Cross-Community Labour Alternative is a minor political party founded to contest the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election. It stood three candidates[3] in the East Belfast, South Belfast and East Antrim constituencies. It was initiated by the Socialist Party.[4]
Cross-Community Labour Alternative | |
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| Leader | Owen McCracken |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | 25 Ava Avenue Belfast BT7 3BP[1] |
| Ideology | Eco-socialism[2] |
| Colours | |
| NI Assembly | 0 / 90 |
| NI Local Councils | 0 / 462 |
Election results
editIn the 2016 Assembly election, Cross-Community Labour Alternative reached 1939 first-preference votes, having stood 3 candidates. Conor Sheridan polled 551 first preference votes (1.7%) in East Antrim,[5] Sean Burns got 871 first preferences (2.7%) in Belfast South[6] and Courtney Robinson got 517 first preferences (1.4%) in Belfast East.[7]
In the 2017 election, the CCLA stood four candidates, in the same three constituencies as before, and also in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.[8] They won no seats and a slightly increased first-preference vote, with 2,009 votes (0.3%).
In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, one of the party's candidates, Donal O'Cofaigh, was elected to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.[9] CCLA lost their only seat in the 2023 Council elections when Donal O'Cofaigh failed to retain his council seat.[10] In the 2022 Assembly election CCLA ran O'Cofaigh as the party's only candidate.[citation needed]
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Gerry Cullen stood for the CCLA in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency). He attracted 624 votes (1.2%).
Northern Ireland Assembly
edit| Election | Votes | Share of votes | Seats | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,939 | 0.3% | 0 / 108
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| 2017 | 2,009 | 0.3% | 0 / 90
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| 2022 | 602 | 0.07% | 0 / 90
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References
edit- ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "What Labour Alternative Stand For". Cross Community Labour Alternative. 25 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Alex Kane (2 May 2016). "Independent voices deserve to be heard, and can make a difference". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Archivist (4 January 2017). "Northern Ireland: 'Cash for ash' scam shows need for non-sectarian, socialist politics". Socialist Party. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "East Antrim - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Belfast South - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Belfast East - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016". BBC News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Retiring doctors 'forced to stay on' as crisis deepens". The Fermanagh Herald. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Northern Ireland local elections 2019". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Fermanagh and Omagh Council website, Turnout Statement, 19 May 2023