new crew on board. I wish you all nothing but blue skies sunshine and Gods speed on the New Voyage . , to Victory ….