1. Why support for Labour rose
Evidence:
,000 votes.
1918- over 2 million votes
By 1920 Labour Party bigger than Liberals
By the end of the war, the number of ILP branches in Scotland had more than doubled to 201, while actual membership had more than trebled to over 10,000

2. Why support for Labour rose 1
Increased electorate.
RoPA 1918 – all men over 21 and many women over 30 now voters. Electorate increased form 779,000 in 1910 to 2,205,000in Most new male voters working- class
Got support from working class men
who had been politicised in shipyards and munitions factories.
Dilution was an especially controversial issue.
Substantial increase in trade union membership, especially amongst semi-skilled men.
Employers seen as profiteering from war.
Support from Irish Catholics
Easter Rising in Dublin, 1916 IRA rebellion failed. Executions of the IRA leaders by the Liberal British government seen as excessive.

3. Anti -Employer Propaganda from “Forward”, the ILP Newspaper

4. Why support for Labour rose 1
Support from women
politicised from Clyde rent strikes
effective local councillors – Agnes Dollan, Helen Crawfurd
Substantial increase in trade union membership amongst women. National Federation of Women Workers increased its membership from10,000 to 50,000

5. Pro-Rent Strike Propaganda
“The worker dies for his country and the banker calls for his furniture.” Forward

6. Mary Barbour

7. Why support for Labour rose 2
The work of the Independent Labour Party in Scotland (ILP)
Formed in 1893 to represent the interests of the labouring classes.
1900 combined with a range of other left wing groups to form the LRC, then the Labour Party.
ILP also stayed separate from Labour, especially in Scotland.
Popularity of ILP campaigns grew as war progressed
Anti war – but only 2 ILP local councillors held this stance
Anti conscription
Resistance to Munitions Act 1915
Opposed dilution
Campaigned on local issues – eg. Housing reform, improving working conditions.