Damian Hockney is a British politician and the leader of the One London group on the London Assembly. In 2004 he was elected to the Assembly for the United Kingdom Independence Party, and was briefly deputy leader of the Veritas Party. One London is a British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Veritas is a United Kingdom political party, formed in 2005 as a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ...

On January 30, 2005 he announced that he was defecting to the new Veritas Party, founded by ex-UKIP MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk. It was subsequently announced that he would serve as deputy leader of the new party. On 29 July 2005, following the resignation of Kilroy-Silk, Hockney announced his resignation as deputy leader [1]. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Veritas is a United Kingdom political party, formed in 2005 as a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ... Robert Kilroy-Silk Robert Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is a British politician and is well-known as the presenter of his former daytime television confessional talk show, Kilroy. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ...

Originally a member of the Conservative Party, he contested the constituency of Pendle for the Referendum Party at the 1997 General Election, narrowly losing his deposit. He then moved to UKIP where he stood in Kensington and Chelsea at the 1999 by-election and the 2001 General Election. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... Pendle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Referendum Party were a single-issue party in the United Kingdom formed to contest the 1997 General Election. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Deposit may refer to: Finance A deposit is a specific sum of money taken and held on account, by a bank as a service provided for its clients. ... Creation 1997 MP Sir Malcolm Rifkind Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Greater London EP constituency London Kensington and Chelsea is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...

By profession, Hockney is a magazine publisher. He also once entered A Song For Europe, the UK preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest. Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). ...

External links

• One London website
• UKIP London website
• Mayorwatch interview with Hockney