Kevin McVey

Kevin McVey was a political activist in Scotland and former national secretary of the Scottish Socialist Party.[1] Once a member of the Labour Party, joining the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1984,[2] McVey was expelled from the party under Neil Kinnock's leadership for his association with the Militant tendency.[3]


He was formerly president of the Socialist Students Society at the University of Stirling, where he protested university plans to present former defence secretary Dr John Reid with an honorary degree.[4][5]

In 2009, McVey was selected as the SSP candidate for the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, where he won 152 votes (0.7%).[2] However, he stood down as the SSP's national secretary at the party's 2015 conference.[6]

McVey was the lead candidate in the Central Scotland region for the left-wing party RISE at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[7]

As of December 2018, he remains a member of the SSP executive.

References
  1. "Scottish Socialists to fight all regional lists". The Scotsman. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. "SSP names by-election candidate". BBC News. 9 October 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. "Labour convinced it has Militant beaten". The Herald. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. "Students' anger at honour for former minister". The Herald. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. "Honorary degree for Reid sparks outrage". The Scotsman. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. "SSP conference sets out party strategy for the year ahead". 5 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. "Central Scotland: Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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