G. H. Stuart-Bunning

[1] He also became active in the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully in York at the 1906 general election,[2] then in the 1908 Dundee by-election.

Despite this, Keir Hardie spoke on Stuart's platform, and the Dundee Courier enthusiastically reported his criticisms of the ultimately successful Liberal Party candidate, Winston Churchill.

[5] Stuart stood for Parliament again at the 1914 North West Durham by-election, and once more lost to the Liberal candidate.

[6] His politics developed over time; at the time of the Dundee election, he was criticised for speaking too little about socialism and for not holding membership of the Independent Labour Party (ILP),[3] but, by 1911, he was regarded as being on the left of the ILP, and was elected to its National Administrative Council, where he worked closely with J. M.

[7] Stuart altered his surname to "Stuart-Bunning" in deference to his uncle, Theodore Bunning, manager of the Beeston Brewery.