Scots Labour Pairty

The Scots Labour Pairty (officially Scottish Labour Party (in Inglis); Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba (in Scots Gaelic)) is a social democratic political pairty in Scotland. It is a sovereign organisation o the UK Labour Pairty. The nou, Scots Labour hauds 23 oot on 129 seats in the Scots Pairlament an yin o 59 Scots seats in the Hoose o Commons o the Unitit Kinrick. ^{[7] [8]}

Scots Labour Pairty Scottish Labour Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba
Leader	Anas Sarwar
Deputy leader	Jackie Baillie
Foondit	1994 (1994)[1]
Heidquarters	290 Bath Street Glesga G2 4RE
Student weeng	Scots Labour Students
Youth weeng	Scots Young Labour
Membership	21,162[2]
Ideology	Social democracy[3] Democratic socialism British Unionism Pro-Europeanism
Poleetical poseetion	Centre-left
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
Colours	Red
House of Commons (Scottish seats)	1 / 59
Scottish Parliament[4]	23 / 129
Local government in Scotland[5][6]	241 / 1,227
Politics o Scotland Political parties

In Januar 2018, the sum o Scots Labour's membership wis 25,836, houaniver in Januar 2019 it wis lat ken that it hid faaen ti 21,162.^[2]

History

The Labour Pairty owerseen the openin o the Scots Pairlament in 1999, and won the maist seats in the election. Thay formed a coalition wi the Scots Leeberal Democrats that lasted until the2007 Scots Pairlament election, when the won for the first time.

Labour's achievements in Scotland include free tuition, free prescriptions and free period product proveesion.

From 2007 until 2016, Scots Labour war in opposeetion in the Scots Pairlament, but fell tae thrid in the 2016 Scots Pairlament election.

The pairty conteenaed tae faa in 2021.