▁stand ▁for ▁Parliament ▁on ▁an ▁ab st ention ist ▁platform , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁Glasgow ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁US M ▁opposed ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁broad - based ▁opposition . ▁Ald red ▁stood ▁for ▁Glasgow ▁Central ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁general ▁elections , ▁gain ing ▁between ▁ 1 . 4 ▁and ▁ 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁w ound ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁after ▁Ald red ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁The ▁British ▁Commun ist ▁Left ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 4 5 , ▁Mark ▁Hay es ▁( Intern ational ▁Commun ist ▁Current ) ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁Political ▁Organ izations , ▁Peter ▁Bar ber is , ▁John ▁Mc H ugh ▁and ▁Mike ▁Ty ld es ley ▁ ▁Category : An arch ist ▁organis ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : An arch ist ▁parties ▁Category : Def unct ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁Category : Def unct ▁Commun ist ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Comm un ist ▁parties ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : Organ izations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : 1 9 6