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This article lists political parties in the United Kingdom .
Brief history and overviews
Before the middle of the 19th century, politics in the United Kingdom was dominated by the Whigs and the Tories . These were not political parties in the modern sense but somewhat loose alliances of interests and individuals. The Whigs included many of the leading aristocratic dynasties committed to the Protestant succession, and later drew support from elements of the emerging industrial interests and wealthy merchants, while the Tories were associated with the landed gentry , the Church of England and the Church of Scotland .
By the mid 19th century, the Tories had evolved into the Conservative Party , and the Whigs had evolved into the Liberal Party . The concept of right and left came originally from France, where the supporters of a monarchy (constitutional or absolute) sat on the right wing of the National Assembly, and republicans on the left. In the late 19th century the Liberal Party began to lean towards the left. Liberal Unionists split off from the Liberals over Irish Home Rule and moved closer to the Conservatives over time.
The Liberals and Conservatives dominated the political scene until the 1920s, when the Liberal Party declined in popularity and suffered a long stream of resignations. It was replaced as the main anti-Tory opposition party by the newly emerging Labour Party , which represented an alliance between the labour movement , organised trades unions and various socialist societies .
Since then the Conservative and Labour parties have dominated British politics, and have alternated in government ever since. However, the UK is not quite a two-party system as other parties have significant support. The Liberal Democrats were the third largest party until the 2015 general election when they were overtaken by the Scottish National Party in terms of seats and UK political party membership, and by the UK Independence Party in terms of votes.
The UK's First Past the Post electoral system leaves small parties disadvantaged on a UK-wide scale. It can, however, allow parties with concentrations of supporters in the constituent countries to flourish. In the 2015 election there was widespread controversy[1] [2] [3] when UKIP and the Green Party of England and Wales received 4.9 million votes[4] (12.6% of the total vote for UKIP and 3.8% for the Greens) yet only gained one seat each in the House of Commons . After that election, UKIP, the Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party of England and Wales, together with its Scottish and Northern Ireland affiliated parties, the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru , delivered a petition signed by 477,000[5] people to Downing Street demanding electoral reform .
Scottish Parliament debating chamber Since 1997, proportional representation -based voting systems have been adopted for elections to the Scottish Parliament , the Welsh Parliament , the Northern Ireland Assembly , the London Assembly and the UK's seats in the European Parliament . In these bodies, other parties have had success.
Traditionally political parties have been private organisations with no official recognition by the state. The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 changed that by creating a register of parties.
Membership of political parties has been in decline in the UK since the 1950s, falling by over 65% from 1983 (4% of the electorate) to 2005 (1.3%).[6]
Register of political parties
The Electoral Commission's Register of Political Parties[7] lists the details of parties registered to fight elections in the United Kingdom, including their registered name. Under current electoral law, including the Registration of Political Parties Act, the Electoral Administration Act 2006 , and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 , only registered party names can be used on ballot papers by those wishing to fight elections. Candidates who do not belong to a registered party can use "independent" or no label at all.
As of 2 August 2019[update] the Electoral Commission showed the number of registered political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland as 408.[8]
Parliamentary parties
Parties without representation in the House of Commons, but with representation in a devolved parliament or assembly
There are a number of political parties in the United Kingdom that do not have representation in the House of Commons, but have elected representatives in the Scottish Parliament , Welsh Parliament , Northern Ireland Assembly , and/or the London Assembly . These are:
Party descriptions
Party
Description
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color "|
Conservative and Unionist Party
A party loosely divided into three categories: the Thatcherites or Conservative Way Forward , who strongly support a free market and tend to be Eurosceptic ; the economically moderate, often more pro-European and socially liberal One Nation Conservatives , and the socially conservative, deeply Eurosceptic Cornerstone Group .
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Labour Party
A social democratic party with democratic socialist elements that has its roots in the trade union movement. The party in recent years is seen to have several internal factions, which include: Momentum , Open Labour , Progress , Blue Labour , and, the Labour members who stand on a split ticket with the Co-operative Party .
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Scottish National Party
Scottish nationalist and social democratic party which supports Scottish Independence and membership of the European Union .
