The Organisation of

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is a body established under the national rules of the

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Timeline

Origins and evolution of Scottish Labour * In August 1888, after contesting the Mid Lanarkshire by-election, Keir Hardie co-founded with Liberal MP

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the Scottish Labour Party (1888) with the support of the Scottish Miners' Federation, local trade unions, the

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, the

Scottish Home Rule Association Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

Crofters Party The Crofters' Party was the parliamentary arm of the Highland Land League. It managed to elect five MPs in the 1885 general election and a sixth the following year. The Highland Land League had started on the isle of Skye and in 1884 protest a ...

MPs, and the Scottish Land Restoration League. * In December 1888, the

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(SSF) was formed by members of the

Social Democratic Federation The Social Democratic Federation (SDF) was established as Britain's first organised socialist political party by H. M. Hyndman, and had its first meeting on 7 June 1881. Those joining the SDF included William Morris, George Lansbury, James Con ...

. * In August 1891, the

Scottish United Trades Councils Labour Party The Scottish United Trades Councils Labour Party, also known as the Scottish Trades Councils Independent Labour Party, was a Scottish labour party. The party originated in a meeting held in Edinburgh on 8 August 1891 with representatives of var ...

(SUTCLP) was formed. * In July 1892 general election, the SUTCLP gained support from the SSF. * In January 1893, Keir Hardie and others formed the Independent Labour Party (ILP). * In March 1893, the SUTCLP dissolved, advising members to join the ILP. * In 1893, the Scottish Socialist Federation affiliated with the ILP. * In 1894, the Scottish Labour Party of 1888 had by then made little impact and dissolved itself into the ILP. * In March 1897, the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) was formed in Glasgow, as a result of a political dispute with the TUC regarding political representation for the Labour movement. * In 1899, the STUC with the ILP's Scottish branch formed the parliamentary campaign group

Scottish Workers' Representation Committee Scottish Workers' Representation Committee was the parliamentary outfit of the Scottish Trades Union Congress from 1899 until 1909. It was known as the Scottish Workers Parliamentary Elections Committee until 1903. In contrast to the Labour Repre ...

(SWRC) * In 1900, the ILP played a central role in the formation of the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) which was created by ILP Chairman Hardie's motion to create a single Labour parliamentary body that was passed at a special conference organised by the TUC. ILP nominee Ramsay MacDonald was elected as Secretary of the LRC. * In 1906, the LRC is renamed the Labour Party, with the ILP becoming a Labour party affiliate and providing much of its activist base. * In 1909, the SWRC was dissolved and merged with the Labour Party. * In 1915, a subordinate Scottish Advisory Council (SAC) was formed by the Labour Party. * In 1918, Scotland was formalised a "region" in the Labour party constitution and the SAC was renamed as the Scottish Council of the Labour Party * In 1994, the Scottish Council of the Labour Party was renamed the Scottish Labour Party. * In 2011, the Scottish Labour Party carried out a review of its organisation and elected its first ever overall leader ( Johann Lamont).

Structure

* UK Labour Party Head Office, London ** UK Labour Leader's Office * UK National Executive Committee ** Scottish Labour Party Head Office, Glasgow *** Scottish Labour Leader's Office *** Scottish Executive Committee **** Affiliated STUC trade unions, socialist societies and the Co-operative Party **** Scottish Policy Forum ***** Policy commissions & local policy forums **** Scottish Labour Conference *** Scottish Labour Press Office *** Labour Support Unit, Scottish Parliament **

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(CLP) *** Branch Labour Parties (BLP)

Scottish Executive Committee

The Scottish Executive Committee is the governing body of the

Scottish Labour Party Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak o ...

, responsible for administrative matters and strategic policy direction. The SEC officially meets every second month, with much of day-to-day party business and operations undertaken in groups and commissions. The SEC has three different membership sections – Constituency Labour Party (CLP) members, elected members and trade unions and affiliates. It is further split into the local government sub-committee and the constitution, fundraising and campaigns working groups. Membership as of 2021: Office Bearers *

Cara Hilton Cara Laura Hilton (born 1975) is a Scottish Labour politician, who was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dunfermline from 2013 to 2016. Political career Hilton was the Labour candidate at the Dunfermline by-election on 20 Octob ...

