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| Leader | Sally Cogley |
| Founded | March 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03) |
| Headquarters | Cessnock Castle Galston KA4 8LJ |
| Colours | White Red |
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The Rubbish Party is a minor political partyinScotland that returned a candidate at the 2017 East Ayrshire Council election, in East Ayrshire, Scotland.[1][2] The party was re-elected in the 2022 election.
The party was registered by Sally Cogley, of Galston, two months before the election, due to her concern over issues of waste and littering.[3]
Prior to forming The Rubbish Party, Cogley was known locally for her anti-litter activism, having organised a series of social media campaigns against fly-tipping and dog fouling in the Loudoun (Irvine) Valley area.[4][5]
Cogley formed the party and launched her candidacy for office with a series of clean-up events in the local area and campaigned under such slogans as "Vote Sally for a better valley".[3] Her campaign assured voters that she "aims to make the Irvine Valley a better place to work, live and visit."[6][7]
In May 2017, Cogley was elected to represent the Irvine Valley ward on East Ayrshire Council.[2]
In June 2021, The Rubbish Party formed part of the leadership team of East Ayrshire Council alongside the Labour and Co-operative Party when Colgey was appointed as Depute provost, following a vote by Opposition Councillors to replace the incumbent SNP chairpersons.[8]
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| 2017 | 1 | 784 | 1.88% | New |
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| 2022 | 1 | 787 | 1.85% |  0.03%
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