sentences:  He had officially left the Labour Party on 24 February 1931 and, sometime that year, co-authored with Adam Marshall Diston "The New Party and the ILP" (written as an appeal to ILP members).He was appointed to a council for policy and strategy formation that was set up to decide the running of the party and also acted as Chief Whip during the New Party's brief run in Parliament.At the 1931 general election, Forgan polled 1,304 votes in West Renfrewshire in what represented one of the better results for the New Party in a disappointing election.