The English National Party (ENP) was founded as the John Hampden New Freedom Party in the 1960s by Frank Hansford-Miller. In 1974, it renamed itself the "English Nationalist Party". It achieved its greatest notability in April 1976 when it was joined by the Member of Parliament John Stonehouse, who had formerly represented the Labour Party and at the time was on remand for fraud. However, Stonehouse was convicted and left Parliament in August of that year, and the party did not stand a candidate in the subsequent by-election. The party was active until at least 1979, when it stood a candidate in the 1979 general election, but was defunct by 1981, when Hansford-Miller stood for the "Abolition of Rates Coalition". Hansford-Miller later settled in Australia. John Hampden as depicted in the 1851 Illustrated London Reading Book John Hampden (circa 1595—1643) was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, a descendant of a very ancient family of that county, said to have been established there before... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... John Stonehouse (1926 - 1988) was a British politician and minister under Harold Wilson. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the main democratic socialist [1] political party in the United Kingdom. ... Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ...

The party's best known policy was advocating an English Parliament. Other policies included calling for the abolition of income tax. A body now called the English Parliament first arose during the thirteenth century, referred to variously as colloquium and parliamentum. It shared most of the powers typical of representative institutions in medieval and early modern Europe, and was arranged from the fourteenth century in a bicameral manner, with a House... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

In 1991, by leader Christopher Nickerson, the ENP was re-established. Until 1997 it was known as the English National Party due to Robin Tilbrook registering the party name with the newly established Electoral commission, Chrostopher Nickerson created the English Independence Party. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Electorial Commission is an independent body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. ... The English Independence Party is a small, political party in England. ...

In 1997, a new English National Party was created, with the aim of reforming the defunct group. In 2001, finding it problemmatic of being confused with BNP, this party renamed itself the English Democrats Party. The English Democrats Party, previously the English National Party, is an English Civic Nationalist political party in England which seeks the establishment of a Parliament for England with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ...