Left Alliance (Scotland)


The Left Alliance was a small political group in Fife, Scotland.
The Left Alliance had two out of 78 seats on Fife Council. They were Willie Clarke, who represented Ballingry and Lochore, and Alexander Maxwell, who represented Cowdenbeath. Clarke was a member of the Communist Party of Scotland and Maxwell was a member of Democratic Left Scotland.
Both seats are part of the former Fife coalfield and were in the past held by predessor organisation, the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Until he stood down in 2016 Willie Clarke represented Ballingry sponsored by the Communist Party of Scotland, although he was officially classed as Independent. Maxwell lost his seat in the 2012 local elections. In the 2017 local elections no members of the alliance were elected.