What is Scottish Labour?
[[File:Donald Dewar First Minister.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Donald Dewar]], former leader of Scottish Labour, and 1st [[First Minister of Scotland]] from 1999 to 2000]] The '''Scottish Labour Party''' is a [[political party]] in [[Scotland]]. It is part of the [[Labour Party (UK)|British Labour Party]]. The party's policies usually promote [[social democracy]] and [[democratic socialism]]. It also supports Scotland remaining part of the [[United Kingdom]]. In the [[Scottish Parliament]], it is the [[Third party (politics)|third party]]. It controls 22 out of 129 seats. The party also control 1 out of 59 Scottish seats in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] (having previously held 41) Following a heavy defeat in [[Scotland]] in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015]], Jim Murphy announced his resignation as party leader on 16 May 2015. On 15 August 2015 [[Kezia Dugdale]] was elected leader of the party, with [[Alex Rowley]] as her deputy. In 2017 Dugdale resigned and Rowley became acting leader. [[Richard Leonard]] was elected as the party's leader on 18 November 2017. == List of leaders since 1999 == * [[Donald Dewar]] (1999–2000), 1st [[First Minister of Scotland]], died in office * [[Henry McLeish]] (2000–2001), 2nd [[First Minister of Scotland]], resigned * [[Jack McConnell]] (2001–2007), 3rd [[First Minister of Scotland]], lost [[Scottish Parliament]] election * [[Wendy Alexander]] (2007–2008), resigned * [[Iain Gray]] (2008–2011), lost [[Scottish Parliament]] election * [[Johann Lamont]] (2011–2014), resigned * [[Jim Murphy]] (2014–2015), resigned following the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015]] * [[Kezia Dugdale]] (2015–2017), resigned * [[Richard Leonard]] (2017–2021), resigned * [[Anas Sarwar]] (2021–present) == Representation == * [[House of Commons]] - 1 out of 59 Scottish [[Member of Parliament|MP]]s * [[Scottish Parliament]] - 22 out of 129 seats ==Other websites== *[http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk Official website] [[Category:1900s establishments in Scotland]] [[Categ