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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.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats again won 17 seats in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election and again formed a coalition government with Scottish Labour. [ 338 ] [ 339 ] Nicol Stephen was elected party leader in 2005. [ 340 ]
The Lib Dem leader launched his party’s Scottish election campaign in North Queensferry. Lib Dems plan to make gains over SNP in Scotland – Sir Ed Davey Skip to main content
The Liberal Democrats also saw gains, increasing their Scottish representation in Parliament from four seats to six. The Scottish National Party, the dominant party in Scotland since 2007, saw a collapse of support in which they lost 39 seats, bringing their total from 48 seats won at the previous election to nine.
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems also believe they can make gains in Scotland at the SNP’s expense. In 2019, the Lib Dems won just four seats in Scotland, with then UK leader Jo Swinson losing her ...
The SNP will now be looking towards a coalition in the capital as they won 19 seats.
The SNP enjoyed their best election result, gaining forty seats from Labour and ten from the Liberal Democrats to hold 56 of Scotland's 59 constituencies. [3] The other parties held one seat each. The Liberal Democrats had been part of a coalition government with the Conservatives prior to the election with 57 seats in parliament.
The Liberal Democrat leader is due to campaign in Scotland again next week. Sir Ed Davey: Mood change among Scottish voters may see Lib Dem gains Skip to main content