Orkney Manifesto Group
The Orkney Manifesto Group is a minor political party active in Orkney, Scotland. It that advocates for politicisation of Orkney Islands Council, believing that party-based representation would offer more robust democratic governance than the current council of elected independents. The OMG started as an alliance of three Independents who campaigned on a joint manifesto for the 2012 election, before finally registering as a party in 2013.
The party won 2 seats at the 2017 Orkney Islands Council election.Election results
In its first electoral test as a registered party, Rachael King was elected in a by-election for the West Mainland ward following the death of the incumbent councillor Alistair Gordon. Having won a majority of first preference votes, she was elected in the first round.
