List of political parties in the United Kingdom

The following political parties are active in the United Kingdom:

Major Parties - Parties which have Members of Parliament in the House of Commons.

• The Labour Party
• The Conservative Party
• Liberal Democrats

Major Regional Parties

• Scottish National Party - (support Scottish independence/left of centre)
• Plaid Cymru - (Welsh nationalist party)
• Sinn Féin - (Northern Irish republican party)
• Social Democratic and Labour Party - (Northern Irish republican party)
• Ulster Democratic Unionist Party - (Northern Irish unionist party)
• Ulster Unionist Party - (Northern Irish unionist party)

Minor Parties - Many of these parties have had some success at a local level but have not achieved representation at westminster.

• British National Party (extreme right-wing)
• Cornish Nationalist Party - Cornish secessionist party
• Green Party of England and Wales
• Liberal Party (minor)
• Mebyon Kernow - Cornish secessionist party
• Millennium Bean Party[?]
• Natural Law Party - Yogic flying
• Official Monster Raving Loony Party (spoof political party)
• Scottish Socialist Party (far-left)
• Scottish Green Party
• Socialist Alliance (far-left)
• Socialist Labour Party (far-left)
• UK Independence Party[?] (minor right-wing party)

Defunct Parties:

• British Union of Fascists (1930s)
• Communist Party of Great Britain (1920-1991)
• Independent Labour Party (1893-1975)
• National Party of Scotland (1928-34)
• Referendum Party[?] 1997 election
• Scottish Labour Party (1976-79)
• Scottish Party
• Scottish Workers Republican Party
• Social Democratic Party (1981-1990)

See also British politics