It left its parent organisation in 1974, in opposition to the NILP's broad support for the Ulster Workers Council strike.
[3] The group stood in the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election, but were only able to take 560 votes.
However, by 1985, Bob Kidd was able to win a seat on Newtownabbey Borough Council.
[4] Although he lost in 1993, Mark Langhammer, also standing for the group, was elected onto the Council.
[5] For the 1996 Northern Ireland Peace Forum, the party stood as part of the Labour coalition, which had two members elected.