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A message from our President, General Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
'I am delighted to be associated with the work of the Polish Heritage Society and very honoured to serve as its President. The Society's work highlights the enormous contribution which generations of Poles have made to their adopted country. Preserving and celebrating that heritage will only further strengthen the ties between Poland and the United Kingdom.
I worked closely with the Society on the project to build a memorial to the Polish Forces at the National Memorial Arboretum and saw at first hand the energy and dedication of those involved.
I encourage you to explore this website and learn about the many other projects the Society has sponsored. Do please contact us if you would like to be involved in any way'.
General The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE
A Debt of Dishonour is a unique documentary film dedicated Major General Sosabowski and all ranks who served in the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group and to their Comrades-in-Arms of the 1st British Airborne Division that fought in the ill-fated “Operation Market Garden” at Arnhem and Driel during September 1944.
Sto Lat-Albert Hall
UK General Election 1997
General Election Summary – 01 May 1997
| (A) | Members of Parliament | Polish MPs | % |
| 418 Labour Party | 1 | 0.24% | |
| 165 Conservative Party | NIL | ||
| 46 Liberal Democratic | NIL | ||
| 30 Other Parties | NIL | ||
| Total = 659 MPs | Total = 1 Polish MP | Total = 0.15% | |
| (B) | Election Candidates | Polish Candidates | % |
| 648 Conservative | 2 | 0.30% | |
| 639 Labour | 1 | 0.15% | |
| 639 Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0.15% | |
| 547 Referendum Party | 2 | 0.36% | |
| 197 Natural Law | 1 | 0.51% | |
| 193 UKIP | 2 | 1.03% | |
| 64 Socialist Labour | 1 | 1.56% | |
| 56 ProLIfe Alliance | 1 | 1.78% | |
| 53 Liberal | 2 | 3.77% | |
| 517 Other Parties | |||
| Total = 3,553 Candidates | Total = 13 Polish Candidates | Total = 0.36% | |
| (C) | Total Votes = 31,286,284 | 13 Polish Candidates = 52,286 votes | 0.16% of Total Votes |
13 Polish Candidates in 1997 General Election
| Name | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes | Vote Share | Majority | |
| 1 | Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Labour | Re-Elected | 26,852 | 57% | 21,469 |
| (Denis Matyjaszek) | |||||||
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| 2 | Barbara Czarnecka-Yerolemou | Ealing, Acton & Shepherd’s Bush | Conservative | 2nd | 12,405 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Frank Harasiwka | Bolton South East | Lib Dem | 3rd | 3,805 | 8.8% | |
| 4 | Marek Kotecha | Liverpool Walton | Conservative | 3rd | 2,551 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | J. Bogusz | Mansfield | Referedum Party | 4th | 1,588 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Barbara Russocki | Daventry | Referedum Party | 4th | 2,018 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | G. M. Slysz | Ealing North | UKIP | 4th | 689 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | Noel Nowosielski | Leeds West | Liberal | 5th | 625 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Pat Sikorski | Hornsey & Wood Green | Socialist Labour | 6th | 586 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | Frances Oborski | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Liberal | 6th | 359 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | Richard Mrozinski | Altrincham & Sale West | UKIP | 6th | 270 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | Anna Miszewska | Rushcliffe | Natural Law | 6th | 115 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | Anna Klepacka | Ealing Southall | ProLife Alliance | 7th | 473 | 0.9% | |
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| Dataset compiled by Christopher Marek Rencki FRAI | |||||||