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color " |
Liberal Democrats
Liberal and social liberal . The party's main two branches are the social-liberals based around groups like the Social Liberal Forum , and the 'Orange Book ' grouping, which supports classical economic liberalism . Strongly supports membership of the European Union.
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Democratic Unionist Party
Unionist and national conservative party in Northern Ireland . Socially conservative with close links to Protestantism .
style="background-color: Template:Sinn Féin/meta/color " |
Sinn Féin
Irish republican and democratic socialist party that supports the unification of the island of Ireland as a 32-county Irish republic.
style="background-color: Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color " |
Plaid Cymru
Social-democratic , democratic socialist and Welsh nationalist party in favour of Welsh independence .
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic and Labour Party/meta/color " |
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Social-democratic and Irish nationalist party supporting a United Ireland .
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Unionist Party/meta/color " |
Ulster Unionist Party
Unionist party in Northern Ireland, conservative but with liberal factions.
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color " |
Green Party of England and Wales
Green political party that favours eco-socialism ,[23] environmentalism ,[23] and sustainability .[23]
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Green Party/meta/color " |
Scottish Greens
Green political party in favour of Scottish independence and Scottish republicanism .
style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color " |
UK Independence Party
Eurosceptic , right-wing populist party. Favours national sovereignty, social conservatism and economic liberalism .
style="background-color: Template:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland/meta/color " |
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Liberal and nonsectarian political party in Northern Ireland.
style="background-color: Template:Green Party in Northern Ireland/meta/color " |
Green Party in Northern Ireland
Green political and nonsectarian party in Northern Ireland.
style="background-color: Template:Traditional Unionist Voice/meta/color " |
Traditional Unionist Voice
Strongly social and national conservative unionist party in Northern Ireland, opposed to the St Andrews Agreement .
style="background-color: Template:People Before Profit/meta/color " |
People Before Profit
Socialist party that is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
style="background-color: Template:Brexit Party/meta/color " |
Brexit Party
Hard Eurosceptic party that supports leaving all the institutions of the EU and is strongly positioned against a second EU referendum .
Welsh National Party
Sovereignist party that advocates Wales becoming an independent sovereign state.
style="background-color: Template:Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party/meta/color " |
Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
A single-issue, anti-devolution party which aims to abolish the Welsh Parliament .
Local government
Principal authorities
Party
Leader
Ideology
Political position
Local authorities
Councillors
Ashfield Independents
Jason Zadrozny
—
—
Ashfield , Nottinghamshire
37 (+12 parish cllrs)
style="background-color: Template:Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell/meta/color " |
Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell
Keith Lugton
—
—
Epsom and Ewell , Surrey
34[24] [25]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Mansfield Independents
Martin Wright
Localism
—
Mansfield , Nottinghamshire
19[26]
style="background-color: Template:Thurrock Independents/meta/color " |
Thurrock Independents
Graham Snell
Local politics , Hard Euroscepticism
—
Thurrock
17
style="background-color: Template:Canvey Island Independent Party/meta/color " |
Canvey Island Independent Party
David Blackwell
—
—
Castle Point , Essex
16[27] [28]
style="background-color: Template:Residents for Uttlesford/meta/color " |
Residents for Uttlesford
John Lodge
Localism
—
Uttlesford
11[29]
style="background-color: Template:Havering Residents Association/meta/color " |
Havering Residents Association
Ray Morgon
—
—
Havering
11
Temple and Farringdon Together
No leader
Localism
—
City of London Corporation
10[30]
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)/meta/color " |
Liberal Party
Steve Radford
Liberalism , Euroscepticism
Centre
Liverpool , Mid Devon , Peterborough , Ryedale
9[31]
style="background-color: Template:East Devon Alliance/meta/color " |