– Chair of the Scottish Labour Party *

Karen Whitefield Karen Whitefield (born 8 January 1970, Bellshill Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, southeast of Glasgow city centre and west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell to the south, ...

– Vice-chair *

Cathy Peattie Cathrine "Cathy" Peattie (born 24 November 1951, Grangemouth, Falkirk) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Falkirk East constituency from the 1999 Scottish Parliament election unti ...

– Treasurer Elected Members * Anas Sarwar – Leader of the Scottish Labour Party * Jackie Baillie – Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party * Ian Murray – Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland * Maureen Devlin – Local Government * David Ross – Local Government *

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– Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) Group Representative *

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– Scottish Parliament Group Representative * Mark Griffin – Scottish Parliament Group Representative Constituency Labour Party members * Johanna Baxter – West of Scotland/ Mid Scotland & Fife *

– West of Scotland/ Mid Scotland & Fife * Lina Nass – North East Scotland/ Highlands & Islands * Marion Sporing – North East Scotland/ Highlands & Islands * Suzan King – Central Scotland/ Glasgow * James Adams – Central Scotland/ Glasgow * Scott Arthur –

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South of Scotland South of Scotland may refer to: * The southern portion of Scotland ** Geography of Scotland * South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) * South of Scotland (European Parliament constituency) * South of Scotland District (rugby union) ...

* Ann Henderson –

Trade Union Section * Drew Smith – GMB * Cathy Murphy GMB * Jackson Cullinane –

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* Siobhan McCready –

* Simon Macfarlane – Unison * Maggie Cook – Unison * Jacqueline Martin – USDAW * Karen Whitefield – USDAW *

– CWU * John McCue – ASLEF Scottish Labour Women's Committee * Lorna Robertson * Monique McAdams Co-operative Party & Socialist Societies * Ben Procter Scottish Young Labour * Coll Mcail * Lauren Harper

Chairs of Scottish Labour

Scottish Policy Forum

The Scottish Policy Forum (SPF) is a body of the

responsible for developing a rolling policy programme on devolved matters. The Scottish Annual Conference approves policies of the SPF programme every year with the

Scottish Executive Committee The Organisation of Scottish Labour is a body established under the Labour Party Rule Book, national rules of the Labour Party (UK), UK Labour Party. Timeline Origins and evolution of Scottish Labour * In August 1888, after contesting the 18 ...

(in conjunction with a committee from the

Scottish Parliament Labour Group Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak of ...

) deciding which items of the programme are to be incorporated in Labour's manifesto for the

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...

elections. The SPF policy-making process is led by the 80 members elected from all sections of the party. The SPF establishes policy commissions to draw together policy discussion documents for consultation over three stages. The SPF is subordinate and feeds reports to the

National Policy Forum The National Policy Forum (NPF) of the British Labour Party is part of the policy-making system of the Party, set up by Leader Tony Blair as part of the Partnership in Power process. A Provisional National Policy Forum had been established by Bl ...

General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party

The General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party, subordinate to the General Secretary of the Labour Party, is the administrative head and the most senior permanent staff member of the

. The General Secretary is responsible for running the party's organisation: legal affairs, staff management, campaigns, conferences, and liaising with the UK party. They also act as the Registered Treasurer, responsible for the party's financial accounts.

Staff

* Press Office ** Media Monitoring Unit ** Rebuttal Unit ** Regional press teams * Research Unit (policy and constitutional issues) * Administrative support * Scottish Parliamentary Labour Support Unit (formerly ''SPLP Resource Unit'') Special Advisers to Donald Dewar As Secretary of State for Scotland (1997–1999): * Wendy Alexander *

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David Whitton David Whitton (born 22 April 1952) is a Scottish journalist, Labour Party politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). He was elected to the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden in 2007, defeating the incumbent I ...

