[39] The following day, however, Brown denied this was Labour policy and that Alexander had been misrepresented during Prime Minister's Questions in Westminster. [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. Westminster VI (18 February): Labour 51% (+3) Conservative 24% (-3) Liberal Democrat 10% (+1) Reform UK 6% (-) Green 5% (-) SNP 3% (-1) Other 1% (-) 147 137 r/LabourUK Join 10 days ago Jeremy Corbyn will not stand for Labour at the next election. Anas Sarwar elected as new leader of Scottish Labour Party Sienna Rodgers Anas Sarwar a Labour MSP for Glasgow ex-MP and former deputy leader has been elected today to succeed Richard Leonard as the new leader of Scottish Labour Party. [95] Shortly afterwards, it was reported that Leonard had been pressured into resigning by wealthy donors, who told UK Labour leader Keir Starmer that they would not give money to the Westminster party unless Leonard quit. He had also been the director-general of the BBC and the minister of information under Neville Chamberlain. 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. King of Scots (1309-1329). 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. The leaders of Holyroods five largest parties. To find out more about these cookies, see our, Scottish Labours Local Government Manifesto. British politician Stephen Crabb, who represents the Welsh Conservatives, had initially worked as a marketing consultant and had also been associated with the London Chamber of Commerce. 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. As accomplished, high-profile female leaders step back from their careers, I wonder whether any woman can have it all Business Insider - Marguerite Ward 18h As an ambitious woman in her early 30s, I find it painful to see some of my female role models step away from high-profile positions. Last updated at 5pm on February 27th. Scottish National Party. [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. [18], In September 2017, it was reported that the party had 21,500 members and 9,500 affiliated through trade unions and other groups, making a total of 31,000 people associated with the party. Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat was a Scottish military leader who served as the chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat. Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the British Labour Party, gave a speech on his party's economic plans at the City of London's financial centre on Monday. [16] In December 2014 the newly elected leader Jim Murphy claimed that the figure was "about 20,000" on the TV programme Scotland Tonight. Initially a journalist, he later focused on writing poetry, but rejected English and wrote in "synthetic Scots" instead. Apart from translating the Bible into Chinese, he also enriched Anglo-Chinese literature with his dictionaries and books on Chinese grammar. When he did emerge on Wednesday, . MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Constituency) Twitter Email. Starmer was elected Labour leader following the collapse of the Corbyn project, a collapse that he, in a very underhanded way, played a big part in. It was a rancorous campaign and Mr Sarwar faced criticism over his children attending a fee-paying school in Glasgow, with questions also raised over his family's cash-and-carry firm advertising jobs that paid less than the "real" living wage of 8.45 an hour. [107] In Edinburgh, they suspended two councillors for refusing to vote for the deal which gave Conservatives positions within the council. Baron Foulkes of Cumnock sided with a former Scottish Secretary under the Thatcher Government, Michael Forsyth, now Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, in trying to undermine the will of the Holyrood parliament. 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. This list may not reflect recent changes. [26][27] Labour's dominance of Scotland's Westminster seats continued in the 2001 general election, with a small loss of votes but no losses of seats. Labour still won the most constituencies, but the SNP made inroads. On 15 August 2007, McConnell announced his intention to resign as Scottish Labour leader. Legends state he was inspired by a spiders relentless effort to spin a web, to ultimately defeat England. [82][83] Nominations for leadership candidates closed on 17 September. [10] The figures included in the Annual Report presented to the Scottish Party Conference in 2008, also recorded that more than half of all Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) had less than 300 members, with 14 having less than 200 members. [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. Voting opened on 27 October and closed at midday on 17 November. An SNP leadership contender has been mocked after claiming an independent Scotland could ditch the pound after a "couple of months". Anas Sarwar has been elected the new leader of Scottish Labour, replacing Richard Leonard who led the party for three years. His mastery of Scottish politics earned Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville the nickname King Harry the Ninth. Donald Dewar led Labour's campaign for the first elections to the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999. Scottish Labour experienced one of their worst defeats ever at the 2015 general election. 