Alan Craig
| Alan Craig | |
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| Leader of The Christian Peoples Alliance | |
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In office 2004–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Elmer |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Cordle |
| Canning Town South Ward Councillor & Leader Of The Opposition On Newham Borough Council | |
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In office 2 May 2002 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Nationality | British |
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Christian Peoples Alliance (2004-2013) UK Independence Party (2014-) |
| Spouse(s) | Sally |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | http://www.alansangle.com/ |
Alexander Alan Craig is a British political campaigner who was leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance from 2004 to 2012. He stood as a candidate for Mayor of London in 2008 and was a councillor in the London Borough of Newham for eight years. He joined UKIP in 2014 and has twice stood for the party.
Craig was director of the Mayflower Centre in Canning Town between 1995 and 2004.
Craig first stood for Newham Council in 1998 as a Christian Democrat candidate in Ordnance ward and in 2001 he stood in a by-election for Beckton ward.
He was elected to Newham Council for Canning Town South in the 2002 local elections becoming the only opposition councillor. In the 2006 elections he was re-elected with an increased majority as part of a group of three Christian Peoples Alliance councillors. However he lost his council seat in 2010.
He stood in the elections for directly elected mayor of Newham in 2002, 2006 and 2010, coming fourth each time.
He became leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance in 2004 and led the party in the 2005 general election and the 2010 general election.
In 2008 London mayoral election Craig stood as a "Christian Choice" candidate, representing the Christian Peoples Alliance and the Christian Party. He received 39,249 first choice votes (1.62%) and 80,140 second choice votes (4.00%), finishing sixth in the first round of voting, and being eliminated for the second.
Craig opposed the building of the London Markaz Mosque; he said that while he supports the right to worship, he had fears over the impact upon the community and on security. He also opposed the opening of one of the regional casinos in Newham, campaigned to end the DESO-funded arms fair and played a leading role in the campaign to save the Queens Road Market.
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