page_title: 2013 Labour Party Falkirk candidate selection
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 Labour Party Falkirk candidate selection / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Eric Joyce, Labour MP of UK Parliament for Falkirk, ex-military and interested in Defence, Great Lakes Region of Africa and Social Media.
context_page_description: In 2013, Eric Joyce, Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for Falkirk, resigned from the Labour Party and announced he would not seek re-election. The process of nominating a replacement candidate for the 2015 General Election led to a dispute between the party and its major financial backer Unite the Union, causing the suspension of two local party members, the resignation of Tom Watson MP as Labour's 2015 election strategist, and the forwarding of an internal report into the situation to Police Scotland.
context_section_description: Eric Stuart Joyce was selected as the Labour Party candidate and subsequently voted in as Member of Parliament for Falkirk at the 2010 general election. After a series of alcohol-related incidents, including a drink-driving conviction and two fights in a House of Commons bar, Joyce resigned from the Labour Party, saying that he intended to complete his term as an MP but not seek re-election.
caption: Eric Joyce, the outgoing member.
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