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. Wallace has also inspired video games and brewery companies, such is his popularity. 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Leader of Barking and Dagenham council Darren Rodwell has been selected as the next Labour candidate for Barking. Report. Hear from Anas Join our movement Why join Scottish Labour? Group Leader Cllr Alison Evison. 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. The 2020 Labour Party leadership election was triggered after Jeremy Corbyn announced his intention to resign as the leader of the Labour Party following the partys defeat at the 2019 general electionIt was won by Keir Starmer who received 562 per cent of the vote on the first roundIt was held alongside the 2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election. Read about our approach to external linking. He was also a successful lawyer initially. 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. 2. [29] After McLeish's resignation, McConnell quickly emerged as the only candidate, and was elected First Minister by the Parliament on 22 November 2001. 2023 BBC. However, it gained votes and council seats and held its majorities on the councils of Glasgow and North Lanarkshire and regained control of Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Scottish Labour and the Conservatives condemned the SNP's decision to bar the press from a series of hustings where the three candidates will debate their views in front of party members. Today, Sharon Dowey, Conservative List MSP, like a fox in a chicken coop, poses unashamedly in a food bank. [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". Anyone that wished to vote in the leadership election must have either been a member of the Scottish Labour Party, an 'affiliated supporter' (through being signed up as a Scottish Labour Party supporter through an affiliated organisation or union), or a 'registered supporter' (which requires signing up online and paying a one-off fee of 12) by 9 October. Jump to navigation Jump to search. The exclusive Techne poll for the Express found 50 percent of respondents said. [33], Labour lost 4 seats and fell narrowly behind the SNP, who won 47 seats to Labour's 46 seats. She had already been deputy leader and leader at Holyrood during MPJim Murphy's tenure, which ended with Labour losing all of its Scottish seats at Westminster bar one. The Glasgow MSP takes over less than three months before the next. [69] Many senior party figures were unseated, including Murphy himself (East Renfrewshire), Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) and Shadow Scotland Secretary Margaret Curran (Glasgow East). The safe Labour seat has been held by Jeremy Corbyn since. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. The office of Leader of the Scottish Labour Party was established. [25] On 21 October, Henry McLeish was elected to succeed Dewar, defeating rival Jack McConnell. [91][92], After surviving previous calls for him to go,[93][94] Leonard resigned as leader on 14 January 2021, triggering the 2021 Scottish Labour leadership election. Christopher Murray Grieve, better known by his pseudonym, Hugh MacDiarmid, was one of the pillars of the 20th-century Scottish literary renaissance. [23] This was later renamed as the Scottish Council of the Labour Party, then in 1994 as the "Scottish Labour Party".[22]. BBC Scotland News Richard Leonard has stepped down as Scottish Labour leader after three years in the post. [48], A few months later, Labour won the Glenrothes by-election in Fife. Akila Kanthaswamy (C) Graeme Lawrence (Lab) Simon McLean (Ind) Amy-Marie Stratton (Scottish Family Party) May 2022 first preferences SNP 2726 C 1728 Lab 1174 LD 579 Grn 296 Scottish Family. 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. He also earned the knighthood for his explorations. Labour entered government by forming a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats, with Dewar agreeing to their demand for the abolition of up-front tuition fees for university students as the price for a coalition deal. List of scottish labour party leaders. The Glasgow MSP has also taken a firm stance against the prospect of another independence referendum which he claims is not credible as the country rebuilds after Covid. The SNP went on to win an unprecedented majority in the Scottish Parliament, a result that had been considered impossible under the proportional voting system. [72] On 16 May 2015, Murphy resigned as leader effective 13 June 2015. John Comyn III of Badenoch was a magnate and baron who played a key role in the First War of Scottish Independence. [31] The SNP also lost seats, though other pro-independence parties made gains. From the formation of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 it had members in Scotland but unlike in England and Wales it made no pact with the Liberal Party and so initially struggled to make an impact. He said speculation about his leadership had become a distraction, just four. 