Kevin McVey was a political activist in Scotland and former national secretary of the Scottish Socialist Party.
[3] He was formerly president of the Socialist Students Society at the University of Stirling, where he protested university plans to present former defence secretary Dr John Reid with an honorary degree.
[4][5] In 2009, McVey was selected as the SSP candidate for the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, where he won 152 votes (0.7%).
[2] However, he stood down as the SSP's national secretary at the party's 2015 conference.
[6] McVey was the lead candidate in the Central Scotland region for the left-wing alliance RISE at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.