Cyril Ernest May (1 December 1920 – 8 October 2003) was a British socialist.
[4] He was one of the most formidable orators of the 1940s and 1950s, when outdoor public speaking was at its peak.
He was one of the main voices for the Socialist Party of Great Britain, and could command audiences in Hyde Park of more than 1,000.
[3] As central organiser of the party, he arranged meetings, debates, conferences and dances.
In 1991 he was a member of the two branches dissolved who founded the group Socialist Studies where May was central organiser.