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. Share with Friends Add To Playlist. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today, Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government, Oscar Requena . Full list of teacher strike dates for March 2023 in England, Wales and Scotland 01 March, 2023 If teachers are on strike today, and how schools will be affected by walkouts 01 March, 2023 When do . It was led by Alistair Darling, a former Labour minister. After the forced abdication of King John Balliol, Comyn served as Guardian of Scotland. 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. The result was considered a surprise, as there was speculation that the SNP could have won an upset similar to Glasgow East. Labour suggested a 5% rise in line with most other local authorities, and the Conservatives plans lay in the middle with a 6% increase. Sent to Kolkata by Queen Victoria to introduce tax reforms, he introduced paper currency in the country, but died of dysentery. Torrance stood as Alba's lead candidate on the Highlands and Islands list in the 2021 Holyrood election. He also served as the Lord Chancellor twice during his illustrious career. Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party 2020, Acting Leader of Scottish Labour 2014, 2017, 2021, Chief Whip of the Scottish Labour Party 20142016, The first permanent wheelchair user elected to the Scottish Parliament, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, 20172021, Henderson, Ailsa; Johns, Rob; Larner, Jac; and Carman, Chris (2020), ", This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 10:39. The election for a new leader of the Scottish Labour party took place between 11 September 2017 (when nominations opened) and 18 November 2017, when the new leader was announced. He won many battles for Charles I but was defeated in the Battle of Carbisdale, following which he was hanged to death in the Edinburgh marketplace. The three least popular politicians were Boris Johnson, on a -38 approval rating, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on -43, and Alba leader Alex Salmond on -57. Asked whether "in principle" there should be a referendum on independence, 30% agreed and 57% disagreed. 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. Hornsey and Wood Green members voted strongly for the following emergency motion: Selection of Candidates I find it astonishing that the leaders of the Labour Party and Tory Party are hand-in-glove when it comes to Brexit" SNP Westminster Leader . By New Statesman. He also contested as election as a Change UK candidate. 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. Then East Renfrewshire's MP, he spearheaded a change to Scottish Labour's Clause IV dedicating the party to working "for the patriotic interest of the people of Scotland". Group Leader Cllr Dave Clark. 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. Both parties were well short of a majority in the parliament. He worked as a code breaker during the war years. [79], On 29 August 2017, Dugdale resigned as leader of the Scottish Labour Party. 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. James II of Scotland reigned as the king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460. [71] It was the first time since 1959 that the party had not won the most votes in Scotland at a general election. 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 Keir Starmer has said the "vast majority" of Labour members and supporters are "100% behind" his plans for a future Labour government following a speech launching the five missions that will be the basis of the party's manifesto. [64][65], On 24 October 2014, Johann Lamont announced her resignation as leader. Dugdale won the 2015 leadership election on 15 August 2015, beating Ken Macintosh. . Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician. . Favorite. On Sunday, the health secretary, Humza Yousaf, and the former community safety minister Ash Regan confirmed that they would stand in the party's leadership contest, with at least a further two. [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. However, the talks failed to lead to any tangible progress,. Beyond that, she is credited with getting greater autonomy and democratic representation for the Scottish party on a UK level as well as helping to rebuild it. 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. [57], For the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence, Scottish Labour joined with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to form the pro-union Better Together campaign against Scottish independence. Most would agree that the people who have broken something are rarely the best people to fix it, and I don't believe the current government is capable of providing the leadership Britain requires. The leaders of Holyrood's five largest parties: Willie Rennie, Nicola Sturgeon, Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar, Patrick Harvie (and co-leader Lorna Slater) (Credit: Mark Hall) And in the lead-up to. [11], In September 2010, the party issued 13,135 ballot papers to party members during