Neil Maclean was a Scottish socialist and an Independent Labour Party and later Labour Party Member of Parliament for Govan in Glasgow.
Career
Like many other Red Clydesiders, he was a conscientious objector in the First World War. He greatly influenced Manny Shinwell. An organiser for the Scottish Company-operative Wholesale Society, in the 1918 General Election Maclean was elected to the House of Commons to represent the Govan seat in Glasgow.
When many of his fellow ILP Clydesiders left the Labour Party, Maclean remained a Labour Member of Parliament, associating for a time with the Scottish Socialist Party.
He retired from Parliament in 1950 when he could not secure his renomination. He was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Politics
Maclean was the first Secretary of the Socialist Labour Party, but was expelled in 1908. He was offered a seat in the House of Lords, but declined due to his socialist principles.
Membership
31st United Kingdom Parliament. 32nd United Kingdom Parliament. 33rd United Kingdom Parliament.
34th United Kingdom Parliament.
35th United Kingdom Parliament. 36th United Kingdom Parliament.
37th United Kingdom Parliament. 38th United Kingdom Parliament]
Then a member of the Independent Labour Party (ILP), Maclean worked closely with other socialists in the Glasgow area, as part of the Red Clydeside movement.