Proficient in languages such as Hindi and Urdu, he later explored places such as the modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan, and penned the autobiography Travels into Bokhara. [89] Leonard apologised for the UK party failing to address concerns over Brexit and for the Scottish party not having stopped what he described as the "SNP juggernaut". Dewar became the inaugural First Minister of Scotland.[24]. [58] Anas Sarwar MP also led an unofficial organisation called the "2014 Truth Team", described by the party as "dedicated to cutting through the noise and delivering [] facts on independence". Labour's defeat was attributed to their campaign being directed mostly against the government in Westminster instead of the SNP. [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. Group Leader Cllr Alison Evison. The 37-year-old was the Glasgow Central MP from 2010 to 2015 and was firmly in the Gordon Brown camp of New Labour. Labour lost 40 seats in Scotland and were reduced to a solitary MP north of the border (and it wasn't Jim Murphy). During a further TV interview two days later, she reiterated this commitment to a referendum and claimed that she had the full backing of current British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. 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. The Scottish Executive Committee is made up of representatives of party members, elected members and party affiliates, for example, trade unions and socialist societies. The contenders were Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, a former Enterprise Minister in the previous Labour Executive, Andy Kerr, MSP for East Kilbride and former Health Secretary in the previous administration, and Cathy Jamieson MSP, the acting party leader who had been deputy leader under Jack McConnell. He was also a successful lawyer initially. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Forbes, the Finance Secretary, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf and former minister Ash Regan are bidding to become the next SNP leader and first minister. 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. "Johann Lamont named new Scottish Labour leader", "MP Jim Murphy named Scottish Labour leader", "Scottish Labour agree to swathe of party reforms and new leader will be announced on August 15th", "Kezia Dugdale quits as Scottish Labour leader", "Alex Rowley steps down as interim Scottish Labour leader", "Richard Leonard to lead Scottish Labour", "Anas Sarwar elected as new leader of Scottish Labour Party", Scottish Trade Union Labour Party Committee, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_Scottish_Labour_Party&oldid=1070105841, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 February 2022, at 18:25. 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. [82][83] Nominations for leadership candidates closed on 17 September. 19992007: Coalition with Liberal Democrats, 2014 independence referendum and aftermath, 20152021: Collapse at Westminster and further crisis in Holyrood, 2021present: Anas Sarwar and opposition to indyref2, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Members of the 6th Scottish Parliament (2021), Peter Barberis et al, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations, pp.397398. Marco Biagi. Find out more about Anas now. 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. Scottish Labour's longest serving First Minister and now a lord, McConnell took over from Henry McLeish in 2001 and led his party to victory against John Swinney's SNP in the 2003 Holyrood election. We have read the room and it is time to look outwards, says Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar Paul Hutcheon 34 mins ago Like Comments The last two weeks have been a whirlwind for Scottish. The 2019 general election was Labour's worst result nationally in 84 years, with their lowest share of the vote recorded in Scotland since the December 1910 general election. Hear from Anas Join our movement Why join Scottish Labour? David Clark and Helen Corr, "Shaw, Benjamin Howard", Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 10:39, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Labour Party's London-based National Executive Committee (NEC), Scottish Workers' Representation Committee, first elections to the Scottish Parliament, election for a new leader of the Scottish Labour party, proposed second Scottish independence referendum, Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament, "Scottish Labour 'crisis' after leaked figures show fall in membership", "Labour councillor suspended in Sarwar row", "Results of the 2019 General Election in Scotland", "The Scottish Labour Party and its mysterious expanding membership", "Revealed: just how many members does Labour really have in Scotland? [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. Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Here is our rolling list of the people who have so far been chosen to stand. In his short year in the role, McLeish took on numerous official trips, memorably going to meet the Pope and also visiting the United States. Former MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife (Region) Claudia Beamish. Send a Message. The immediate concern for Mr Sarwar is May's Holyrood election where party strategists are hoping the new leader can lift them from third to second place in Scottish politics. 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. He also commanded Scotland's defence against English attacks for some time. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Read about our approach to external linking. Sir Keir will give a speech on. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, family's cash-and-carry firm advertising jobs that paid less than the "real" living wage, Sarwar to stand in Scottish Labour leader race, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Eli Lilly caps monthly insulin costs in US at $35. [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. 