The East Kilbride Alliance is a minor political party operating in the town of East Kilbride, Scotland. It was formed in late 2006 with the intention of contesting the local government election (to be held on May 3, 2007) for the South Lanarkshire Council in the town of East Kilbride. East Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Ear in Scottish Gaelic) is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... South Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of the traditional county of Lanarkshire. ...
The party's origins can be traced to a local campaign against the development of a new testing facility for Rolls Royce in the town. This grouping, "East Kilbride Action Against Test Beds" subsquently took the decision to band with other local campaigning organisations as the political party, the East Kilbride Alliance. Rolls-Royce plc is a British aircraft engine maker; the second-largest in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ...
Figures within the party have stated that they will not act in the traditional way as parties might be expected to if they are successful in having members returned to South Lanarkshire Council in that they will not have a party whip which members must follow, with their councillors being allowed to exercise their own judgement on each matter as to how they think their area would be best represented.
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