the scottish socialist party (ssp) were formed in 1998 from the scottish socialist alliance which had aimed to unite the left-wing in scotland. they won one msp in 1999 and increased their total to six at the 2003 election. the ssp split in 2006 when two msps and a large number of activists left to form solidarity. both parties lost all their seats at the 2007 election, but the ssp continues to have local representation. both the ssp and solidarity support scottish independence.