What is Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)?
The '''Democratic Labour Party''' '''(DLP)''' is a [[political party]] which was founded in [[Barbados]] in 1955 by [[Errol Barrow]]. It was the ruling party of [[Barbados]] 3 times after [[Barbados]] became independent on 30 November 1966. It first ruled the [[Country]] and the [[nation]] of [[Barbados]] from 30 November 1966 to 8 September 1976 under [[Errol Barrow]] and then from 29 May 1986 to 7 September 1994 first again under [[Errol Barrow]] from 29 May 1986 until his death on 1 June 1987. Barrow’s than [[Deputy prime minister]], [[Erskine Sandiford]] succeeded him as [[Prime Minister of Barbados]] on 1 June 1987. [[Erskine Sandiford]] Served as the 4th [[Prime Minister of Barbados]] from 1 June 1987 to 7 September 1994. The Democratic Labour Party ruled the [[country]] and the [[nation]] of [[Barbados]] for a third time form 15 January 2008 to 24 May 2018. It first ruled under [[David Thompson (Barbadian Politician)]] from 15 January 2008 to 23 October 2010 and then under [[Freundel Stuart]] from 23 October 2010 to 24 May 2018, but faced an electoral wipeout and unprecedented defeat in the [[2018 Barbadian general election]] which left the party with no elected Members of Parliament. '''History''' The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) was founded in 1955 by [[Errol Barrow]] and Co-founded by [[Fredrick Smith]]. They were once members and candidates of the then ruling-party of [[Barbados]] the [[Barbados Labour Party]] (BLP) from 1951 to 1955, these people and 29 more people broke away and stepped down as members and candidates of the [[Barbados Labour Party]] (BLP) to form his more left-winged and leaning [[Social democratic]] alternative, the Democratic Labor Party (DLP) to challenge the then-ruling [[Barbados Labour Party]] in the [[1956 Barbadian general election]]. The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) was a split form the Democratic domain of the [[Barbados Labour Party]] In 1955. However, as a result of this common orgin, the two parties have been and is still remaining until today, ideologically similar