The party was founded by
Eric Gairy in 1950. It contested the
first elections held under universal suffrage in 1951, and won six of the eight seats. The
1954 elections saw the same outcome. In the
1957 elections it lost four seats, whilst two other parties, the
Grenada National Party and the
People's Democratic Movement also won two seats, with the GNP's leader
Herbert Blaize becoming leader of the island. The party regained power after winning eight of the ten seats in the
1961 elections. for the
1999 elections, in which it lost parliamentary representation for the first time since 1951. However, it regained a seat when
Michael Baptiste of the ruling
New National Party defected to GULP in June 2000.
Gloria Payne Banfield was elected as GULP leader in February 2003, becoming Grenada's first female party leader. In the
general elections the party won 3.2% of the vote but again failed to win a seat. but received only 478 votes and no seats. == Electoral history ==