Communist Party of Britain
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| Party leader | Robert Griffiths (picture) |
| vice-chairman | Liz Payne |
| founding | 1988 |
| Headquarters | 23 Coombe Road London CR0 1BD |
| Youth organization | Young Communist League |
| Alignment |
Communism , Marxism-Leninism |
| Colours) | red |
| Parliament seats |
0/650 |
| Number of members | 917 |
| International connections | International meeting of communist and workers' parties |
| Website | www.communist-party.org.uk |
The Communist Party of Britain ( English : Communist Party of Britain ) is a communist party in Great Britain .
The party was founded in 1988 as a split from the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), founded in 1920 , which in turn dissolved in 1991. Its founders accused the CPGB of a revisionist departure from the teaching of the leading role of the working class in the revolutionary struggle for a classless society . The party demands, among other things, the exit from the European Union and NATO . The current chairman is Robert Griffiths and Liz Payne is vice chairman .
The party publishes several publications, including the Morning Star newspaper . It also has a youth organization ( Young Communist League ).
In 2014 the party had 917 members.
Election results
General Elections
The party has not yet stood in any general election nationwide, but has not yet won any seats. The Communist Party has never come out above 0.6 percent in any constituency.
| year | Candidates | be right | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | 911 |
0/659 |
| 2001 | 6th | 1.003 |
0/659 |
| 2005 | 6th | 1,124 |
0/646 |
| 2010 | 6th | 947 |
0/650 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1,229 |
0/650 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Communists Slam Western Hypocrisy Over Terror ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Morning Star dated Jan. 12, 2015 (English); accessed: August 16, 2015
- ^ A b Britain First best-funded small party - Electoral Commission , BBC News, July 2, 2015 (English); accessed: August 16, 2015
- ^ Katz, Phil (August 18, 2009): A Disciplined & Democratic Organization. What We Stand For (pdf). Communist Party of Great Britain. Pp. 10-11.
- ↑ Communist Party launches election manifesto , BBC News, April 21, 2015 (English); accessed: August 16, 2015
- ↑ Election 2015 smaller parties: Communist Party of Britain , BBC News of April 2, 2015 (English); accessed: August 16, 2015
† Sinn Féin's MPs do not take their seats in Westminster