As First Minister (1999–2000): *John Rafferty – Chief of staff *Philip Chalmers – Head of the Scottish Executive's strategic communications unit (previously director of polling and marketing for the Scottish Labour Party) *

* Brian Fitzpatrick *John MacLaren * Professor Donald Maclennan *Neil Gillam *Chris Winslow

Scottish Parliament elections

1999 * Matthew Taylor – Election strategist * Douglas Alexander – Election coordinator * Donald Dewar – Secretary of State for Scotland * Gordon Brown – Chancellor of the Exchequer *

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– Minister of State for Scotland * John Reid – Minister of State for Transport *

Alex Rowley Alexander Andrew Penman Rowley (born 30 November 1963) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2015 to 2017 and acting leader of the party from August to November 2017. He has been a Member of the ...

– General Secretary *

Lesley Quinn The Organisation of Scottish Labour is a body established under the national rules of the UK Labour Party. Timeline Origins and evolution of Scottish Labour * In August 1888, after contesting the Mid Lanarkshire by-election, Keir Hardie co ...

– Assistant General Secretary *Paul McKinney – Head of communications *

– Media adviser to Donald Dewar *

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– Policy adviser to Donald Dewar * John Rowan – Scottish Telephone Bank Organiser * Hilary Perrin – Tours * Bridget Sweeny – Visits * Ian Austin – Deputy director of communications * Ed Miliband – Rebuttal * John Rafferty – Chief of staff to Donald Dewar * Ann-Marie Whyte – Administration and office manager * Kevin Reid and Suzanne Hilliard – Media monitoring * Chris Winslow – Campaigner and parliamentary researcher to John Maxton MP * Willie Sullivan – Development officer

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Jack McConnell Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, (born 30 June 1960) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2001 to 2007. McConnell served as the Minister ...

– Leader and First Minister of Scotland * Jonathan Ashworth – Labour Party economics and welfare policy officer * Gordon Brown – Chancellor of the Exchequer *Lesley Quinn – General Secretary 2007 *

– Leader and First Minister of Scotland *

John McTernan John McTernan (born 1959) is a British political strategist and commentator. He has been a political adviser to the Labour Party. McTernan was Prime Minister Tony Blair's Director of Political Operations from 2005 to 2007. He then worked on ...

– Campaign coordinator * George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock – Campaign vice-chair * Tony Blair – Prime Minister * Gordon Brown – Chancellor of the Exchequer * Douglas Alexander – Secretary of State for Scotland *Lesley Quinn – General Secretary 2011 * Iain Gray MSP – Leader * Simon Pia – Spokesperson * Michael Marra – Speechwriter * John Park MSP – Campaign coordinator *

Tom Greatrex Thomas James Greatrex (born 30 September 1974) is a British Labour and Co-operative, Labour Co-op politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament constituency), Rutherglen and Hamilton West betw ...

MP – Campaign strategist * Kenny Young – Press Officer *

Colin Smyth Colin Smyth (born November 1972) is a Scottish politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region since 2016. A member of Scottish Labour, he served as its general secretary from 2008 to 2012. E ...

– General Secretary * Rami Okasha – Head of communications * Sarah Metcalfe – Head of research * Adele Black – Diary secretary * Pat Gordon – Assistant and election agent 2016 * Kezia Dugdale MSP – Leader *

MSP – Deputy leader * James Kelly MSP – Campaign coordinator *Brian Roy – General Secretary

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* Anas Sarwar MSP – Leader * Jackie Baillie MSP – Deputy leader *Kate Watson – Campaign coordinator * Drew Smith – Acting General Secretary

Party finance

Donors * Brian Dempsey * Willie Haughey * John Milligan 2010 general election expenditure: £968,000

References

External links

Report of the Scottish Policy Forum – The Scottish Labour Party

Ideas for a fairer Scotland – second stage consultation document
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Books

* Hassan, Gerry (2004) (ed.) ''The Scottish Labour Party''. Edinburgh University Press. Scottish Labour