Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998)
Democratic Labour Party | |
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Decentralisation | |
Political position | Left-wing |
The Democratic Labour Party was a small
Origins 1995–1999
Dave Church (known as "Citizen Dave"), his deputy John Rothery, and others on the left of Walsall
The Democratic Labour Party was officially registered in 1999.[1]
Electoral history
None of the 10 Democratic Labour candidates in the
Joined by other local left-wingers, they helped set up their local Socialist Alliance, and stood as candidates under its banner in elections until it was disbanded. Dave Church stood for the Socialist Alliance in Walsall North in the 2001 general election, gaining 410 votes (1.3%).[14]
Return 2005–2016
In the 2005 general election, Church stood for Democratic Labour, again in Walsall North, receiving 770 votes (2.3%).[14]
In 2007, Pete Smith won a council seat on Walsall Council from Labour in the Blakenall ward.[15] Smith also stood in Walsall North and gained 842 votes, 2.3% of the vote at the 2010 general election.[16] He lost his council seat in 2011 but was re-elected in 2012 on an anti-cuts platform;[17][18] the DLP then affiliated to the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition.
In 2016, the DLP effectively ceased to exist for a second time when Smith lost his council seat in the local elections.[19]
References
- ^ a b "Democratic Labour Party". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ISBN 1-86134-607-7.
- ^ Rentoul, John; Nicholas Schoon (10 August 1995). "So, just how loony are they in Walsall?". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ McKie, John (17 August 1995). "Citizen Dave decries 'malaise of dictatorship'". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Victor, Peter (13 October 1995). "Prescott interrogates Walsall's Citizen Dave". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Parker, Simon (12 March 2003). "A step in the right direction". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Rentoul, John (30 November 1995). "Labour removes 'extremist' council chief". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Wynn Davies, Patricia (13 December 1995). "Town Hall chaos as Church sticks to his guns". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Hess, John (30 April 1998). "The West Midlands". Vote '98. BBC News. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Labour rebels are crushed". Birmingham Evening Mail. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "New Labour crushes town hall revolution and takes control". The Birmingham Post. 8 May 1998. Retrieved 9 February 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Hardy, Simon (7 May 1999). "Disastrous night for breakaway socialists; WALSALL". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 9 February 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Spotlight on Black Country election nominations". Birmingham Evening Mail. 5 April 2000. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Walsall North". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "'Man of the people' Smith stuns Labour". Birmingham Evening Mail. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Councillor stands against MP of 31 years in election". Walsall Advertiser. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Member's Details - Councillor Peter Edward Smith". Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "TUSC councillor's 'defy cuts' challenge to Labour". www.tusc.org.uk.
- ^ "CMIS > Councillors". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.