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Defunct parties are shown in green, and currently active parties are shown in pink. An asterisk (*) or dagger (†) indicates that the exact year of establishment or dissolution, respectively, is not certain. Where a party has changed its name over the course of its existence, only the most recent name is given.
Articles listed by political party contain information on the ministries of multiple consecutive prime ministers of the same political party. Prior to the 20th century, the leader of the British government held the title of First Lord of the Treasury , and not that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
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 (UKIP) in terms of votes.
National Independence Party (UK) National Labour Party (UK, 1957) National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) National Party (UK, 1917) National Party (UK, 1976) National Prohibition Party (UK) National Socialist Action Party; National Socialist League; Natural Law Party; New Britain Party; New Conservative Party (UK ...
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
This template outputs the lists of parliamentary political groups for transclusion in the infoboxes of Parliament of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom and House of Lords, for ease of updating.
Timeline of political parties in the United Kingdom; List of political parties in the United Kingdom; List of political parties in the United Kingdom opposed to austerity; Political make-up of local councils in the United Kingdom; List of political parties by country; Politics of the United Kingdom; Political party affiliation in the United Kingdom
To restrict this template to a manageable size, only extant notable political parties active in the United Kingdom should be listed. Notability for the "Other national and regional parties" section can be established by: having MEPs, MPs, MSPs, or assembly members within the last 5 years;