Scottish Socialist Party: Lennoxtown Branch
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TitleScottish Socialist Party: Lennoxtown Branch
ReferenceGD171
Date1923-1936
Archive creatorScottish Socialist Party: Lennoxtown Branch
Extent0.04m
Archival historyThe Scottish Socialist Party was affiliated with the Independent Labour Party.
Under the leadership of Keir Hardie, the Independent Labour Party was formed in 1893. The main objective of the party was "to secure the collective ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange". Leading figures included Hardie, Robert Smillie, George Bernard Shaw, Tom Mann, George Barnes, John Glasier, H. H. Champion, Ben Tillett, Philip Snowden, Edward Carpenter and Ramsay Macdonald.
In 1895 the Independent Labour Party had 35,000 members. However, in the 1895 General Election all the ILP candidates were defeated but the ILP began to have success in local elections. Over 600 won seats on local councils and in 1898 the ILP joined with the the Social Democratic Federation to make West Ham the first local authority to have a Labour majority.
West Ham convinced Keir Hardie that to obtain national electoral success, it would be necessary to join with other left-wing groups. On 27th February 1900, representatives of all the socialist groups in Britain (the Independent Labour Party, the Social Democratic Federation and the Fabian Society, joined trade union leaders to form the Labour Representation Committee.
Under the leadership of Keir Hardie, the Independent Labour Party was formed in 1893. The main objective of the party was "to secure the collective ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange". Leading figures included Hardie, Robert Smillie, George Bernard Shaw, Tom Mann, George Barnes, John Glasier, H. H. Champion, Ben Tillett, Philip Snowden, Edward Carpenter and Ramsay Macdonald.
In 1895 the Independent Labour Party had 35,000 members. However, in the 1895 General Election all the ILP candidates were defeated but the ILP began to have success in local elections. Over 600 won seats on local councils and in 1898 the ILP joined with the the Social Democratic Federation to make West Ham the first local authority to have a Labour majority.
West Ham convinced Keir Hardie that to obtain national electoral success, it would be necessary to join with other left-wing groups. On 27th February 1900, representatives of all the socialist groups in Britain (the Independent Labour Party, the Social Democratic Federation and the Fabian Society, joined trade union leaders to form the Labour Representation Committee.
SubjectSocialism, Political Parties
Level of descriptionfonds
Repository nameEast Dunbartonshire Archives - Kirkintilloch