East Devon Alliance
Paul Arnott
Localism , Transparency [32]
—
East Devon
11[33]
style="background-color: Template:Derwentside Independents/meta/color "|
Derwentside Independents
Watts Stelling
—
—
Durham County Council
7[34] (+5 parish cllrs) [35]
style="background-color: Template:Yorkshire Party/meta/color " |
Yorkshire Party
Chris Whitwood
Yorkshire regionalism , Social democracy
Centre to centre-left
East Riding , Selby , North Yorkshire
7
style="background-color: Template:Llais Gwynedd/meta/color " |
Llais Gwynedd
Owain Williams
Gwynedd regionalism
—
Gwynedd
6[36]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Runnymede Independent Residents' Group
No leader
—
—
Runnymede
6
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Spennymoor Independents
No leader
—
—
Durham
5 (+16 parish cllrs) [9]
style="background-color: Template:Morley Borough Independent/meta/color " |
Morley Borough Independents
Robert Finnigan
Independent politics , Localism
—
Leeds City Council
5
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Labour Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Socialist Labour Party
Arthur Scargill
Socialism , Anti-capitalism , Fiscal localism , Republicanism , Hard Euroscepticism
Left-wing
Hartlepool Borough Council
4[37]
style="background-color: Template:Progressive Unionist Party/meta/color " |
Progressive Unionist Party
Billy Hutchinson
British unionism , Democratic socialism , Social democracy
Centre-left
Belfast , Causeway Coast and Glens
4[38] [39]
style="background-color: Template:Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern/meta/color " |
Independent Community and Health Concern
Dr Richard Taylor
—
Single-issue
Wyre Forest , Worcestershire , Shropshire
4[9]
style="background-color: Template:Mebyon Kernow/meta/color " |
Mebyon Kernow
Dick Cole
Cornish nationalism , Civic nationalism , Regionalism , Social democracy , Environmentalism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre-left
Cornwall
4[9]
Barnsley Independent Group
Phillip Birkinshaw
—
—
Barnsley
4[40]
style="background-color: Template:Newport Independents Party/meta/color " |
Newport Independents Party
Kevin Whitehead
Social democracy , Localism
Centre
Newport , South Wales
4 [41]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Nottingham Independents
Francesco Lari
—
—
Nottingham City Council , Gedling Borough Council , Nottinghamshire
3 (+1 parish cllr) [42]
style="background-color: Template:People Against Bureaucracy/meta/color " |
People Against Bureaucracy
Malcolm Stennett
Transparency
—
Cheltenham , Gloucestershire
3[43] [44]
style="background-color: Template:Guildford Greenbelt Group/meta/color " |
Guildford Greenbelt Group
Susan Parker
Environmentalism
—
Guildford
3[45]
style="background-color: Template:North East Party/meta/color " |
North East Party
Mark Burdon
Regionalism , Subsidiarity , Progressivism
Centre to centre-left
3[46]
style="background-color: Template:Middlewich First/meta/color " |
Middlewich First
James Basford
Localism
—
Cheshire East
3[47] (+5 parish cllrs)
style="background-color: Template:Putting Hartlepool First/meta/color " |
Putting Hartlepool First
James Black
Localism
—
Hartlepool
3[48]
style="background-color:Template:Democrats and Veterans/meta/color " |
Democrats and Veterans
John Rees-Evans
Euroscepticism , Libertarianism , Direct democracy [49]
—
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council , Hartlepool Borough Council
3[50] [51]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Highwoods Group
Beverley Oxford
—
—
Colchester
3[52]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
The Borough First[53]
Charles Hollingsworth
—
—
Windsor and Maidenhead
2[54]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Morecambe Bay Independents
Roger Dennison
Localism
—
Lancaster
2[55]
Henley Residents Group
No leader
—
—
South Oxfordshire , Oxfordshire
2 (+6 parish cllrs) [56]
style="background-color: Template:For Britain Movement/meta/color " |
For Britain Movement
Anne Marie Waters
Anti-Islam , Right-wing populism , British nationalism , National conservatism , Hard Euroscepticism
Far-right
Hartlepool Borough Council , Epping Forest District Council
2[57] [58]
style="background-color:Template:Aontú/meta/color " |
Aontú
Peadar Tóibín
Anti-abortion , Irish republicanism , Irish reunification , Social conservatism , Soft Euroscepticism
Syncretic
Derry City and Strabane District Council , Mid Ulster District Council
2
style="background-color: Template:West Dunbartonshire Community Party/meta/color " |
West Dunbartonshire Community Party
Drew MacEoghainn
Socialism
Left-wing
West Dunbartonshire
1[59]
style="background-color: Template:Lincolnshire Independents/meta/color " |
