List of all active parties in the United Kingdom

Here is a list of all the parties in Great Britain. The main ones have a description like the Conservatives etc.

Conservative and Unionist Party (Conservatives)

 * Political position: Centre-Right
 * Leader: Teresa May
 * House of Commons: 330 seats (Rank 1)
 * Scottish Parliament: 31 seats (Rank 2)
 * National Assembly for Wales: 12 seats (Rank 2)
 * Northern Ireland Assembly: 0 seats
 * London Assembly: 8 seats (Rank 2)
 * European Parliament: 20 seats (Rank 1)
 * Local Government: 9237 places (Rank 1)
 * 2015 General Election: 36.9%

Labour Party (Labour)

 * Political position: Centre-Left
 * Leader: Jeremy Corbyn
 * House of Commons: 230 seats (Rank 2)
 * Scottish Parliament: 23 seats (Rank 3)
 * National Assembly for Wales: 29 seats (Rank 1)
 * London Assembly: 12 seats (Rank 1)
 * European Parliament: 20 seats (Rank 1)
 * Local Government: 6470 places (Rank 2)
 * 2015 General Election: 30.4%

Scottish National Party (SNP)

 * Political position: Centre-left
 * Leader: Nicola Sturgeon
 * House of Commons: 54 seats (Rank 3)
 * Scottish Parliament: 63 seats (Rank 1)
 * European Parliament: 2 seats (Rank 5)
 * Local Government: 431 places (Rank 4)
 * 2015 General Election: 4.7%

Liberal Democrats (LibDem)

 * Political position: Centre to Centre-left
 * Leader: Tim Farron
 * House of Commons: 9 seats (Rank 4)
 * Scottish Parliament: 5 seats (Rank 5)
 * National Assembly for Wales: 1 seat (Rank 5)
 * London Assembly: 1 seat (Rank 5)
 * European Parliament: 1 seat (Rank 6)
 * Local Government: 1808 places (Rank 3)
 * 2015 General Election: 7.9%

Democratic Unionist Party

 * Political position: Right-wing
 * Leader:
 * House of Commons:
 * Scottish Parliament:
 * National Assembly for Wales:
 * London Assembly:
 * European Parliament:
 * Local Government:
 * 2015 General Election:

Sinn Féin

 * Political Position: Left-wing
 * Leader: Gerry Adams
 * House of Commons:
 * Scottish Parliament:
 * National Assembly for Wales:
 * London Assembly:
 * Northern Ireland Assembly: 27
 * European Parliament:
 * Local Government:
 * 2015 General Election:


 * Sinn Féin MPs do not take their seats in the UK House of Commons as they refuse to swear allegiance to the Crown, nor recognise Westminster's right to legislate for any part of Ireland.

Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales (PC)

 * Political Position: Centre-left to Left-wing
 * Leader:
 * House of Commons:
 * Scottish Parliament:
 * National Assembly for Wales:
 * London Assembly:
 * European Parliament:
 * Local Government:
 * 2015 General Election:

Green Party of England and Wales

 * Political Position: Centre-left to Left-wing
 * Leader:
 * House of Commons:
 * Scottish Parliament:
 * National Assembly for Wales:
 * London Assembly:
 * European Parliament:
 * Local Government:
 * 2015 General Election:

Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)

 * Political position: Centre-left
 * Leader: Colum Eastwood
 * House of Commons: 3
 * Northern Ireland Assembly: 12
 * European Parliament: 0
 * Local Government:66
 * 2015 General Election: 0.3

Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell
Localism Keith Lugton 34

Independents for Frome
Local issues Mel Usher 17

Liberal Party
Centre Steve Radford 13

Llais Gwynedd (Voice of Gwynedd)
Centre-left Welsh nationalist local party Owain Williams 10

Residents for Uttlesford
Centre John Lodge 10

East Devon Alliance
Local issues Ben Ingham 9[

Derwentside Independents
Localism Watts Stelling 7[ (+5 parish cllrs)


 * Independent Community and Health Concern NHS & local issues Dr Richard Taylor 5[10] Mainly local party campaigns on NHS and local issues.
 * Democratic Independent Group Ash Ashbee 5[33] Formed when five UKIP councillors defected over allegations that the leader of the council prevented the reopening of Manston Airport.
 * Yorkshire Party Centre Stewart Arnold 5[34] Campaigning for devolution for Yorkshire.
 * Barnsley Independent Group Phillip Birkinshaw 4[35] Localism
 * Mebyon Kernow (The Party for Cornwall) Centre-left Dick Cole 4[10] Cornish nationalist party
 * Guildford Greenbelt Group Susan Parker 3[36] Localism
 * Middlewich First James Basford 3[37] (+5 parish cllrs) Localism
 * Independence from Europe Mike Nattrass 3[38] Euro-sceptic party
 * Putting Hartlepool First Kelly Atkinson 3[39] Localism
 * Borders Party Nicholas Watson 2[40] Localism
 * Morecambe Bay Independents Roger Dennison 2[41] Localism
 * Henley Residents Group 1[42] (+6 parish clllrs) Localism
 * British National Party Far-right Adam Walker 1[43] (+3 parish cllrs[44]) Neo-fascist, White nationalist, Eurosceptic party
 * West Dunbartonshire Community Party Left-wing Drew MacEoghainn 1[45] Socialism and localism

Political parties with elected representation at civil parish/community council level only

 * 1) Devizes Guardians, has 11 cllrs on Devizes council, Wiltshire
 * 2) North East Party, 9 cllrs on Peterlee council.
 * 3) Official Monster Raving Loony Party, 7 cllrs.
 * 4) Pirate Party, 1 cllr; St Athan.