Cross-Community Labour Alternative

Political party in Northern Ireland

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]

Election results

In 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

Election	Votes	Share of votes	Seats	Note(s)
2016	1,939	0.3%	0 / 108	#13
2017	2,009	0.3%	0 / 90	#11
2022	602	0.07%	0 / 90	#13

References

^ "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.
^ https://www.fermanaghomagh.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Website-Enniskillen.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}