| Independence for Scotland Party | |
| Abbreviation: | ISP |
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| Leader1 Title: | Leader |
| Leader1 Name: | Colette Walker |
| Leader2 Title: | Deputy Leader |
| Leader2 Name: | Julie McAnulty |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Headquarters: | 22 Monteith Gardens Clarkston Glasgow G76 8NU |
| Registered: | PP11433 |
| Seats1 Title: | Local government in Scotland |
The Independence for Scotland Party (ISP) (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Neo-eisimeileachd do dh'Alba) is a minor political party in Scotland which supports Scottish independence within the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).[1]
The party was founded in 2020[2] and was registered by the Electoral Commission on 7 May 2020.[3]
On 8 January 2021, Roddy McCuish became the first elected representative of the ISP, when he joined the party while on Argyll and Bute Council, having been elected as an independent and then later moving to the party. He had been both a Scottish National Party representative and an independent.[4] In March 2022, McCuish announced that he would not be standing for re-election at the 5 May 2022 Scottish local elections.[5]
In November 2020, the party came under fire for quoting Kenny MacAskill's published view on constituency versus list voting.[6] MacAskill issued a statement saying that the advert was made without his consent.
The ISP had planned to stand fourteen list candidates in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, one in South Scotland and Glasgow and two in the remaining six regions.[7] However, after the Alba Party announced their formation and decision to compete in the election, they withdrew their candidates.[8]
The party leader Collette Walker was a candidate in the 2023 Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. It was her party's first United Kingdom parliamentary election. She finished in ninth place with 0.68% of the vote and lost her deposit.[9]