Labour Party of Scotland
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The Labour Party of Scotland were a small political party
active in Dundee, Scotland. They were formed as a left-wing breakaway from the Scottish National Party
(SNP) and contested the Dundee East by-election, 1973
, where the number of votes they gathered, 1409 for their candidate George McLean, were greater than the Labour Party
majority over the SNP candidate Gordon Wilson
.
The party was wound up not long after the by-election without having made any substantial political impact, with many of their members returning to the SNP.
Former SNP leader, William Wolfe
has stated that this breakaway was more to do with local personal political ambition than over any ideological dispute.
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...
active in Dundee, Scotland. They were formed as a left-wing breakaway from the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP) and contested the Dundee East by-election, 1973
Dundee East by-election, 1973
There was a by-election for Dundee East, in Scotland, on March 1st, 1973. It was one of three UK parliamentary by-elections held on that day.It was caused by the appointment of George Thomson as a European commissioner....
, where the number of votes they gathered, 1409 for their candidate George McLean, were greater than the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
majority over the SNP candidate Gordon Wilson
Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician)
Gordon Wilson is a former leader of the Scottish National Party and current leading figure in the campaign to ban same-sex marriage in Scotland...
.
The party was wound up not long after the by-election without having made any substantial political impact, with many of their members returning to the SNP.
Former SNP leader, William Wolfe
William Wolfe
William Cuthbertson "Billy" Wolfe was the leader of the Scottish National Party from 1969 to 1979...
has stated that this breakaway was more to do with local personal political ambition than over any ideological dispute.