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  Labour Party of Scotland
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AbbreviationLPS
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CountryScotland
Established0000-00-00
Disbanded1973-05-24
ContributorRBH
Last EditedRBH - May 14, 2021 10:02pm
DescriptionThe Labour Party of Scotland was a minor Scottish nationalist political party that was active in the early 1970s. Formed as a left-wing breakaway from Dundee's branch of the Scottish National Party (SNP), it is perhaps best known for standing in the Dundee East by-election of 1973, where its interference split the nationalist vote and probably cost the SNP a parliamentary seat as a result. The party contested elections to Dundee City Council two months later but was ultimately unsuccessful. It folded soon after, and by early 1974 most of its membership had returned to the SNP, whose campaigns on North Sea oil were proving popular with Scotland's urban electorate. It never had any official political representation.

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03/01/1973 UK Parliament - Dundee East - By-election George MacLean Lost 3.20% (-29.54%)