Kevin McVey was a political activist in Scotland and former national secretary of the Scottish Socialist Party.[1] Once a member of the Labour Party, joining the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1984, McVey was expelled from the party under Neil Kinnock's leadership for his association with the Militant tendency.[2]
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.[3] [4]
In 2009, McVey was selected as the SSP candidate for the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, where he won 152 votes (0.7%).[5] 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.[7]
As of December 2018, he remains a member of the SSP executive.