Newtownabbey Labour Party

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Newtownabbey Labour Party
AbbreviationNLP
Founded1974 (1974)
Split from Northern Ireland Labour Party
Headquarters Newtownabbey
Ideology
Political position Centre-left
National affiliation Labour '87

The Newtownabbey Labour Party (NLP) is a minor political party based in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1974 as a split from the Northern Ireland Labour Party. It has elected one member to the Newtownabbey Borough Council, Bob Kidd, who served from 1985 to 1993. In 1987, the NLP joined other Labour parties in Northern Ireland in forming the Labour '87 political coalition. Under the Labour '87 banner, Mark Langhammer was elected to the Newtownabbey Borough Council in 1993 and was in office until 2005.

History

The Newtownabbey Labour Party (NLP) originated as the Newtownabbey branch of the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP). It left its parent organisation in 1974, in opposition to the NILP's broad support for the Ulster Workers Council strike. [1] Early members included future British Labour Party member of parliament Kate Hoey. [2]

The party stood in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, but it only mustered 560 votes. However, NLP candidate Bob Kidd was able to win a seat on the Newtownabbey Borough Council in the 1985 local elections. [3] In 1987, the NLP, Northern Ireland Labour Party, Ulster Liberal Party, and United Labour Party formed Labour '87, a political coalition which aimed to unite the Labour parties of Northern Ireland. [4] [5] [6] : 597  Kidd held his seat under the Labour '87 banner in the 1989 local elections. [3] Although he lost in 1993, Mark Langhammer, also standing for Labour '87, was elected onto council. He held his seat in 1997, then again as an independent in 2001, before standing down in the 2005 local elections. [7]

For the 1996, Northern Ireland Peace Forum, the party stood as part of the Labour coalition, which had two members elected. It supported the Socialist Environmental Alliance in the 2004 local elections. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Aaron (2009). A history of the Northern Ireland Labour Party: Democratic socialism and sectarianism. Manchester University Press. pp. 233–234. ISBN   978-0-7190-7874-3 . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ↑ O'Toole, Emer (7 October 2021). "Jackie Baillie insists Keir Starmer 'most definitely will' become PM". The National. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Local Government Elections 1985–1989: Newtownabbey". www.ark.ac.uk. The Electoral Commission for Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
  4. ↑ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Abstracts of Organisations – 'L'". CAIN Web Service. ARK Northern Ireland, University of Ulster. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
  5. ↑ Aughey, Arthur; Morrow, Duncan (17 June 2014). Northern Ireland Politics. Routledge. p. 68. ISBN   978-1-317-89083-6 . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Weerawardhana, Chamindra (3 September 2018). "'What is it about "fuck off" you don't understand?' The NILRC and politics of the Left in Northern Ireland" . Labor History. 59 (5): 593–609. doi:10.1080/0023656X.2018.1467300. ISSN   0023-656X . Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Whyte, Dr Nicholas. "Newtownabbey Council Elections 1993–2011". www.ark.ac.uk. The Electoral Commission for Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
  8. ↑ "Statement About the Election Result". Socialist Environmental Alliance. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
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