Jane Collins (politician)
Jane Collins is a British politician and UK Independence Party (UKIP) activist. She has stood for election several times and is UKIP's regional constituency manager.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Collins lives in Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1]
Political career[edit]
Collins stood for UKIP in the March 2011 Barnsley Central by-election triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Eric Illsley over the UK parliamentary expenses scandal. She came second to Labour's Dan Jarvis, winning 12% of the vote.[2][3]
She again stood for UKIP in the November 2012 Rotherham by-election triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Dennis MacShane, also over the expenses scandal. She came second to Labour's Sarah Champion, winning almost 22% of the vote, UKIP's best result in a by-election.[4] During the by-election campaign a row emerged after Rotherham's Labour council removed three foster children from the care of their foster parents because they were members of UKIP.[5]
She was selected to top the party's regional list for Yorkshire and the Humber in the 2014 European Parliament elections.[6] Former UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom stated that he gave her his "wholehearted support" and that she "is almost certainly going to be the next UKIP MEP".[7]
Views[edit]
Collins stated that the policy proposed in the European Parliament of gender targets for non-executive directors of companies "undermines women and our abilities. We do not want to be seen as tokenistic appointments and imposing quotas could have the reverse effect of appointing the wrong type of women".[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Young, Angus (10 October 2013). "UKIP trip from East Yorkshire to fight Euro election". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Lib Dems slump to sixth as Labour win Barnsley poll". BBC News. 04 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Barnsley by-election: Labour win, Lib Dems sixth". Channel 4. 04 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "By-elections: Labour retains three seats". BBC News. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ Ford Rojas, John-Paul (30 November 2012). "Ukip takes second place in by-elections". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "UKIP announces regional Euro election candidates". ITV. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Godfrey Bloom Quits As UKIP MEP". Sky News. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Imposing Gender Targets Tackles the Symptoms not the Disease". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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