Pseudopedia/List of political parties in the United Kingdom
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Name | Emblem | Founded | Position | Ideology | Leader | House of Commons | House of Lords | Local government | |
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Conservative and Unionist Party | 1834
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Centre-right to right-wing | Rishi Sunak | 342 / 650
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261 / 824
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5,149 / 19,103
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A party loosely divided into three categories; the Thatcherites, who strongly support a free market with restrained government spending and tend to be Eurosceptic, the Cornerstone Group, who advocate for the preservation of established institutions and traditional principles, and the One Nation Conservatives. | |||||||||
Labour Party | 1900
1917 (Co-op) |
Centre-left | Keir Starmer | 205 / 650
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168 / 824
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6,561 / 19,103
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A social democratic party with democratic socialist elements that has its roots in the trade union movement. The party has several internal factions, which include: Momentum, Open Labour, Progressive Britain, Blue Labour, and the Labour members standing jointly with the Co-operative Party (as Labour and Co-operative). | |||||||||
Scottish National Party | 1934
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Centre-left | John Swinney | 43 / 650
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0 / 824
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427 / 19,103
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Scottish nationalist and social democratic party which supports Scottish independence and membership of the European Union or further devolution for Scotland. | |||||||||
Liberal Democrats | 1988
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Centre to Centre-left | Ed Davey | 15 / 650
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84 / 824
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3,095 / 19,103
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A liberal party; its main branches are social liberals based around groups such as "Social Liberal Forum", and the more centrist "Liberal Reform" grouping, which believes that economic liberalism should be emphasised more. There is also a social democratic faction and influence within the party. | |||||||||
Democratic Unionist Party | 1971
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Right-wing |
British unionism |
Gavin Robinson (interim) | 8 / 650
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5 / 824
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122 / 19,103
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British Unionist and socially conservative, national conservative political party in Northern Ireland. | |||||||||
Sinn Féin | 1905 (original)
1970 (current) |
Centre-left to left-wing |
Irish republicanism |
Mary Lou McDonald | 7 / 650
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0 / 824
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144 / 19,103
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Irish republican party dedicated to the reunification of Ireland and the creation of a new republic based on democratic socialist values. | |||||||||
Plaid Cymru | 1925
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Centre-left to left-wing |
Welsh nationalism |
Rhun ap Iorwerth | 3 / 650
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1 / 824
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205 / 19,103
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Democratic socialist, social democratic, Welsh nationalist party in favour of Welsh independence or further devolution for Wales. | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour Party | 1970
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Centre-left | Colum Eastwood | 2 / 650
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0 / 824
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37 / 19,103
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Irish nationalist and social-democratic party supporting a United Ireland. | |||||||||
Alba Party | 2021
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Centre-left to centre-right | Alex Salmond | 2 / 650
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0 / 824
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2 / 19,103
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A pro-Scottish independence and Scottish nationalist party founded in February 2021. | |||||||||
Green Party of England and Wales | 1990
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Left-wing | Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay | 1 / 650
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2 / 824
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812 / 19,103
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Green political party that favours environmentalism, progressivism and sustainability. | |||||||||
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1970
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Centre to centre-left | Naomi Long | 1 / 650
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0 / 824
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67 / 19,103
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Liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland. | |||||||||
Reform UK | 2018
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Right-wing | Richard Tice | 1 / 650
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0 / 824
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9 / 19,103
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A right-wing populist and Eurosceptic party, led by businessman and former long-time Conservative Party donor and member, Richard Tice. | |||||||||
Workers Party of Britain | 2019
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Left-wing to far-left | George Galloway | 1 / 650
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0 / 824
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5 / 19,103
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A socialist, socially conservative and Eurosceptic party led by former Labour and Respect MP, George Galloway. |