Hospitals inquiry: What is being investigated? Delivering her victory speech, Lamont said: "I want to change Scotland, but the only way we can change Scotland is by changing the Scottish Labour Party. When Gordon Brown's Labour government lost the election of that year, due to a swing to the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in England, none of Scotland's Labour MPs lost their seat, and many were elected with strengthened majorities." Vote Labour get Tory! On 15 August 2007, McConnell announced his intention to resign as Scottish Labour leader. Labour had a notional loss of 5 seats and an actual loss of 15. Leadership | AFL-CIO History has given us a plethora of political leaders, both good and bad, who have dedicated their lives to the betterment of their countries and the people living in the country. Jackson Carlaw is a Scottish politician best known for his association with the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party where he served as the leader from February to July 2020. He also sought to boost the competitiveness of Scottish industry. Scottish broadcaster John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith is remembered for introducing the concept of independent public service corporations in Britain. I voted Labour in every election from 1983 to 2010. Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party 2020, Acting Leader of Scottish Labour 2014, 2017, 2021, Chief Whip of the Scottish Labour Party 20142016, The first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, 20172021, Henderson, Ailsa; Johns, Rob; Larner, Jac; and Carman, Chris (2020), ", This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 10:39. Since the review, the office has been opened up to all elected Scottish Labour politicians, including those involved in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and local government. Scottish king John Balliol, also known as Toom Tabard, was successful in taking over the reins of the kingdom out of 13 competitors for the crown, following Margaret, the Maid of Norways death. Backlash as SNP block media from leadership hustings. Meet our team in the Scottish Parliament. Scottish Labour Party He taught French and Latin following his retirement. The Scottish Labour Party will place third-party cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. Comyn died at age 32 after he was stabbed by Robert the Bruce. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority confirms that MPs pay will increase by 2.9% from April 2023, taking their salary from 84,144 to 86,584. Mr Sarwar took an active role in the pro-Union campaign leading up to the 2014 independence referendum, touring Scotland in a bus with No activists. She called for reform and vowed to "reconnect Scottish Labour with its electorate", and helped set up the cross-party Calman Commission to review devolution. Coming in at the tail end of 2014 and gone by the next summer, Jim Murphy's six-month tenure is the shortest on record against several contenders. He also commanded Scotland's defence against English attacks for some time. Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is due to address the conference on Friday, with Ian Murray, the only Scottish Labour MP, speaking on Saturday. Britain's economic plan. [29] After McLeish's resignation, McConnell quickly emerged as the only candidate, and was elected First Minister by the Parliament on 22 November 2001. A Polish immigrant to the United States, David Dubinsky was a union leader by the age of 15. Marco Biagi. Read Glenns analysis here. The Glasgow MSP takes over less than three. Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the British Labour Party, gave a speech on his party's economic plans at the City of London's financial centre on Monday. [100] Under Sarwar's leadership, Scottish Labour have re-affirmed their constitutional position of unionism[101] which has led to a sometimes controversial selections of candidates. The party currently holds one[7] of 59 Scottish seats in the UK House of Commons, with Ian Murray having represented Edinburgh South continuously since 2010. However, it gained votes and council seats and held its majorities on the councils of Glasgow and North Lanarkshire and regained control of Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Vote for Your Favourite Scottish Leaders 1 William Wallace (Scottish Knight Who Became One of the Main Leaders During the First War of Scottish Independence) 41 19 Birthdate: April 3, 1270 Sun Sign: Aries Birthplace: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland Died: August 23, 1305 This story has been archived. Since 2014, Sturgeon has been serving as the leader of the Scottish National Party and first minister of Scotland. By IsabellaLinton. The SNP went on to win an unprecedented majority in the Scottish Parliament, a result that had been considered impossible under the proportional voting system. Read about our approach to external linking. