The Idle Toad was a registered English political party which fought elections in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England.

He started printing a local newsletter, named the Idle Toad,[1] and stood thereafter under this party description, holding both his South Ribble Rural East on Lancashire County Council and Coupe Green and Gregson Lane seat on South Ribble District Council.

[2] Sharratt formed the Idle Toad party with fellow councillor Barrie Yates in 2002.

[3][1] Sharratt was brought before the standards committee of South Ribble council, due to a comment in the Idle Toad newsletter describing Marsh as a "defacator".

[1] Following the 2013 county council elections for Lancashire, the Idle Toad Party was left with no remaining councillors.