the Labour Party (UK) leadership election. [20], In February 2021, the membership figure was down to 16,467. Pages in category Leaders of Scottish Labour The following 9 pages are in this category out of 9 total. To find out more about these cookies, see our privacy notice. Mr Leonard won the race, becoming the first Scottish Labour leader to come from the left of the party. And then there was this moment from aleaders' debate. List of leaders since 1999 Donald Dewar 19992000 1st First Minister of Scotland died in office Henry McLeish 20002001 2nd First Minister of Scotland resigned Jack McConnell 20012007 3rd First Minister of Scotland lost Scottish Parliament election. A month after, Labour lost a safe Westminster seat to the SNP in the Glasgow East by-election. These did not necessarily equate to 13,135 individual members due to the party's electoral structure, members can qualify for multiple votes. [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". Meet our team in Westminster. Scottish Labour Leaders Can you name every person who has served as the leader of Scottish Labour? With the. [38], During a TV interview on 4 May 2008, Wendy Alexander performed a major U-turn on previous Scottish Labour policy by seeming to endorse a referendum on Scottish independence, despite previously refusing to support any referendum on the grounds that she did not support independence. McLeish's time as First Ministerwas embroiled in scandal after it emerged he received 36,000 from sub-letting his constituency office in Fife during his time as an MP. Anas Sarwar and his wife Furheen in 2017 - the couple have three children together, Mr Sarwar congratulating Mr Leonard after his victory in 2017 after an acrimonious leadership contest, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. James IV of Scotland reigned as the king of Scotland from 1488 until his death in 1513. Comments. Scottish Local Elections 2022 Labour Hails Its First Cheerful Day As Scots Turn Backs On Tories Scotland The Times, Scottish Election 2021 A Simple Guide To Scottish Labour Bbc News, Meet The Candidates Battling For The Scottish Labour Leadership Youtube, Labour Party Candidates For General Election 2019 In Full Who S Standing For Jeremy Corbyn S Party In Your Constituency, Avatar 2022 Film Online Subtitrat In Romana. He has also penned novels such as The Blood Brother and non-fiction works such as Brexit Without the Bullshit. Scottish Labour Party Lord Gordon of Strathblane. McLeish resigned later that year amid a scandal involving allegations that he sub-let part of his tax-subsidised Westminster constituency office without it having been registered in the register of interests kept in the Parliamentary office, an affair which the press called Officegate. She accused Labour's UK-wide leadership of undermining her attempts to reform the Scottish Labour Party and treating it "like a branch office of London. The Scottish Liberal Democrats, for their part, have had four leaders, while the Scottish Greens have had seven conveners or co-conveners. Former MSP for Glasgow Region Placeholder. Matt Shiels is Co-Chair of the Young Scottish Fabians. Read about our approach to external linking. After his demise, a street in Sheung Wan was named after him. The return of Alex Salmond to the SNP leadership buoyed the party, and after eight years in power, Labour lost to the SNP in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election by the slimmest of margins - one seat. 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. [13], In November 2014 the party's membership was claimed by an unnamed source reported in the Sunday Herald to be 13,500. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Labour leader will shortly give a speech in central London, and his comments will focus on the mission to boost economic growth. At Scottish Labour conference this week you will hear Anas Sarwar relentlessly focus on the future. Meet Anas Leader of the Scottish Labour Party. Delivering her victory speech, Lamont said: "I want to change Scotland, but the only way we can change Scotland is by changing the Scottish Labour Party. Legendary Scottish patriot Andrew Moray is remembered for his exploits in the Scottish Wars of Independence. 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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. "[39] Despite this lack of backing, Alexander once again reiterated her commitment to a referendum during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament. Jackson Carlaw is a Scottish politician best known for his association with the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party where he served as the leader from February to July 2020. I'm ambitious for our party because I'm ambitious for our country". From 2011 to 2019, he had served as the deputy leader of the party. View Labour held marginal seats vulnerable at the next Scottish Parliament election. The Scottish Labour Party will place third-party cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. Follow. Here is our rolling list of the people who have so far been chosen to stand. 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