Henley Residents Group

The group was formed in 1989 in to oppose a planned town centre development in Henley, Oxfordshire, in which Waitrose planned to increase the size of its store, demolishing the town's Regal Cinema. HRG campaigned against this and, unhappy at the Conservative Party's support for the scheme, stood for election in Henley in the 1991 local elections, winning eight seats on Henley Town Council, and three seats on South Oxfordshire District council. The plan was subsequently modified to include a replacement three screen cinema.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-11 |title=History |url=https://hrg.org.uk/history-henley-residents-group/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Residents Group |language=en-GB}}

HRG had a majority on Henley Town Council for 22 out of the 27 years between 1991 and 2018.{{cite news |date=2019-04-11 |title=Residents group to campaign on 'affordable' housing |url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/council/137996/residents-group-to-campaign-on-affordable-housing.html |accessdate=2019-05-08 |work=Henley Standard}}{{Cite web |date=2018-10-15 |title=Gill Dodds |url=https://hrg.org.uk/gill-dodds/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Residents Group |language=en-GB}}

The party lost control of the town council in the 2015 election.

After two by-election successes in 2017, HRG had 8 out of 16 town council seats, with the rest being held by the Conservatives.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-05 |title=Double by-election victory for Henley Residents' Group |url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/home/109477/double-by-election-victory-for-henley-residents-group.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Standard |language=en}}

At the 2017 Oxfordshire County Council election, HRG gained the Henley-on-Thames seat from the Conservative party, giving the party its first county councillor.{{Cite web |title=County Council election results - May 2017 |url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/about-your-council/voting-and-elections/election-results-may-2017 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Oxfordshire County Council |language=en-GB}}

At the 2019 South Oxfordshire District Council election, the party won all three Henley seats on the district council: holding one seat and gaining the other two from the Conservatives.{{cite news |date=2019-05-03 |title=Residents group wins all three Henley seats on district council |url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/home/138984/residents-group-wins-all-three-henley-seats-on-district-council.html |accessdate=2019-05-08 |work=Henley Standard}} They also won 12 of the 16 seats available at the town council election, with every candidate they stood being elected.{{Cite web |last=Flanders |first=Narin |date=2019-05-03 |title=HRG clean up at town council elections |url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/politics/138986/hrg-clean-up-at-town-council-elections.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Standard |language=en}}

At the 2021 county council election, the party held its seat, increasing its vote share buy 14.5% to 62.3%.{{Cite web |title=County Council election results - May 2021 |url=https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/council/about-your-council/voting-and-elections/election-results-may-2021 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Oxfordshire County Council |language=en-GB}}

At the 2023 district council election, the party retained its three district councillors.{{Cite web |title=Local Elections 2023 – results |url=https://www.southoxon.gov.uk/local-elections-thursday-4-may-2023/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=South Oxfordshire District Council |language=en-GB}} It also won a record 13 seats on the town council.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Local elections 2023: Resident’s group breaks record in Henley Town Council elections |url=https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/council/180043/local-elections-2023-residents-group-breaks-record-in-henley-town-council-elections.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Standard |language=en}}

HRG says it supports a mixed economy, a sustainable environment and affordable housing.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-14 |title=Core Beliefs |url=https://hrg.org.uk/core-beliefs/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Residents Group |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2018-06-11 |title=Affordable Housing |url=https://hrg.org.uk/affordable-housing-the-truth/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Henley Residents Group |language=en-GB}}

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• {{Official website|https://hrg.org.uk/}}
• [http://www.henleytowncouncil.gov.uk/Councillors.aspx Henley Town Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731144335/http://www.henleytowncouncil.gov.uk/Councillors.aspx |date=31 July 2016 }}

Category:1989 establishments in England

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Category:Political parties established in 1989