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Parliamentary Parties

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Party Date of foundation Political ideology Political position Leader House of Commons Senate Regional assemblies European Assembly UK Vote Share % (2018 General Election)[1]
Labour Party 1900 Social democracy Centre-left Stephen Kinnock 150 60 266 13 19.1%
Decrease14.4
United Socialist Party 2005 Democratic socialism Left-wing Owen Jones (Male list)
Diane Abbott (Female list)
128 28 187 12 15.2%
Increase3.7
National Democratic Party 1985 Conservatism Centre-right Philip Hammond 114 42 273 13 16.9%
Decrease3.9
Liberal Party 1859 Liberalism Centre Stephen Lloyd 85 21 105 8 12.2%
Increase8.2
National Front 1998
(as British Democratic Party)
National conservatism Right-wing Suzanne Evans 80 28 207 12 12.2%
Increase0.6
Left Front 1920 (Communist Party)
2016 (Solidarity)
Democratic communism Far-left Sue Slipman (Communist)
George Galloway (Solidarity)
16 1 41 4 4.8%
Increase2.2
Scottish Republican Party 1975 Scottish nationalism Centre-left Chris McEleny 15 5 46 2 1.8%
Decrease0.8
Women's Party 2016 Feminism Centre-left ? 12 1 15 0 4.0%
Increase4.0
Green Party 1975
(as Ecology Party)
Environmentalism Centre-left Alison Johnstone 11 6 51 4 3.4%
Decrease3.1
Scottish Unionist Party 2006 British unionism Centre-right Elizabeth Smith 10 5 54 1 1.3%
Increase0.1
Plaid Cymru 1925 Welsh nationalism Centre-left Siân Gwenllian 10 2 21 1 1.1%
Increase0.1
Scottish Socialist Party 2005 Scottish nationalism Left-wing Tommy Sheridan 1 1 7 0 0.3%
Increase0.3
Mebyon Kernow 1951 Cornish nationalism Centre-left Dick Cole 0 0 2 0 0.3%
Increase0.3

Party descriptions

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Party Description
Labour Party A big tent centre-left party with historic links with the trade union movement. Split between social democrats and the centrist Reform grouping which supports economic liberalism. Mostly in favour of European Confederation membership.
United Socialist Party A democratic socialist party favouring nationalisation and socialist economics. Increasingly the main party linked to trade unions. Mixed on the issue of European Confederation membership.
National Democratic Party A centre-right conservative party in England and Wales favouring economic liberalism and moderate social reform. Also has notable social conservative and libertarian wings. Following the creation of the National Government, 24 NDP MPs sit in the opposition benches as independents but are still members of the party. The Scottish Unionist Party is the NDP's sister party in Scotland. Mostly in favour of European Confederation membership.
Liberal Party Centrist liberal party. The two main groups in the party are the social liberals and more classical liberals that support economic liberalism. Supports European Confederation membership.
National Front Right-wing populist and national conservative party, strongly opposes immigration, communism and European Confederation membership.
Left Front Electoral alliance between the Communist Party of Great Britain and Solidarity. Opposes capitalism, economic liberalism and European Confederation membership. Favours closer relations with the Soviet Union.
Scottish Republican Party Scottish nationalist and social democratic party that supports the independence of Scotland within the European Confederation
Women's Party Centre-left feminist party that pushes for gender equality and equal representation of women in business and political positions.
Green Party Green political party that supports environmentalism and green economics. Generally in favour of the European Confederation and opposes the continued use of nuclear power following the Sellafield disaster.
Scottish Unionist Party Centre-right Scottish partner of the National Democratic Party that opposes Scottish independence but supports continued devolution for the nation. Unionist MPs sit with NDP MPs in the House of Commons.
Plaid Cymru Centre-left Welsh nationalist party that supports environmentalism, European Confederation membership, the revitalisation of the Welsh language and Welsh independence.
Scottish Socialist Party Scottish nationalist party that supports democratic socialism and Scottish independence.
Mebyon Kernow Centre-left Cornish nationalist party that supports further devolution for the region, environmentalism, European Confederation membership and the revitalisation of the Cornish language.

References

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  1. ^ "Election 2017 – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.