People First Party (Jersey)

People First Party
ChairpersonNick Le Cornu[1]
FoundedApril 2026
Colours  Black
States Assembly
0 / 49
Website
peoplefirstparty.je

The People First Party is a political party in the Crown Dependency of Jersey founded by Nick Le Cornu in 2026.

History

Nick Le Cornu was one of the founding members of the largest political party on the island, Reform Jersey, and along with deputy Sam Mezec transformed it from a pressure group into a political party.[2][3]

In the 2014 Jersey by-elections, Le Cornu won the St Helier No. 1 seat.[4]

Later in the year, Le Cornu was forced to resign from the party over sexist comments made about a female candidate for the upcoming general elections on his Twitter account.[5] Le Cornu was not re-elected in 2014.

Le Cornu ran as a candidate in the subsequent 2018 and 2022 elections.[6][7]

In April 2026, Le Cornu launched the People First Party.[1] Its manifesto included committing to a £15 minimum wage, reforming the bureaucracy and combatting discrimination.[8] The party will present two candidates in the 2026 Jersey general election, Nick Le Cornu and trade unionist Andy Sinclair.[8][9] The pair are standing in the St Helier South constituency.

Election results

States Assembly
Election Leader Votes Seats Position Government
No. Share No. ± Share
2026 Nick Le Cornu TBD TBD
0 / 49
 Steady Steady TBD

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Davies, Megan (April 10, 2026). "Repeat election candidate creates a new political party".
  2. ↑ "Deputies line up Jersey's only political party". BBC News. April 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Campaign group becomes political party - Jersey News from ITV Channel Television - channelonline.tv". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nick le Cornu elected new Deputy in St Helier No 1 District « Jersey Evening Post". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jersey deputy's 'sexist Twitter comments unacceptable'". BBC News. September 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2018 Results | Vote.je". December 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230602084709/https://www.vote.je/news/22-election-results/
  8. 1 2 Jersey, People First. "People First Party. For a Fairer Jersey". People First Party.
  9. ↑ "Election 2026: Who's standing?". Channel 103.
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