Independent Labour (Isle of Man)
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The Independent Labour is a political party
in the Isle of Man
.
At the 2001 election for the House of Keys
, Independent Labour polled 1.0% and won no seats. It was linked to the UK's Independent Labour Network
, founded in 1998 by Ken Coates
and Hugh Kerr
.
They are no longer active however, having died out in 2002 in the Isle of Man.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
.
At the 2001 election for the House of Keys
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....
, Independent Labour polled 1.0% and won no seats. It was linked to the UK's Independent Labour Network
Independent Labour Network
The Independent Labour Network was a left wing political organisation in the United Kingdom.It was founded in 1998 by MEPs Ken Coates and Hugh Kerr following their expulsion from the Labour Party. They stood candidates in the 1999 European Parliament election and were involved in setting up first...
, founded in 1998 by Ken Coates
Ken Coates
Kenneth Sidney Coates was a British politician and writer. He chaired the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation and edited The Spokesman, the BRPF magazine launched in March 1970. He was a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999...
and Hugh Kerr
Hugh Kerr
Hugh Kerr is a Scottish politician and a former lecturer in social policy at the University of East London...
.
They are no longer active however, having died out in 2002 in the Isle of Man.