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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
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
The Respect party, a left-wing group that came out of the anti-war movement had a single MP, George Galloway from 2005 to 2010, and again between 2012 and 2015. [44] Change UK was a political party formed and disbanded in 2019. It had five MPs, four of whom were elected as Labour MPs, and one as Conservative MPs.
Membership of political parties has been in decline in the UK since the 1950s, falling by over 65% from 1983 (4 per cent of the electorate) to 2005 (1.3 per cent). [1] In 2022, 1.5% of the British electorate were members of the Conservative Party, Labour Party, or the Liberal Democrats. [2]
Political advocacy groups in the United Kingdom (16 C, 149 P) Advocacy groups in the United Kingdom (3 C, 55 P) Anarchist organisations in the United Kingdom (27 P, 1 F)
Ian Anderson was the leader of the short-lived and allegedly far right Epping Community Action Group, which was registered with the Electoral Commission as a political party in April 2006. [63] The group stood two candidates, including Anderson, for election to Epping Forest District Council in the 2007 local elections , but came third in both ...
Organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK) (5 C, 80 P) Organisations associated with the Labour Party (UK) (7 C, 51 P) Organisations associated with the Liberal Democrats (UK) (1 C, 18 P)
The largest political party associated with the British left is the centre-left Labour Party, which is also the biggest political party in the UK by membership levels, with 415,000 members as of July 2022. [45] Labour has 412 seats in the House of Commons. [46]