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today, Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government, Oscar Requena . As has often been the case for Scottish Labour in the last decade, the party faced a leadership election in 2017 after Kezia Dugdale quit and Mr Sarwar was pitted against Richard Leonard. The MSP took on Alex Salmond during his time as First Minister and Labour bested the SNP in a number of by-elections as well as handily retaining Glasgow City Council in 2012. Asked whether "in principle" there should be a referendum on independence, 30% agreed and 57% disagreed. John Comyn III of Badenoch was a magnate and baron who played a key role in the First War of Scottish Independence. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The SNP has come under fire over the decision to exclude journalists from leadership hustings in the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as party leader and Scottish first minister. McConnell was re-elected as the MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw but announced he would resign as Scottish Labour leader three months later. Christopher Murray Grieve, better known by his pseudonym, Hugh MacDiarmid, was one of the pillars of the 20th-century Scottish literary renaissance. But she was to resign after the referendum with an explosive statement accusing UK Labour HQ of treating the party in Scotland as a "branch office" and calling for more autonomy. Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland 20152016 and since 2020. The Guardian - The Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has launched a detailed attack on Nicola Sturgeon's record as he moved to exploit the Scottish National party's disarray after her resignation. Group Leader Cllr Kevin Keenan. Willie Rennie Nicola Sturgeon Douglas Ross Anas Sarwar Patrick Harvie and co-leader Lorna Slater Credit. [107] In Edinburgh, they suspended two councillors for refusing to vote for the deal which gave Conservatives positions within the council. She. By STV News . Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician. [77], In the 2017 local elections, Labour's share of first preference votes fell from 31.4% to 20.2%, while it lost over 130 seats. Scotland was in the midst of arguably its biggest constitutional crisis for a generation and the leader of Scottish Labour was absent for 48 hours. Members, MSPs, MPs and affiliated groups will now need to choose their ninth leader since Holyrood opened for business in 1999. All rights reserved. The National asked Regan if she thought she was being painted as the Alba candidate in the race, and for her response. Scotgov took eye off the ball on NHS, says ScotLab Anas Sarwar. The party also only won 3 constituency seats: holding onto the Dumbarton and East Lothian constituencies and gaining the Edinburgh Southern constituency from the SNP, whilst losing eleven of its 2011 constituencies to the SNP and two to the Conservatives. In 2014 I discovered that I am a typical voter in Scotland ( "The undoing of Nicola Sturgeon", 24 February). Baron Foulkes of Cumnock sided with a former Scottish Secretary under the Thatcher Government, Michael Forsyth, now Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, in trying to undermine the will of the Holyrood parliament. "[39] Despite this lack of backing, Alexander once again reiterated her commitment to a referendum during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament. If I'm honest, I didnt quite grip or grasp how I think hollowed out we were as an organisation, not just in terms of our political message and our political result, as an organisation I hadn't really grasped how hollowed out we were. Overall, the 2017 general election marked the first time in twenty years that the Labour Party had made net gains in the UK at any election. Matt Shiels is Co-Chair of the Young Scottish Fabians. As with Welsh Labour, Scottish Labour has its own general secretary which is the administrative head of the party, responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation, and reports to the UK General Secretary of the Labour Party. After his demise, a street in Sheung Wan was named after him. Scottish Labour must wave the Union flag | Comment | The Times There is only one Westminster Labour MP in Scotland, the lonely Ancient Mariner that is Ian Murray (Edinburgh South). The party's policies usually promote social democracy and democratic socialism. Council Leader Cllr Elaine Murray. Scottish Labour is registered with the UK Electoral Commission as an Accounting Unit (AU) of the UK Labour Party and is therefore not a registered political party under the terms of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. Scottish Labour. 