Lincolnshire Independents
Marianne Overton
Regionalism
—
Lincolnshire
1[60]
style="background-color:Template:Harold Hill Independent Party/meta/color " |
Harold Hill Independent
Lorraine Moss
Localism
—
Havering
1[61]
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color " |
Merthyr Independents
Stephen Brown [62]
—
—
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
1[63]
style="background-color:Template:The Cynon Valley Party/meta/color " |
The Cynon Valley Party
No leader
Localism
—
Rhondda Cynon Taf
1 [64]
style="background-color:Template:The Rubbish Party/meta/color " |
The Rubbish Party
Sally Cogley
Localism , Environmentalism
—
East Ayrshire
1
style="background-color:Template:Cross-Community Labour Alternative/meta/color " |
Cross-Community Labour Alternative
Owen McCracken
Democratic socialism , Trade unionism , Nonsectarianism , Eco-socialism
Left-wing
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
1
style="background-color:Template:Aspire (political party)/meta/color " |
Aspire
Kalam Mahmud Abu Taher Choudhury
Social democracy , Localism
—
Tower Hamlets Council
1
Newcastle Independents
Jason Smith
Localism
—
Newcastle City Council
1[65]
Civil parishes and community councils
No elected UK representation
This is a table of notable minor parties. Many parties are registered with the Electoral Commission but do not qualify for this list as they have not received significant independent coverage. Parties active across Ireland may have representation in the Republic of Ireland but not Northern Ireland .
Party
Leader
Ideology
Political position
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)/meta/color " |
Social Democratic Party
William Clouston
Social democracy , Communitarianism , Euroscepticism , Social conservatism
Centre to centre-left
! style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom Libertarian Party/meta/color " |
Libertarian Party
Adam Brown
Libertarianism , Classical liberalism , Euroscepticism
—
style="background-color: Template:Peace Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Peace Party
John Morris
Pacifism , Environmentalism
—
Pirate Party
Harley James Faggetter
Pirate politics , Civil libertarianism
—
National Health Action
Dr Alex Ashman
Re-nationalisation of the NHS , Social democracy , Environmentalism , Anti-austerity , Reformism
Centre-left
Young People's Party
Thomas Hall
Tax reform , Georgism , Egalitarianism
—
style="background-color: Template:Whig Party (British political party)/meta/color " |
Whig Party
Waleed Ghani
Pro-Europeanism , Social progressivism , Whiggism
Centre
! style="background-color: Template:Volt Europa/meta/color " |
Volt UK [69]
Philipp Gnatzy[69]
Pro-Europeanism , European federalism , Social liberalism , Progressivism
Centre to centre-left
4 Freedoms Party (UK EEP)
Dirk Hazell
Conservatism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre-right
style="background-color: Template:Advance Together/meta/color " |
Advance Together
Annabel Mullin
Social liberalism , Subsidiarity , Reformism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre
style="background-color: Template:UK European Union Party/meta/color " |
UK European Union Party
Pierre Kirk
Pro-Europeanism , Cultural liberalism , Social liberalism , Fiscal conservatism
Centre
Something New
Dr James Smith
No fixed ideology
Centre Syncretic
style="background-color: Template:Renew Britain/meta/color " |
Renew Party
Julie Girling
Pro-Europeanism
Centre
style="background-color: Template:Veterans and People's Party/meta/color " |
Veterans and People's Party
Robin Horsfall
—
Centre
style="background-color: Template:Independent Union/meta/color " |
Independent Union
Localism
—
Workers Party of Britain[70]
George Galloway
Socialism , Anti-imperialism , Euroscepticism [70]
Left-wing [70]
Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist)
No clear leader
Communism
Far-left
Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist–Leninist)
Chris Coleman
Communism
Far-left
Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist)
Ella Rule
Communism , Anti-revisionism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:New Communist Party of Britain/meta/color " |
New Communist Party of Britain
Andy Brooks
Communism , Marxism-Leninism , Anti-revisionism , Hard Euroscepticism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of Britain/meta/color " |
Communist Party of Britain
Robert Griffiths
Communism , Socialism
Far-left
Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee)
Collective leadership
Communism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Workers Revolutionary Party
Joshua Ogunleye
Trotskyism , Euroscepticism , Healyism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Equality Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Socialist Equality Party
