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The Scottish Labour Party is the part of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland. It is the largest and most successful political party in modern Scottish politics, having won the largest share of the vote in Scotland at every UK general election, Scottish Parliament general election and European Parliament general election since 1979 (its last defeat being at the 1979 European Parliament election). A political slogan is a slogan used in a political context. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Motto: (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives): Labour Party - Centre-left, unionist - 50 MSPs Scottish National Party (SNP) - Centre-left, pro-independence- 27 MSPs Conservative and Unionist Party - Centre-right, unionist - 18 MSPs Liberal Democrats - Centre, federalist - 17 MSPs Scottish Green Party - Environmentalist, pro-independence... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... United Kingdom general elections are the times when the Members of Parliament forming the House of Commons are elected. ... basically, lets get something straight. ...

In March 2006 the Scottish Labour Party had 18,800 members, and membership peaked at approximately 30,000 in the run-up to the 1997 UK general election^[1]. The total annual income of the party in 2005, as registered with the Electoral Commission^[2], was £523,523 (up from £318,609 in 2004), with assets of £169,502. (Redirected from 1997 UK general election) The 1 May 1997 UK general election brought the first change in UK Government for 18 years. ... The Electoral Commission is a non-ministerial government department with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c. ...

Executive

Senior office-bearers:

• Chairperson: Karie Murphy (replaced Sandra Macdonald in February 2006)
• Vice-Chairperson: Stuart Clark
• Treasurer: Hugh Scullion

Parliamentary and local government representatives: The local government of Scotland is organised into 32 unitary authorities covering the mainland and islands of Scotland. ...

Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group:

• Jack McConnell MSP, First Minister
• Cathy Jamieson MSP, Minister for Justice
• Margaret Curran MSP, Minister for Communities
• Scott Barrie MSP, Chief Whip

Westminster Parliamentary Labour Group:

• Alastair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
• Anne Moffat MP for East Lothian

European Parliamentary Labour Group:

• David Martin MEP, former Vice President of the European Parliament (1989-2004)

Local Government Section:

• Cllr Margaret McDougall (North Ayrshire Council)
• Cllr Jim McCabe (North Lanarkshire Council)

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Central Scotland and Glasgow Section:

• Jean McKeown (Lanark and Hamilton East Constituency Labour Party (CLP))
• Steven Purcell (Glasgow North West CLP)

Lothians and South of Scotland Section:

• Claudia Beamish (Clydesdale CLP)
• Jalal Chaudry (Edinburgh East CLP)

North East Scotland and Highlands and Islands Section:

• Sandra Macdonald (Aberdeen South CLP)
• Rhoda Grant (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey CLP), former MSP (1999-2003)

West of Scotland and Mid Scotland and Fife Section:

• Stuart Clark (Paisley South CLP)
• Judy Hamilton (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath CLP)

Trade Union Group: Central Scotland (Meadhan-Alba in Gaelic) is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... A Constituency Labour Party (CLP) is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Lothians is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) which were created in 1999. ... South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... Clydesdale is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Edinburgh East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. ... North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... Constituencies commonly known as Aberdeen South are: Aberdeen South — a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Aberdeen South — a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the co-ordinating body of trade unions in Scotland. ...

• Jackson Cullinane (Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU))
• Ellen Davies (TGWU)
• Isabel Fyfe (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, USDAW))
• Richard Leonard (GMB)
• Philomena Muggins (Amicus)
• Cathy Murphy (GMB)
• Karie Murphy (UNISON)
• Hugh Scullion (Amicus)
• Dave Watson (UNISON)
• Nicky Wilson (National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Scotland)

Co-operative Party and Socialist Societies Section: The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it is known as the Amalgamated TGWU - with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the... The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. ... GMB may stand for : GMB Union Glass microballoon GMB,Gattamaneni Mahesh Babu, A Popular indian film actor who works in [[Tollywood] Category: ... Amicus is Britains second largest trade union, formed by the merger of MSF (Manufacturing Science and Finance) and the AEEU (Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union) agreed in 2001. ... For other uses, see Unison (disambiguation). ... The National Union of Mineworkers is a trade union for coal miners in the United Kingdom. ...

• Mary Lockhart (Scottish Co-operative Party)
• John Russell (National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs)

Young Labour Section: Young Labour is the name for the youth wings of the British Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party, and is also used to refer to the youth sections of Labour parties in general. ...

• Helena Brackenridge
• Neil Bibby

In addition to the Executive Committee there are 3 other business committees:

• Scottish Policy Forums, Chair: Bristow Muldoon MSP
• Constitution and Finance, Chair: Stuart Clark
• Local Government Liason, Chair: Cllr Jim McCabe

Bristow Muldoon was elected to represent Livingston, Scotland in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and re-elected in 2003. ...

Secretariat

The General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party is Lesley Quinn, since November 1999. She had been the Acting General Secretary since the departure of Alex Rowley in May 1999^[3], having previously been Rowley's assistant^[4]. Lesley Quinn is also the Registered Treasurer of the party. The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ...

In the financial year 2005 three members of staff were paid salaries directly by the Scottish Labour Party (two members of staff in 2004); all other salaries being paid directly by the Labour Party in London. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The party has its headquarters at John Smith House, 145 West Regent Street, in the Park district of Glasgow. John Smith QC (September 13, 1938 – May 12, 1994) was a British politician who served as leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his sudden and unexpected death from a heart attack on 12 May 1994. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

Conference

The party holds a biannual conference, the most recent being held in Aviemore between 26-26 February 2006. The next conference is to be held between 24-26 November 2006 in Oban. Aviemore (Scottish Gaelic: An Aghaidh Mhòr) is a tourist resort in the Highlands of Scotland. ... View of Oban from Druim Mor. ...

Traditionally a representative of the Scottish Trades Union Congress would be invited to address conference, but this link was broken in 2003 when the invitation to Bill Speirs was withdrawn^[5]. He subsequently addressed the Scottish National Party's annual national conference. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the co-ordinating body of trade unions in Scotland. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...

Further reading

• The Scottish Labour Party, Gerry Hassan, 2003, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 0-7486-1784-1

References

1. ^ "Panic within Labour as membership falls", The Scotsman, 5 March, 2006
2. ^ pdf file: The Scottish Labour Party, Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2005, Hardie Caldwell, Chartered Accountants, Citypoint 2, 25 Tyndrum Street, Glasgow, G4 0JY
3. ^ "Labour denies London control claim", BBC News website, 20 May 1999
4. ^ "Statement of Lesley Quinn taken by D Sandison on 3 October 2000", Select Committee on Standards and Privileges, The United Kingdom Parliament
5. ^ Press release, 20th May 2003, Scottish Trades Union Congress

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See also

• Elections in Scotland

Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils. ...

External links

• Official website
• Scottish Labour History Society
• ReVITALise Scottish Labour
• Scottish Labour History Collections at the National Library of Scotland
• Scottish Labour Party at The Scotsman
• ASPECT: Access to Scottish Parliamentary Election Candidate Materials, University of Strathclyde
• Statements of accounts, registered at The Electoral Commission