Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation

Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation (SLISO) was a minor political party led by Sligo County Councillor Declan Bree. It was set up in 1974 and contested local elections to Sligo County Council and Dáil Éireann elections for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency. The group stood other candidates but Bree was the only candidate ever elected for the group.^[1][2] In 1991 the group merged with the Labour Party and Bree was elected as a Labour Party TD at the 1992 general election. Bree resigned from the Labour Party in 2007.

Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
Leader	Declan Bree
Founded	1974 (1974)
Dissolved	1991 (1991)
Merged into	Labour Party
Ideology	Democratic socialism Irish republicanism
Political position	Left-wing
Politics of the Republic of Ireland Political parties Elections

Elections

General Elections (Sligo–Leitrim)

Year	Votes	%	Position	Seats
1989	4,947	11.6%	#5	0 / 4
1987	2,584	5.7%	#6	0 / 4
Nov 1982	1,832	3.9%	#7	0 / 4
Feb 1982	1,035	2.3%	#8	0 / 4
1981	934	2.0%	#8	0 / 4
1977	1,282	3.6%	#6	0 / 3

Local elections

Elections to Sligo County Council

Year	Candidates	Votes	%	Position	Seats
1991	5	1,456	5.46%	#3	1 / 25
1985	3	1,197	4.31%	#3	1 / 25
1979		1,154	9.7%		1 / 24
1974		550	5.2%		1 / 24