▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Independent ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( IL P ). ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁N UT , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁I LP ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁Sp ur rell ▁stood ▁in ▁Tot nes ▁for ▁Labour , ▁but ▁took ▁only ▁ 6 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁again ▁selected ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁she ▁increased ▁her ▁vote ▁share ▁to ▁ 1 2 . 9 %. ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁I LP ' s ▁National ▁Administr ative ▁Council ▁( N AC ), ▁representing ▁South ▁West ▁England . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁Sp ur rell ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Camb or ne ▁Const itu ency ▁Labour ▁Party ▁as ▁their ▁candidate . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁I LP , ▁but ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ' s ▁national ▁executive ▁refused ▁to ▁back ▁her . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁she ▁took ▁ 2 4 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁She ▁stood ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁was ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁opposed ▁by ▁an ▁official ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidate , ▁and ▁took ▁only ▁ 1 . 9 % ▁of ▁the