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The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Libearalach Deamocratach na h-Alba) [9] is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons and 86 0f 1226 Local Councillors.
Pages in category "Scottish Liberal Democrats" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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The Scottish Liberal Party, the section of the Liberal Party in Scotland, was the dominant political party of Victorian Scotland, [1] and although its importance declined with the rise of the Labour and Unionist parties during the 20th century, [2] it was still a significant, albeit much reduced force when it finally merged with the Social Democratic Party in Scotland, to form the Scottish ...
This is a list of Scottish Liberal Democrats MSPs. It includes all members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who represented the Scottish Liberal Democrats (aka "Lib Dems") in the Scottish Parliament .
Chamberlain joined the Liberal Democrats after the 2015 United Kingdom general election, which saw the party lose 49 of its 57 MPs.After standing in an "unwinnable" council seat (the ward of Rosyth in Fife Council) [13] in the 2017 Scottish local elections, Chamberlain was asked by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie to consider putting herself forward to stand in the 2017 general ...
The 2021 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election was triggered on 12 July 2021 after incumbent leader Willie Rennie announced his intention to step down as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. On 27 July, Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton announced his intention to run for leader.
Liam Scott McArthur (born 8 August 1967) is a Scottish politician serving as Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, alongside Annabelle Ewing, since May 2021. A member of the Scottish Liberal Democrats , he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Orkney since 2007 .