Majority (organisation)
Majority | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Jamie Driscoll |
| Founder | Jamie Driscoll |
| Founded | July 2024 |
| Membership (2025) | ~1,000 |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Website | |
| majorityuk | |
Majority is a left-wing political organisation in the United Kingdom founded in 2024 by supporters of Jamie Driscoll, which has been described as a movement for a progressive alliance.[1]
As a non-party organization it consists of members who are also members of other political parties; it has endorsed and supported independent candidates and Green Party candidates in local elections. There is also a legally-separate political party called Majority which is registered with the Electoral Commission so that it can run candidates in elections under the Majority label.[2]
History
Majority was founded in 2024 by people who had campaigned for Jamie Driscoll in the 2024 North East mayoral election.[3][4] Driscoll called on Labour Party members to leave the party, and to join Majority.[5] On 16 December 2024, Driscoll registered a legally separate Majority Party with the Electoral Commission to field candidates across Great Britain.[6]
In the 2025 Longbenton and Benton ward by-election, Majority as well as North Tyneside Community Independents endorsed the Green Party candidate Jim Howard.[7]
In the 2025 South Jesmond ward by-election, Majority endorsed the Green Party candidate Sarah Peters.[8]
In August 2025, Jamie Driscoll announced he was standing 2026 Newcastle City Council election in Monument ward, and said that a progressive alliance of Majority, the Green Party and independents could win control of Newcastle City Council.[8] Driscoll also announced that Majority had almost 1,000 due-paying members.[8]
In September 2025, Majority hosted a conference with Zarah Sultana, discussing the prospects of a potential new left-wing party.[9][10] Approximately 330 attended.[9] Driscoll and Sultana both said how Majority's relationship with a new party would be up to Majority's own membership.[10]
In December 2025, Driscoll announced he had joined the Green Party.[11] He claimed "there’s lots of Majority members who are already members of the Greens", and stated that Majority will continue its role as a "social movement".[12]
Platform and support
The organisation is left-wing,[3][5] with anti-racist and pro-public ownership values.[13]
As an organisation supporting a progressive alliance, Majority has backed Green and independent candidates, as well as progressive Labour candidates who agree to support Majority's platform and operate under the Nolan Principles.[14][3] Majority's members themselves are Greens, ex-Labour members, as well as unaffiliated and Labour members.[3]
Majority has held people's assemblies to determine their policies on given issues.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "The power of place: building independent power from local communities". Red Pepper. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ Driscoll, Jamie (14 September 2025). "The Majority conference in Newcastle showed there is hope for the future". The Canary.
- ^ a b c d Jobson, James (2 October 2024). "Can the Majority uproot Labour?". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ Jamie, Driscoll (28 September 2024). "Majority: a new politics based on truth". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ a b Jobson, James (28 December 2024). "If not Labour, then who?". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Progressive groups unite behind Green Party candidate in Longbenton and Benton by-election". 4 June 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Holland, Daniel (18 August 2025). "Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to stand for election in Newcastle under 'progressive alliance' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ a b Anya, Cook (8 September 2025). "Packed out Majority Conference with Zarah Sultana and Jamie Driscoll". North East Bylines. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ a b Brown, Mark; Brown, Mark (7 September 2025). "Labour is dead, says Zarah Sultana as she calls for patience over party launch". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ Green Party (17 December 2025). "Jamie Driscoll Joins Green Party as Newcastle Greens Build for 2026". Green Party. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Kenyon, Megan (17 December 2025). "Former Labour Mayor joins the Green Party". New Statesman. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Hames, Richard (8 July 2025). "What We Know About the New Left Party So Far". Novara Media. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ Holland, Daniel (24 September 2024). "Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to launch new political organisation to create 'progressive alliance'". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.