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162:, on a platform of an eight-hour day for municipal workers, and for municipal contracts to employ trade union members. Only Shaftoe won a seat, and he worked closely with the Liberal Party, but in 1892 the socialist 200:, Huddersfield and Salford. This increase in interest in independent labour representation led to support for a national party, and an arrangements committee was established by interested activists at the 1892 126:
in Bradford. Following the strike, many local trade unionists believed that they needed an independent organisation which would nominate trade unionists for political posts who would not be affiliated with the
193:. Tillett was jointly sponsored by the Labour Union and the Trades Council, and he took 30.2% of the vote, although this was only enough for third place. 338: 333: 190: 182: 174: 91: 147: 167: 323: 276:
Fenner Brockway, Socialism Over Sixty Years: The Life of Jowett of Bradford. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1946
343: 59: 204:. This held a conference in Bradford from 14–16 January 1893, chaired by Drew, which founded the 197: 205: 116: 52: 328: 155: 132: 201: 138:
The Labour Union was founded in 1891 by a group of trade unionists, including James Bartley,
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The party inspired the formation of Labour Unions in other towns and cities:
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was elected, as was Leonard Robinson. Additionally, Drew was elected to the
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This success led the Labour Union to decide to stand a candidate in the
154:. They agreed to run a joint slate in the municipal elections with the 64: 112: 158:, and they put up Bartley, Edwin Halford, Andrew Hopkinson, and 308:, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1984, pp. 471–484. 122:
In late 1890 and early 1891, there was a major strike at the
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British Workers and the Independent Labour, 1888–1906
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in England, which was an important forerunner of the
185:, but he withdrew, and instead the party sponsored 288:and John Saville, "Drew, William Henry (Harry)", 315: 339:Political parties disestablished in 1893 300: 298: 226: 224: 222: 220: 316: 230: 334:Political parties established in 1891 295: 245: 217: 239: 235:. Bradford: Bradford Trades Council. 270: 177:. Initially, it agreed to sponsor 13: 279: 233:Bradford Trades Council: 1872-1972 14: 355: 111:was a political party based in 290:Dictionary of Labour Biography 18:Political party in England 1: 211: 7: 10: 360: 82: 70: 58: 48: 40: 32: 23: 324:Independent Labour Party 292:, vol.IV, pp.75–77 206:Independent Labour Party 117:Independent Labour Party 53:Independent Labour Party 156:Bradford Trades Council 72:Political position 252:The Bradford Antiquary 246:Crick, Martin (1991). 231:Ashraf, Mary (1972). 202:Trades Union Congress 175:1892 general election 109:Bradford Labour Union 26:Bradford Labour Union 344:Politics of Bradford 87:Politics of England 148:William Henry Drew 133:Conservative Party 179:Robert Blatchford 105: 104: 92:Political parties 49:Succeeded by 351: 309: 302: 293: 283: 277: 274: 268: 267: 265: 263: 243: 237: 236: 228: 124:Manningham Mills 21: 20: 359: 358: 354: 353: 352: 350: 349: 348: 314: 313: 312: 303: 296: 284: 280: 275: 271: 261: 259: 244: 240: 229: 218: 214: 152:Joseph Hayhurst 101: 28: 27: 19: 12: 11: 5: 357: 347: 346: 341: 336: 331: 329:Labour parties 326: 311: 310: 304:David Howell, 294: 286:Keith Laybourn 278: 269: 238: 215: 213: 210: 160:Samuel Shaftoe 144:Edward Hartley 103: 102: 100: 99: 94: 89: 83: 80: 79: 74: 68: 67: 62: 56: 55: 50: 46: 45: 42: 38: 37: 34: 30: 29: 25: 24: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 356: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 325: 322: 321: 319: 307: 301: 299: 291: 287: 282: 273: 257: 253: 249: 242: 234: 227: 225: 223: 221: 216: 209: 207: 203: 199: 194: 192: 191:Bradford West 188: 184: 183:Bradford East 180: 176: 171: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 140:Charlie Glyde 136: 134: 130: 129:Liberal Party 125: 120: 118: 114: 110: 98: 95: 93: 90: 88: 85: 84: 81: 78: 75: 73: 69: 66: 63: 61: 57: 54: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 22: 16: 305: 289: 281: 272: 260:. Retrieved 255: 251: 241: 232: 198:Colne Valley 195: 172: 168:school board 137: 121: 108: 106: 44:January 1893 15: 262:29 November 187:Ben Tillett 164:Fred Jowett 318:Categories 212:References 97:Elections 77:Left-wing 65:Labourism 41:Dissolved 113:Bradford 60:Ideology 258:: 25–40 131:or the 33:Founded 264:2018 150:and 107:The 36:1891 189:in 181:in 320:: 297:^ 254:. 250:. 219:^ 170:. 146:, 142:, 135:. 119:. 266:. 256:5

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Independent Labour Party
Ideology
Labourism
Political position
Left-wing
Politics of England
Political parties
Elections
Bradford
Independent Labour Party
Manningham Mills
Liberal Party
Conservative Party
Charlie Glyde
Edward Hartley
William Henry Drew
Joseph Hayhurst
Bradford Trades Council
Samuel Shaftoe
Fred Jowett
school board
1892 general election
Robert Blatchford
Bradford East
Ben Tillett
Bradford West
Colne Valley
Trades Union Congress
Independent Labour Party

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