Tommy Sheridan [SEP] place of birth
Tommy Sheridan
Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964) is a Scottish politician who was co-convenor of Solidarity, along with Rosemary Byrne until June 2016.
Sheridan was active as a Militant entryist in the Labour Party until 1989 when Labour expelled him, and became a member of Scottish Militant Labour (SML), which eventually became the core of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP). He was a prominent campaigner against the Poll tax (officially known as the Community Charge) in Scotland, and was jailed for
(SSP) in 1998, with Tommy Sheridan as its convenor, in advance of the 1999 Scottish Parliament election.
Formation and growth of the SSP.
The SSP contested the by-election for the European Parliament constituent of North East Scotland that took place in November 1998.
Formation and growth of the SSP 1999 Scottish Parliament election.
In April 1999 the SSP announced their manifesto for the first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament. Despite only having a party membership of around 1,200 the SSP contested all the regions,