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! [90] However, he said he would continue as leader and carry out a listening exercise. Since devolution, Scottish Labour has burned through more leaders than the SNP and the Scottish Conservatives combined. And then there was this moment from aleaders' debate. [102][103], In February 2022, during an interview on Times Radio, Sarwar said: "[Labour] have got to demonstrate to people the kind of alternative we can have and the difference it would make to people's lives so they positively vote Labour, not just negatively vote against the Tories or the SNP. A new first minister was elected in a ballot by Scottish Labour's MSPs and national executive members, because there was insufficient time to hold a full leadership election. 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. Adam McVey and Cammy Day Fife Council Largest group. Politicians and journalists have hit out at the SNP after the party decided to keep the media out of hustings that will determine its new leader and The list is ordered from the smallest to the largest swing needed for the seat to change hands. A statue was built two years later to commemorate him on Buchanan Street in Glasgow. Alexander also boldly suggested she would be willing to support a referendum on Scottish independence with the words: "Bring it on." Richard Leonard was elected as the partys leader on 18 November 2017. Labour and the . Scottish Labours list for the Glasgow region was topped by former MP Anas Sarwar followed by former leader Johann Lamont current MSP James Kelly and former MSP. [76], In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Labour lost a third of its seats, dropping from 37 to 24. In his pitch to party members, Mr Sarwar said he wanted to "rebuild Scottish Labour, and then rebuild Scotland". Lord Gordon of Strathblane. To find out more about these cookies, see our, Scottish Labours Local Government Manifesto. [42][43] Cathy Jamieson subsequently became interim party leader. Former MSP for Glasgow Region Placeholder. Alex Rowley Julie MacDougall Craig Miller Chris Kane Ryan Smart Ewan Dillon North East Scotland Michael Marra Mercedes Villalba Barry Black Lynn Thomson Richard McCready Georgia Strachan Kaamal Bola Heather Herbert Owen Wright South Scotland Colin Smyth Carol Mochan Martin Whitfield Claudia Beamish Kevin McGregor West Scotland Jackie. Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat was a Scottish military leader who served as the chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat. It is part of the British Labour Party. John Major (Conservative Party) 1990 - 97. Council Leader Cllr Elaine Murray. Kezia Dugdale's abrupt departure from the position, announced late on Tuesday, leaves the party facing its sixth leadership election in a decade. The success was short-lived, however, and at the 2019 general election, Labour lost all new seats gained two years earlier, and again were left with Edinburgh South as their only Scottish seat in the House of Commons. 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). Thanks to his popularity, James is often depicted in historical novels, plays, and short stories. Award-winning Scottish journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler is best known for presenting BBC programs such as Dateline London, The Film Review, and Hardtalk. See More by this Creator. r/LabourUK Join 7 days ago Labour leads by 27%, the largest lead for Labour since Sunak became PM. This was the first time the party had not dominated in Scotland since the Conservative Party landslide in 1959. She quit the role due to issues around donations her campaign for the leadership had taken, although authorities ultimately took no action against her. From the Shadow Cabinet to your next door neighbour: together were leading the fight to build a Scotland that works for all. The boundaries in Scotland were redrawn to reduce the number of Westminster constituencies in Scotland from 72 to 59. Group Leader Cllr Kevin Keenan. Pages in category Leaders of Scottish Labour The following 9 pages are in this category out of 9 total. One problem was that then-Labour PM Gordon Brown did not seem to agree. The manifesto also proposed a large increase in public spending on education, which would allow for the school leaving age to be increased to 18 and reduce average class sizes to 19 pupils. [96][97], On 27 February 2021, former Deputy Leader Anas Sarwar was elected Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, defeating rival Monica Lennon by 57.6% to 42.4% and promised to heal and unite the party. Comments. Leader of Barking and Dagenham council Darren Rodwell has been selected as the next Labour candidate for Barking. Head Chef. [20], In February 2021, the membership figure was down to 16,467. He had also been the director-general of the BBC and the minister of information under Neville Chamberlain. YOU. 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. Ash Regan also insisted a devolved parliament could pave the . 27 February 2021 PA Media Anas Sarwar has been elected the new leader of Scottish Labour replacing Richard Leonard who led the party for three years. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Hornsey and Wood Green members voted strongly for the following emergency motion: Selection of Candidates 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. On 10 April, McConnell unveiled Scottish Labour's election manifesto, which included plans to scrap bills for pensioners and reform Council Tax. The motion was supported by an overwhelming majority, in which both party members and unions voted 70% in favor of the motion. 2. It also lost most of their constituency seats, although its share of the constituency vote declined by less than 1%. [31] The SNP also lost seats, though other pro-independence parties made gains. Listed on 2023-01-24. [53], At the 2010 general election on 6 May 2010, contrary to polls preceding the election, Labour consolidated their vote in Scotland, losing no seats (despite losing 91 seats across the rest of Britain) and regained Glasgow East from the SNP. [61], The referendum was held on 18 September 2014 and resulted in a 55.3%44.7% victory for the No side. Remembered as the key architect of the devolution settlement, he helped produce the Scotland Act upon which Holyrood would be based. Group Leader Cllr Dave Clark. 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. 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. 