Political position Left-wing NI Local Councils 0 / 462 | NI Assembly 0 / 90 | |
Ideology Democratic socialismTrade unionism | ||
Cross-Community Labour Alternative is a minor political party founded to contest the Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2016. It stood three candidates in the East Belfast, South Belfast and East Antrim constituencies. It is an electoral initiative between trade unionists and the Socialist Party.
Election Results
In the 2016 Assembly election, Cross-Community Labour Alternative reached 1939 first-preference votes standing 3 candidates.
The party's Conor Sheridan polled 551 first preference votes (1.7%) in East Antrim., Sean Burns got 871 first preferences (2.7%) in Belfast South and Courtney Robinson got 517 first preferences (1.4%) in Belfast East.
In the 2017 election the CCLA is standing four candidates, in the same three constituencies as before, and also in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.