No clear leader
Orthodox Trotskyism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Communist League (UK, 1988)/meta/color " |
Communist League
No clear leader
Orthodox Trotskyism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Workers Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Socialist Workers Party
Collective leadership
Trotskyism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (England and Wales)/meta/color " |
Socialist Party (England and Wales)
Hannah Sell
Trotskyism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Independent Working Class Association/meta/color " |
Independent Working Class Association
No clear leader
Socialism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party of Great Britain/meta/color " |
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Collective leadership
Socialism , Marxism , Impossibilism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Lewisham People Before Profit/meta/color " |
Lewisham People Before Profit
Patricia Richardson
Socialism , Localism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:Alliance for Green Socialism/meta/color " |
Alliance for Green Socialism
Mike Davies
Eco-socialism , Anti-capitalism , Participatory democracy , Republicanism
Left-wing
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Dave Nellist
Trade unionism , Socialism , Euroscepticism
Left-wing to far-left
style="background-color: Template:Left Unity (UK)/meta/color " |
Left Unity
Sharon McCourt Joseph Healy Nick Jones (Principal Speakers)
Socialism , Anti-capitalism , Environmentalism , Feminism , Anti-racism , Pro-Europeanism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:British National Front/meta/color " |
National Front
Tony Martin
Fascism , Neo-fascism , British nationalism , White supremacism Factions: Neo-Nazism , Radical populism , Third Positionism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:Britain First/meta/color " |
Britain First
Paul Golding
British Fascism , Ultranationalism , British unionism , Anti-Islam , Euroscepticism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:British National Party/meta/color " |
British National Party
Adam Walker
British Fascism , Right-wing populism , White nationalism , White supremacism , Ethnic nationalism , Ultranationalism , Hard Euroscepticism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:British Democratic Party (2013)/meta/color " |
British Democrats
Andrew Brons
Ultranationalism , British unionism , British fascism , Sovereignism , Right-wing populism , Euroscepticism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:Britannica Party/meta/color " |
Britannica Party
Charles Baillie
British Fascism , Right-wing populism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:National Liberal Party (UK, 1999)/meta/color " |
National Liberal Party
Upkar Singh Rai
Decentralisation , Euroscepticism , Direct democracy , Anti-capitalism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:English Democrats Party/meta/color " |
English Democrats
Robin Tilbrook
English nationalism , English independence , English parliamentary devolution , Euroscepticism
Right-wing to far-right
style="background-color: Template:Wessex Regionalist Party/meta/color " |
Wessex Regionalists
Jim Gunter
Wessex regionalism , Agrarianism
—
style="background-color: Template:RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance/meta/color " |
RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance
Jonathon Shafi
Anti-capitalism , Eco-socialism , Scottish independence , Scottish republicanism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:Christian Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Christian Party
Jeff Green
Christian right , Euroscepticism , Social conservatism , British unionism
Right-wing
Scottish Democratic Alliance
Robert Lamb Watson
Scottish independence , Hard Euroscepticism
Centre-right
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Libertarian Party/meta/color " |
Scottish Libertarian Party
Tam Laird
Libertarianism , Classical liberalism , Minarchism , Individualism , Scottish independence , Soft Euroscepticism
—
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Unionist Party (1986)/meta/color " |
Scottish Unionist Party
Daniel Houston
Scottish unionism , British unionism , Anti-Scottish Parliament
Right-wing
style="background-color: Template:Cymru Sovereign/meta/color " |
Cymru Sovereign
No clear leader
Welsh nationalism , Welsh independence , Hard Euroscepticism
—
style="background-color: Template:Borders Party/meta/color " |
Borders Party
Frances Pringle
Localism
—
style="background-color: Template:Independent Green Voice/meta/color " |
Independent Green Voice
