The following year , Carmichael followed the party 's two other MPs into the Labour Party , and by the 1950 general election , the ILP was able to take only 5.8 % of the vote in Bridgeton .
The ILP victory only briefly delayed the party 's decline .
The following year , Carmichael followed the party 's two other MPs into the ILP   , and by the 1950 general election , the ILP was able to take only 5.8 % of the vote in Bridgeton .
The ILP victory only briefly delayed the party 's decline .