Kate Spurrell

Kate Florence Spurrell (March 1886 – c.1968[1]) was a British trade unionist and socialist activist.

Born in Devonport, Devon, England, Spurrell became a schoolteacher in Plymouth and joined the Liberal Party and the National Union of Teachers (NUT).

[4][5] That year, she was elected to the ILP's National Administrative Council (NAC), representing South West England.

[6][7] For the 1931 general election, Spurrell was selected by the Camborne Constituency Labour Party as their candidate.

She stood again at the 1935 general election, but was on this occasion opposed by an official Labour Party candidate, and took only 1.9% of the vote.