Alistair McConnachie
Green politics
—
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Socialist Party/meta/color " |
Scottish Socialist Party
Collective leadership
Socialism , Scottish republicanism
Left-wing to far-left
style="background-color: Template:Solidarity (Scotland)/meta/color " |
Solidarity
Tommy Sheridan
Socialism , Scottish republicanism
Left-wing to far-left
Socialist Party Scotland
No clear leader
Socialism , Trotskyism , Trade unionism
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Workers' Party of Ireland/meta/color " |
Workers' Party of Ireland
Michael Donnelly
Irish republicanism , Communism
Far-left
Irish Republican Socialist Party
Collective leadership
Irish republicanism , Socialism , Marxism-Leninism , Left-wing nationalism , Left-wing populism , Internationalism , Anti-globalisation , United Ireland , Euroscepticism
Far-left
Saoradh
Collective leadership
—
Far-left
style="background-color: Template:Fianna Fáil/meta/color " |
Fianna Fáil (Major party in Ireland )
Micheál Martin
Liberalism , Conservatism , Christian democracy , Irish nationalism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre to centre-right
style="background-color: Template:Progressive Unionist Party/meta/color " |
Progressive Unionist Party
Billy Hutchinson
British unionism , Democratic socialism , Social democracy
Centre-left
style="background-color: Template:Republican Sinn Féin/meta/color " |
Republican Sinn Féin
Seosamh Ó Maoileoin
Irish republicanism , Irish nationalism , Éire Nua , Socialism , Euroscepticism , Abstentionism , Secularism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (Ireland)/meta/color " |
Socialist Party (Ireland)
Collective leadership
Democratic socialism , Political radicalism , Trotskyism , Euroscepticism
Left-wing to far-left
style="background-color: Template:Éirígí/meta/color " |
Éirígí
Brian Leeson
Socialism , Irish republicanism , Anti-imperialism , Euroscepticism , Environmentalism
Left-wing to far-left
style="background-color: Template:Christian Peoples Alliance/meta/color " |
Christian Peoples Alliance
Sidney Cordle
Christian democracy , Social conservatism , Euroscepticism
Right-wing
style="background-color: Template:The Common Good (political party)/meta/color " |
The Common Good
Dick Rodgers
Christian democracy
—
Church of the Militant Elvis Party
David Bishop
Political satire , Green politics
Centre-left
Defunct parties
Party
Foundation/ dissolution
Leader at dissolution
Ideology
Political position
style="background-color: Template:Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol/meta/color " |
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
2015–2016
Paul Birch
Cannabis legalisation
—
style="background-color: Template:Change UK/meta/color " |
The Independent Group for Change
2019
Anna Soubry
Centrism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Countryside Party
2000–2008
No clear leader
Agrarianism , Conservatism
—
style="background-color: Template:Lincoln Democratic Labour Association/meta/color " |
Democratic Labour
1972–1979
Dick Taverne
Social democracy
Centre-left
Democratic Party
1998–2010
Geoff Southall
Euroscepticism , Direct democracy
Right-wing
Fellowship Party
1955–2007
Sidney Fagan
Environmentalism , Pacifism , Christian socialism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:Islamic Party of Britain/meta/color " |
Islamic Party of Britain
1989–2006
David Musa Pidcock
Islamism
Third position
style="background-color: Template:Jury Team/meta/color " |
Jury Team
2009–2011
Sir Paul Judge
Nonpartisan politics , Localism , Direct democracy
Big tent
Legalise Cannabis Alliance
1997–2013
Peter Reynolds
Cannabis legalisation , Drug policy reform
—
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Make Politicians History
2005–2009
Ronnie Carroll
Anti-Parliamentarianism
—
style="background-color: Template:Natural Law Party/meta/color " |
Natural Law Party
1992–2004
No clear leader
Pro-Transcendental Meditation
—
style="background-color: Template:The New Party (UK)/meta/color " |
New Party
2003–2010
Richard Vass
Neoliberalism , Economic liberalism , Internationalism , Euroscepticism , Right-libertarianism
Right-wing
style="background-color: Template:Tower Hamlets First/meta/color " |
Tower Hamlets First
2013–2015
Lutfur Rahman
Social democracy , Localism
Centre-left
New Deal
2013–2015
Alan Sked
Euroscepticism , Social liberalism
Centre-left
Anti-Federalist League (Later became what is now UKIP )
1991–1993
Alan Sked
Euroscepticism
Right-wing
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Liberal Party (Merged with SDP to make Liberal Democrats )
1859–1988
David Steel [Note 8]
Liberalism , Classical liberalism , Social liberalism
Centre
No Candidate Deserves My Vote!