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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Wire) Who will Keir Starmer get to run for Labour in Islington North? The review included a recommendation for a new post of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party to be created (previous Scottish Labour leaders had only been the leader of the Labour group in the Scottish Parliament). The return of Alex Salmond to the SNP leadership buoyed the party, and after eight years in power, Labour lost to the SNP in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election by the slimmest of margins - one seat. He was deputy head of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) from 1919 to 1942. [12] The party has declined to reveal its membership figures since 2008, and did not publish the number of votes cast in the leadership elections of 2011 or 2014, only percentages. Westminster VI (18 February): Labour 51% (+3) Conservative 24% (-3) Liberal Democrat 10% (+1) Reform UK 6% (-) Green 5% (-) SNP 3% (-1) Other 1% (-) 147 137 r/LabourUK Join 10 days ago Jeremy Corbyn will not stand for Labour at the next election. 30 Aug 2017. Head Chef. Scottish National Party. Scottish Labour seizes Edinburgh council with Lib Dem and Tory help Labour installed as minority administration in capital with Lib Dem and Tory help to. Scottish Labour and the Conservatives condemned the SNP's decision to bar the press from a series of hustings where the three candidates will debate their views in front of party members. Then came the Better Together campaign in 2014 and I was repelled, not just by the campaign, but by the Labour Party's role in it. Elected to the position unopposed, Wendy Alexander was the first to serve the party as leader of the opposition after it had spent eight years in coalition with the Lib Dems. Pages in category Leaders of Scottish Labour The following 9 pages are in this category out of 9 total. He later headed the British Overseas Airways Corporation, too. Lamont had, by party standards, a fairly lengthy time in the leader's office, serving a respectable two years and ten months. Scottish-born labor leader and trade unionist J. Keir Hardie is best remembered for establishing the Labour Party of the UK. Reaching the heady heights of three years and three months in post (albeit the final seven in a caretaker role), Iain Gray is the longest serving party leader post-devolution bar Jack McConnell. Note that the voting system changed from the 1999 election onwards. He said speculation about his leadership had become a distraction, just four. 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Hope is returning to Scotland, with Anas Sarwar paving the way for Scottish Labour to lead the nation past nationalist politics, into a new era full of promise for Scotland. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [17], In late September 2015, following a membership boost resulting from the 2015 Labour leadership election, a total of 29,899 people were associated with the party; 18,824 members, 7,790 people affiliated through trade unions and other groups, and 3,285 registered supporters. Labour Party Rule Book 2019 [pdf]: includes leadership election rules and procedures for selecting candidates. ", "Scotland update: Is the SNP surge real? Kezia Dugdale's abrupt departure from the position, announced late on Tuesday, leaves the party facing its sixth leadership election in a decade. [39] The following day, however, Brown denied this was Labour policy and that Alexander had been misrepresented during Prime Minister's Questions in Westminster. On 17 December 2011, Johann Lamont MSP was elected as leader and Anas Sarwar MP was elected as her deputy. David Kogan, Protest and Power: The Battle for . Meet Anas, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, Meet Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Meet our Councillors from all over Scotland, Meet the different groups affiliated with the Scottish Labour Party, Promoted by James Kelly, Scottish General Secretary, The Labour Party, 290 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4RE. The Scottish Liberal Democrats, for their part, have had four leaders, while the Scottish Greens have had seven conveners or co-conveners. [78] At the beginning of the 2017 general election campaign, Labour's poll ratings fell to a historic low 13%, and were more than 15% behind the Conservatives in Scotland in some polls. The Glasgow MSP takes over less than three months before the next Holyrood elections. James IV of Scotland reigned as the king of Scotland from 1488 until his death in 1513. All rights reserved. Kezia Dugdale offered a 'fresh start' for Scottish Labour when she was elected as leader 10 months ago with the overwhelming support of party members following its rout in the general election. Party leader - Nicola Sturgeon Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party - 31 MSPs Party leader - Douglas Ross Scottish Labour - 22 MSPs Party leader - Anas Sarwar Scottish Green Party - 7 MSPs Party leaders - Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater Scottish Liberal Democrats - 4 MSPs Party leader - Alex Cole-Hamilton No Party Affiliation - 1 MSP About your membership Get involved with Scottish Labour Join Scottish Labour Our latest PPB Under Anas Sarwar's leadership, Scottish Labour is the alternative to the Tories and the SNP. [22] The Labour Party campaigned for the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament as part of its wider policy of a devolved United Kingdom. [48], A few months later, Labour won the Glenrothes by-election in Fife. Born to a hat manufacturer, James Wilson initially wished to study law but later joined his fathers business. [41], On 28 June 2008, Alexander announced her resignation as Leader of Scottish Labour as a result of the pressure on her following the donation scandal. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [55] Party leader Iain Gray, who held on to his own seat by only 151 votes, announced that he would be resigning with effect from later in the year. This was the first time since the 1918 general election, 99 years previously, that Labour had finished in third place at any general election in Scotland. Adam McVey and Cammy Day Fife Council Largest group. Below is the list of Labour target seats for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. [69] Many senior party figures were unseated, including Murphy himself (East Renfrewshire), Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) and Shadow Scotland Secretary Margaret Curran (Glasgow East). List of scottish labour party leaders. I find it astonishing that the leaders of the Labour Party and Tory Party are hand-in-glove when it comes to Brexit" SNP Westminster Leader . Known as The Great Montrose, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was not just a Scottish nobleman and military leader but also a talented poet. Graduating from the University of Glasgow, Mr Sarwar worked as a dentist in Paisley for five years prior to becoming a MP. With the. He is believed to be the man responsible for William Wallaces victory at Stirling Bridge and died in battle, though history seems to have been mostly ignorant of his sacrifice. When he did emerge on Wednesday, . He has . After this, Scottish Labour formed a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, forming a majority Scottish Executive. On Sunday, the health secretary, Humza Yousaf, and the former community safety minister Ash Regan confirmed that they would stand in the party's leadership contest, with at least a further two. In the early years, the Scottish Council had little power, and its conference could only consider motions on Scottish matters until 1972. An explorer at heart, Alexander Burnes joined the East India Company army at 16. The Scottish Labour Party will place third-party cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. Members of a Labour front-bencher's local party passed a motion last week condemning the regime's shameless rigging of party democracy and demanding to be allowed to select their candidates without interference. He also earned the knighthood for his explorations. And then there was this moment from aleaders' debate. Torrance stood as Alba's lead candidate on the Highlands and Islands list in the 2021 Holyrood election. [108], Sarwar, like Starmer, voiced his opposition to a proposed second Scottish independence referendum, stating that a Labour government would not grant a Section 30 order for one to be held. By comparison, the SNP has been led by Alex Salmond (twice), John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon, while the Tories have had David McLetchie, Annabel Goldie and Ruth Davidson. He was stung by a couple of campaign blunders, including trying to hide from protesters in a Subway shop in Glasgow and a bizarre dispute with Salmond over which leader ran away from the other when they visited the same supermarket in Ardrossan. Scottish Labour (Scottish Gaelic: Prtaidh Lbarach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland.It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party.From their peak of holding 56 of the 129 seats at the first Scottish parliament election in 1999, the Party has lost seats at each Holyrood election, returning 22 . The 2020 Labour Party leadership election was triggered after Jeremy Corbyn announced his intention to resign as the leader of the Labour Party following the partys defeat at the 2019 general electionIt was won by Keir Starmer who received 562 per cent of the vote on the first roundIt was held alongside the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election. In his time as First Minister, he was an early backer of Glasgow's Commonwealth Games bid and oversaw the ban on smoking in public places, making Scotland the first place in the UK to implement the policy. Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Hornsey and Wood Green members voted strongly for the following emergency motion: Selection of Candidates Anas Sarwar wins Scottish Labour leadership race, 'Leonard's Labour leadership just wasn't working', MSP Sarwar to stand in Scottish Labour contest, Sarwar relinquishes shares in family firm, Lennon and Sarwar clash on indyref2 mandate. As a member of the Scottish Olympic hockey team in 1908, he won a bronze medal. After the Glasgow Central seat was won by the SNP's Alison Thewliss in the 2015 general election, Mr Sarwar turned his attention to Holyrood and was elected a list MSP for Glasgow in 2016. [61], The referendum was held on 18 September 2014 and resulted in a 55.3%44.7% victory for the No side. Yet it would be tempting to believe changing the governing party would be enough. 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Group Leader Cllr Alison Evison. Kate Forbes, the finance secretary and one of the candidates, last night said: "I fully believe in democracy and. Dugdale then endured watching her party get pushed to third place in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election to Ruth Davidson's resurgent Conservatives. In the Panelbase poll for the Sunday. [64][65], On 24 October 2014, Johann Lamont announced her resignation as leader. Former MSP for South Scotland (Region) Colin Beattie. Scottish Labour (Scottish Gaelic: Prtaidh Lbarach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. r/LabourUK Join 7 days ago Labour leads by 27%, the largest lead for Labour since Sunak became PM. Job specializations: Restaurant/Food Service. Matt is also a Scottish Labour activist, and member of Unite. Liverpool completed a difficult week with a frustrating 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday that did little to enhance their prospects of finishing in the Premier League's top four. Spokespersons are people chosen by their parties to act as a representative on a specified area of policy. "[105], At the 2022 local elections, Labour made minor gains and overtook the Conservatives into second place by gaining 20 seats and a slight increase in their share of the vote, but still finished far behind the SNP; with 282 seats overall, it was Labour's second worst-worst result since 1977, beaten only by the 262 seats won in 2017. MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency) Twitter Email. The study . Labour entered government by forming a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, with Dewar agreeing to their demand for the abolition of up-front tuition fees for university students as the price for a coalition deal. Labour and the . Following his unsuccessful leadership bid in 2017, Mr Sarwar claimed that one councillor had told him Scotland would not vote for him because of his religion and the colour of his skin. The Labour leader will shortly give a speech in central London, and his comments will focus on the mission to boost economic growth. Starmer was elected Labour leader following the collapse of the Corbyn project, a collapse that he, in a very underhanded way, played a big part in. More recently, especially since the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, the party has suffered significant decline; losing ground predominantly to the pro-independence Scottish National Party, who advocate Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. [35][36] Labour did take the most votes in the local elections on the same day but lost seats due to the introduction of proportional representation for local council elections. Wallace has also inspired video games and brewery companies, such is his popularity. Barking. [62] The SNP had a surge in membership[63] and gained a wide lead over Labour in the opinion polls. [72] On 16 May 2015, Murphy resigned as leader effective 13 June 2015. He also served as the Lord Chancellor twice during his illustrious career. 2023 BBC. Send a Message. Odds - 12/1. After the death of Donald Dewar, Henry McLeish - Dewar's right-hand man in helping secure devolution - defeated McConnell to become Scottish Labour leader and Scotland's First Minister. [73] Under normal circumstances, Deputy Leader Kezia Dugdale would become acting leader, but former Leader Iain Gray was appointed Acting Leader whilst a leadership and a deputy leadership election are being simultaneously held on account of Dugdale resigning as Deputy Leader to stand for Leader. Better known as the pioneer of Protestant missionary work in China, Robert Morrison was the first missionary from the London Missionary Society to visit China. 2. [30], The coalition between Labour and the Liberal Democrats was narrowly re-elected at the Scottish Parliament election, with Labour losing seven seats and the Liberal Democrats gaining one. A month after, Labour lost a safe Westminster seat to the SNP in the Glasgow East by-election. Favorite. BBC Scotland News Richard Leonard has stepped down as Scottish Labour leader after three years in the post. It's doubly strange, in that the party line these days is that food banks are largely unnecessary because the main cause of food poverty is a lack of cooking and budgetary skills. 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