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. . Labour Party - structure and organisation. Severin Carrell and Libby Brooks Fri 17 Feb 2023 11.38 EST Last modified on Fri 17 Feb 2023 18.25 EST The Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has launched a detailed attack on Nicola. He worked as a code breaker during the war years. The office of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established when the Scottish Parliament was formed in 1999 and prior to its inaugural election. What's he waiting for? [44][45], The 2008 Labour group leadership election was the first time Labour had elected its Scottish leader with the participation of its members, using a system similar to that used at the time by the UK-wide Labour Party (the system had been adopted in 2007, but no ballot had taken place as Alexander had been unopposed). This story has been archived. Renowned for his restless energy, he traveled around the country and proved to be an active king. The Glasgow MSP takes over less than three. He was elected to the chamber in its first election in 1999 as leader of Scottish Labour and became the country's inaugural first minister. Dewar died, aged 63, on October 10, 2000, died after suffering a brain haemorrhage. FM Nicola Sturgeon says NHS funding has doubled, and frontline spending is 10% higher than in England. 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. DeSantis won't say he's running. The 2022 Scottish local elections resulted in Labour gaining 20 seats across Scottish local councils, with a slight increase in their share of the vote. [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. 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). Last updated at 5pm on February 27th. Odds - 12/1. The Scottish Labour Party will place third-party cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. The first elected MP from Preseli Pembrokeshire, his home constituency, he was named the 2014 Welsh Politician of the Year. King of Scots (1309-1329). [81] Jackie Baillie took over as acting leader until the conclusion of the leadership election. Graduating from the University of Glasgow, Mr Sarwar worked as a dentist in Paisley for five years prior to becoming a MP. [33], Labour lost 4 seats and fell narrowly behind the SNP, who won 47 seats to Labour's 46 seats. The fact that she gave up the deputy leadership is unlikely to count against her but she may judged to be too controversial for the job. This piece will be updated as further candidates are announced, so do check back for developments. Asked whether "in principle" there should be a referendum on independence, 30% agreed and 57% disagreed. 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. 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. [8] At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, the party lost 13 of its 37 seats, becoming the third-largest party after being surpassed by the Scottish Conservatives. Success is not a concept Scottish Labour have been familiar with over the past 15 years. Yet it would be tempting to believe changing the governing party would be enough. ", "Scotland update: Is the SNP surge real? 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. I'm ambitious for our party because I'm ambitious for our country". Parties can choose how these spokespersons are referred to. Leadership and Deputy Leadership election 2020 - Results. [22] In 1899, the Scottish Trades Union Congress organised the Scottish Workers' Representation Committee, which merged into the Labour Party in 1909, greatly increasing its presence in Scotland. [22] The Labour Party campaigned for the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament as part of its wider policy of a devolved United Kingdom. Following the 2011 Scottish election, Ed Miliband commissioned the Review of the Labour Party in Scotland of the future structure and operation of the Labour Party in Scotland, co-chaired by Murphy and Sarah Boyack MSP. Anas Sarwar Holyrood Westminster Local Government Scottish Peers Groups Up next Meet Anas Sarwar Chip in to our election fund 5 10 25 50 100 His dad, Mohammad Sarwar, was the UK's first ever Muslim MP and held the Glasgow Central seat for Labour between 1997 and 2010 - until his son Anas succeeded him. Union leaders met with the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, recently for the first discussion since the strikes earlier this month. However, many of Labour's traditional strongholds favoured the Yes side, notably including Glasgow. Starmer will ask the public to "judge me on whether you feel . However, towards the end of the campaign Labour's polling increased to levels around the 24% which it had received in 2015. Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) Born Darvel, East Ayrshire. [107] In Edinburgh, they suspended two councillors for refusing to vote for the deal which gave Conservatives positions within the council. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. Labour got its lowest percentage of the vote in Scotland in 98 years with 23% and fell into 3rd place, a position it last occupied in Scotland in 1910, behind the Conservatives. Just 19% of people approved of his performance in the role, compared to 38% of those who disapproved. Listing for: Brunning and Price. Although his reign ended at the Battle of Flodden, where he was defeated, James is widely considered the most successful monarch of Scotland from the House of Stewart. At Scottish Labour conference this week you will hear Anas Sarwar relentlessly focus on the future. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Scottish politician leader of the Labour Party James Ramsay MacDonald OLD PHOTO at the best online prices at eBay. Thomas Sutherland was a British politician and banker best remembered for founding The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), the founder member of HSBC Group. Clement Attlee, 1950. David Kogan, Protest and Power: The Battle for . 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. 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 Legends state he was inspired by a spiders relentless effort to spin a web, to ultimately defeat England. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Willie Rennie Nicola Sturgeon Douglas Ross Anas Sarwar Patrick Harvie and co-leader Lorna Slater Credit. 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