David Gibson (British politician)

David Gibson was a Scottish socialist politician. Gibson joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP) and at the 1935 general election was its candidate in Stirling East and Clackmannan. He was elected to Glasgow City Council, and he stood unsuccessfully in the 1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election. In 1948, Gibson succeeded Robert Edwards as chairman of the ILP. As chairman, he focussed on opposing war, and feared that the North Atlantic Treaty would lead to a Third World War.

David Gibson (British politician)

David Gibson was a Scottish socialist politician. Gibson joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP) and at the 1935 general election was its candidate in Stirling East and Clackmannan. He was elected to Glasgow City Council, and he stood unsuccessfully in the 1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election. In 1948, Gibson succeeded Robert Edwards as chairman of the ILP. As chairman, he focussed on opposing war, and feared that the North Atlantic Treaty would lead to a Third World War.