Cross-Community Labour Alternative

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| name = {{Nowrap|Cross-Community Labour Alternative}}

| logo = File:Cross Community Labour Alternative logo.jpg

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| leader = Owen McCracken

| foundation = 2016

| ideology = Eco-socialism{{cite web|url=http://labouralternative.org/programme/ |title=What Labour Alternative Stand For |publisher=Cross Community Labour Alternative |date=2016-02-25 |access-date=2016-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128195220/http://labouralternative.org/programme/ |archive-date=2023-11-28}}

| headquarters = 25 Ava Avenue
Belfast
BT7 3BP{{cite web|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP7968|title=View registration - The Electoral Commission|website=search.electoralcommission.org.uk|accessdate=11 May 2019}}

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| country = Northern Ireland

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| seats1_title = NI Assembly

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| seats2_title = NI Local Councils

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Cross-Community Labour Alternative is a minor political party founded to contest the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election. It stood three candidates{{cite web|author=Alex Kane |url=http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/independent-voices-deserve-to-be-heard-and-can-make-a-difference-1-7359934 |title=Independent voices deserve to be heard, and can make a difference |publisher=Newsletter.co.uk |date=2016-05-02 |accessdate=2016-07-29}} in the East Belfast, South Belfast and East Antrim constituencies. It was initiated by the Socialist Party.{{cite news|url=https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/24162/04-01-2017/northern-ireland-cash-for-ash-scam-shows-need-for-non-sectarian-socialist-politics|title=Northern Ireland: 'Cash for ash' scam shows need for non-sectarian, socialist politics|newspaper=Socialist Party|date=4 January 2017 |accessdate=11 May 2019|author1=Archivist }}

Election results

In the 2016 Assembly election, Cross-Community Labour Alternative reached 1939 first-preference votes, having stood 3 candidates. Conor Sheridan polled 551 first preference votes (1.7%) in East Antrim,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/northern-ireland-constituencies/N06000005 |title=East Antrim - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016 |publisher=BBC News |date=2016-05-07 |accessdate=2016-07-29}} Sean Burns got 871 first preferences (2.7%) in Belfast South{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/northern-ireland-constituencies/N06000003 |title=Belfast South - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016 |publisher=BBC News |date=2016-05-07 |accessdate=2016-07-29}} and Courtney Robinson got 517 first preferences (1.4%) in Belfast East.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/northern-ireland-constituencies/N06000001 |title=Belfast East - Northern Ireland Assembly constituency - Election 2016 |publisher=BBC News |date=2016-05-07 |accessdate=2016-07-29}}

In the 2017 election, the CCLA stood four candidates, in the same three constituencies as before, and also in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.{{cite web|url=https://fermanaghherald.com/2017/02/retiring-doctors-forced-stay-crisis-deepens/|title=Retiring doctors 'forced to stay on' as crisis deepens|date=8 February 2017|website=The Fermanagh Herald|accessdate=11 May 2019}} They won no seats and a slightly increased first-preference vote, with 2,009 votes (0.3%).

In the 2019 Northern Ireland local elections, one of the party's candidates, Donal O'Cofaigh, was elected to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cj736r74vq9t/northern-ireland-local-elections-2019 |title= Northern Ireland local elections 2019 |publisher= BBC News |date=3 May 2019 |accessdate=4 May 2019}} CCLA lost their only seat in the 2023 Council elections when Donal O'Cofaigh failed to retain his council seat.[https://www.fermanaghomagh.com/app/uploads/2023/05/Website-Enniskillen.pdf Fermanagh and Omagh Council website, Turnout Statement, 19 May 2023] In the 2022 Assembly election CCLA ran O'Cofaigh as the party's only candidate.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Gerry Cullen stood for the CCLA in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency). He attracted 624 votes (1.2%).

=Northern Ireland Assembly=

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Election !Votes !Share of votes !Seats !align=center \|Note(s)
align=center\|2016 \| align=center\|1,939 \| align=center\|0.3% \| align=center\|{{Composition bar\|0\|108\|{{party color\|Labour Party in Northern Ireland}}}} \| align=left\|#13
align=center\|2017 \| align=center\|2,009 \| align=center\|0.3% \| align=center\|{{Composition bar\|0\|90\|{{party color\|Labour Party in Northern Ireland}}}} \| align=left\|#11
align=center\|2022 \| align=center\|602 \| align=center\|0.07% \| align=center\|{{Composition bar\|0\|90\|{{party color\|Labour Party in Northern Ireland}}}} \| align=left\|#13

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Election

!Votes

!Share of votes

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!align=center |Note(s)

align=center|2016

| align=center|1,939

| align=center|0.3%

| align=center|{{Composition bar|0|108|{{party color|Labour Party in Northern Ireland}}}}

| align=left|#13

align=center|2017