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The Belfast Labour Party was a political party in Belfast, Ireland from 1892 until 1924. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

The first socialist party in Ireland, it was founded in 1892 and affiliated with the British Labour Representation Committee in 1900 and remained attached to the Labour Party in Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the In 1913 the Labour NEC agreed that the Irish Labour Party would have organising rights over the entirety of Ireland. The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre is a Democratic socialist and Social democratic Political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Belfast Labour Party disagreed with this, and faced with the British party's refusal to reconsider, formed the independent Belfast Labour Representation Committee, which declared itself a party in 1917.

The party won ten seats on Belfast City Council in 1919, but soon lost these. Belfast City Council is the City council for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Nonetheless, they came a very close second in Belfast West in the 1923 UK general election before forming with others the Northern Ireland Labour Party. For other constituencies of the same name see Belfast West. Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the UK House The UK general election of 1923 was held on 6 December 1923 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats but Labour, led by See also Labour Party of Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Labour Party was a political party which operated from 1924 until 1987



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