Communist Party of Guernsey

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The Guernsey Communist Party was a political party on the island of Guernsey. the Guernsey Communist Party was founded in 1945[1] but saw less electoral success than the Jersey Communist Party, it was lead by Bill Balshaw during the 1960s to 1970s[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Communists in the Channel Islands - Our History 11 (New Series) by Communist Party - Issuu". issuu.com. January 4, 2017.
2. ^ https://grahamstevenson.me.uk/2010/12/01/balshaw-bill/

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Communist Party of Great Britain

Leadership|

| General Secretaries|

* Albert Inkpin (1920–1928)
* J. R. Campbell (1929)
* Harry Pollitt (1929–1939)
* Rajani Palme Dutt (1939–1941)
* Harry Pollitt (1941–1956)
* John Gollan (1956–1975)
* Gordon McLennan (1975–1989)
* Nina Temple (1989–1991)

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Assistant General Secretaries|

* Fred Peet (1920–1922)
* John Gollan (1947–1949)
* George Matthews (1949–1956)
* Bill Wainwright (1956-59)
* Bill Alexander (1959–1967)
* Reuben Falber (1968–1979)

Chairs|

* Arthur MacManus (1920–1927)
* Willie Gallacher (1943–1956)
* Harry Pollitt (1956–1960)
* Frank Stanley (1964–1967)
* Tony Chater (1968–1969)
* John Tocher (1969–1971)
* Irene Swann (1972–1974)
* Mick McGahey (1974–1979)
* Ron Halverson (1980s)
* George Bolton (1980s–1990)

National Organisers|

* Tom Bell (1920–1921)
* Bob Stewart (1921–1923)
* Harry Pollitt (1923)
* Idris Cox (1930s)
* R. W. Robson (1930s)
* Dave Springhall (1940–1943)
* Peter Kerrigan (1943–1951)
* Mick Bennett (1951–1954)
* John Gollan (1954–1956)
* Bill Lauchlan (1956–1966)
* Gordon McLennan (1966–1975)
* Dave Cook (1975–1981)
* Ian McKay (1982–1991)

National Industrial Organisers|

* Ernie Woolley (1925–)
* Finlay Hart (1937–1939)
* Peter Kerrigan (1939–1942)
* George Allison (1942–1951)
* Peter Kerrigan (1951–1966)
* Bert Ramelson (1965–1978)
* Mick Costello (1979–1982)
* Pete Carter (1982–1991)

Publications|

* Marxism Today
* Morning Star
* Workers' Weekly

Associated groups|

* Communist Party Historians Group
* Jersey Communist Party
* Democratic Left
* National Minority Movement
* National Unemployed Workers' Movement
* New Politics Network
* New Times
* Straight Left
* Young Communist League
* Connolly Association

Predecessors|

* British Socialist Party
* Communist Labour Party
* Communist Party (British Section of the Third International)
* Communist Unity Group
* South Wales Socialist Society

Splits|

* Communist Party of Britain
* Appeal Group
* Committee to Defeat Revisionism, for Communist Unity
* Communist League
* Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist)
* Communist Party of Great Britain (PCC)
* Workers' Socialist Federation
* Fife Socialist League
* New Communist Party of Britain
* New Left
* Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist League

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* Britain's Road to Socialism
* Campbell Case
* Election results
* Members of Parliament
* Percy Glading
* Zinoviev letter

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Political parties in Jersey

Represented in the States Assembly (49)|

* Reform Jersey (10)
* Better Way (4)[1]
* Jersey Liberal Conservatives (2)

Formerly represented in the States Assembly|

* Jersey Alliance

Defunct|

* Jersey Communist Party (unknown)
* Centre Party (2005–2007)
* Jersey Democratic Alliance (2005–2011)
* Progress Party (2021–2023)

1. ^ Better Way is a group of independent politicians, and is not officially registered as a political party.

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