2000–2012
Amanda Ringwood
Electoral reform , None of the above
—
style="background: Template:Green Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Green Party UK Predecessor of the GPEW , SGP , and GPNI .
1985–1990
Tom Wood
Green politics
Left-wing
style="background: Template:Ecology Party/meta/color " |
Ecology Party
1975–1985
Tony Whittaker
Green politics
—
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Social Democratic Alliance
1975–1981
No clear leader
Social democracy , Anti-communism
Centre to centre-left
style="background-color: Template:Social Democratic Party (UK)/meta/color " |
Social Democratic Party (Merged with old Liberal Party to make Liberal Democrats )
1981–1988
Robert Maclennan [Note 9]
Social democracy , Social liberalism
Centre
style="background-color: Template:Trust (political party)/meta/color " |
Trust Party
2010–2011
Stuart Wheeler
Soft Euroscepticism
—
style="background-color: Template:United in Europe/meta/color " |
United in Europe
2014–2015
Charles Cormack
Pro-Europeanism
Single-issue
style="background-color: Template:Veritas (political party)/meta/color " |
Veritas
2005–2015
Therese Muchewicz
Right-wing populism , Euroscepticism
Right-wing
style="background-color: Template:Referendum Party/meta/color " |
Referendum Party
1994–1997
James Goldsmith
Euroscepticism
Single-issue
No2EU
2009–2014
No clear leader
Euroscepticism , Socialism
Left-wing
We Demand a Referendum Now
2012–2014
Nikki Sinclaire
Euroscepticism
Single-issue
Independence from Europe
2012–2017
Mike Nattrass
Euroscepticism , State ownership , Direct democracy , English devolution
Right-wing
style="background-color: Template:Socialist People's Party (Furness)/meta/color " |
Socialist People's Party (Furness)
1995–2015
Jim Hamezian
Socialism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:Pro-Euro Conservative Party/meta/color " |
Pro-Euro Conservative Party
1999–2001
John Stevens Brendan Donnelly
One-nation conservatism , Liberal conservatism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre to centre-right
style="background-color: Template:United Kingdom First Party/meta/color " |
United Kingdom First Party
2009-2010
Robin Page
Populism , Euroscepticism
—
style="background-color: Template:Respect - The Unity Coalition/meta/color " |
Respect Party
2004–2016
George Galloway
Anti-war , Socialism , Anti-capitalism , Anti-imperialism , Anti-Zionism , Euroscepticism
Left-wing to far-left
Left List
2008–2010
Collective leadership
Socialism
Left-wing
Class War
2014–2015
No clear leader
Anarchism
Left-wing to far-left
November 9th Society
1977–2009
Kevin Quinn
Neo-Nazism , White nationalism , White supremacy
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:National Democrats (UK)/meta/color " |
National Democrats
1995–2011
No clear leader
British nationalism , Right-wing populism , Third positionism , Euroscepticism , National conservatism
Far-right
White Nationalist Party
2002–2005
No clear leader
White nationalism , Neo-fascism , White supremacy
Far-right
style="background:Template:Freedom Party (United Kingdom)/meta/color ;"|
Freedom Party
2000–2006
Adrian Davies
Anti-immigration , Protectionism
Right-wing to far-right
England First
2003–2012
Mark Cotterill
Ethnic nationalism , English nationalism , English independence , Euroscepticism
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Nationalist Alliance
2005–2008
Catherine Parker-Brown
White supremacy
Far-right
British Freedom Party
2010–2012
Kevin Carroll
British nationalism , Euroscepticism , Anti-Islam
Far-right
Liberty GB
2013–2017
Paul Weston
Hard Euroscepticism , Right-wing populism , British nationalism , Social conservatism
Far-right
Boston Bypass Independents
2006–2011
Richard Austin
Localism
—
Community Action Party
2002–2016
Michael Moulding
Environmentalism , Localism
Centre-left
The Community Group (Hounslow)
1994–2016
Ian Speed
Localism
—
For Darwen Party
2007–2013
Stephen Potter
Localism , Hard Euroscepticism
—
Free England Party
2008–2009
Tom Wyatt
English nationalism , Civic nationalism , English independence , Euroscepticism
Right-wing
Northern Party
2015–2016
Michael Dawson
Northern England Regionalism
—
style="background-color: Template:One London/meta/color " |
One London
2005–2008
Damian Hockney
Euroscepticism
—
People's Democratic Party
2012–2017
Lee Robert Holmes
Localism , Centrism , Social justice , Populism
Centre
The Independents
2019
No leader
—
—
Communist Party of Scotland
1992–2017(?)
