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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in the United Kingdom, established in 1990.The current party traces its origin to the Social Democratic Party, which was formed in 1981 by a group of dissident Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs) and former Cabinet members Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams, who became known as the Gang of Four.
2 Sitting Labour Party MP who joined the SDP. 3 Sitting Conservative Party MP who joined the SDP. 4 Later elected as a Liberal Democrat MP. 5 Later elected as a Conservative MP. 6 Previously elected as a Labour MP. 7 Joined the Liberal Democrats on their formation in 1988. 8 Subsequently left the SDP to sit as an independent Labour MP.
This is a list of Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs. It includes all members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Social Democratic and Labour Party . Members of the European Parliament are not listed.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] The party supported a mixed economy (favouring a system inspired by the German social market economy), electoral reform, European integration and a decentralised state while rejecting the possibility of trade unions being overly influential within industrial relations. [5]
There was a huge surge in membership after the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, prior to which the SNP had just over 25,000 members. [21] Membership peaked at over 125,000 in August 2018. [22] Membership numbers then fell by tens of thousands in the final years of Nicola Sturgeon's leadership. [23]
[citation needed] In a repeat of the events of 1988, a number of SDP activists met days after the National Executive had voted for dissolution and, in defiance of the Executive, voted to create a new Social Democratic Party. This group was led by Jack Holmes, whose defeat by the Raving Loonies at Bootle had ensured the party's demise.
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The SDP's membership was balloted on the idea: after it produced 57.4% in favour of the merger, Owen resigned as leader, to be replaced by Bob Maclennan. [37] A Liberal conference in September found delegates providing a landslide majority for the merger. [ 38 ]