The Fife Socialist League was a left-wing political party active in Fife, Scotland in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Led by the miners activist Lawrence Daly, they contested the West Fife constituency in the 1959 general election, polling 4,886 votes, more than the total received by the candidate of the Communist Party of Great Britain (until 1955 the seat was held by the Communist MP William Gallacher). A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Fife is a pure unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, ken. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... This United Kingdom general election was held on October 8, 1959, and marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative party, led by Harold MacMillan. ... The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was a political party in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1920 to 1991. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... William Gallacher was born in Paisley, Scotland, on December 25, 1881. ...
The Fife Socialist League was a collection of left-wing activists who were attempting to challenge the Labour Party from the left. Unlike Labour they were stridently opposed to nuclear weapons. The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...
The Fife Socialist League's activities seemed to have dwindled by the early 1960s.
The FifeSocialistLeague was a left-wing political party active in Fife, Scotland in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Led by the miners activist Lawrence Daly, they contested the West Fife constituency in the 1959 general election, polling 4,886 votes, more than the total received by the candidate of the Communist Party of Great Britain (until 1955 the seat was held by the Communist MP William Gallacher).
The FifeSocialistLeague was a collection of left-wing activists who were attempting to challenge the Labour Party from the left.
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