No clear leader
Communism , Marxism-Leninism , Scottish independence
Far-left
East Kilbride Alliance
2007–2012
No clear leader
Localism
Centre-left
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Fishing Party (Scotland)
2003–2004
George Geddes
—
Single-issue
Highlands and Islands Alliance
1998–2004
Lorraine Mann
Localism , Regionalism , Soft Euroscepticism
—
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Publican Party
2005–2007
No clear leader
Anti-smoking ban
Single-issue
Scottish Jacobite Party
2005–2007 & 2010–2011
John Black
Scottish independence , Scottish republicanism , Euroscepticism
—
Scottish Enterprise Party (Now Scottish Democratic Alliance)
2004–2009
Robert Lamb Watson
Scottish independence , Hard Euroscepticism
Centre-right
style="background-color: Template:Scottish Voice/meta/color " |
Scottish Voice
2007–2012
Archie Stirling
—
Centre-right
style="background-color: Template:Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group/meta/color " |
Blaenau Gwent People's Voice
2005–2010
No clear leader
Localism , Populism
—
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Cymru Annibynnol
2000–2004
No clear leader
Welsh independence , Republicanism , Welsh nationalism
Centre-left to left-wing
Forward Wales
2003–2010
John Marek
Socialism , Welsh nationalism
Left-wing
style="background-color: Template:NI21/meta/color " |
NI21
2013–2016
Basil McCrea
Ulster unionism , Social liberalism , Secularism , Nonsectarianism , Pro-Europeanism
Centre
style="background-color: Template:Northern Ireland Women's Coalition/meta/color " |
Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
1996–2006
Monica McWilliams Pearl Sagar
Feminism , Nonsectarianism
—
Protestant Coalition
2013–2015
Robert McKee
Irish unionism , Ulster loyalism , British nationalism , Christian fundamentalism , Christian right
Far-right
style="background-color: Template:Ulster Popular Unionist Party/meta/color " |
Ulster Popular Unionist Party
1980–1995
James Kilfedder
British unionism , Pro-devolution
Centre-right
style="background-color: Template:UK Unionist Party/meta/color " |
UK Unionist Party
1995–2008
Robert McCartney
British unionism , Nonsectarianism , Integrationism
Centre-right
United Ulster Unionist Party
1975–1984
Ernest Baird
Ulster loyalism
—
Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party
1972–1978
William Craig
British nationalism , Ulster loyalism
Right-wing to far-right
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
ProLife Alliance
1996–2004
Josephine Quintavalle Bruno Quintavalle
Anti-abortion
Single-issue
Fancy Dress Party
1979–2017
Steven Fumpleton
Political satire
—
style="background-color: Template:Independent politician/meta/color " |
Free Party
2001–2002
No clear leader
—
—
MP3 Party
2002–2007
Ruslan Fedorovsky
Political satire
—
Raving Loony Green Giant Party
1989–1993
Stuart Hughes
Environmentalism , Political satire
—
style="background-color: Template:Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party/meta/color " |
Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party
2000–2007
Chris Driver
Political satire
—
Historical parties
See also
Notes
References
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