Leeberal Democrats (UK)
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The Leeberal Democrats (Inglis: Liberal Democrats, eften referred tae as the Lib Dems) are a leeberal poleetical pairty in the Unitit Kinrick.
Leeberal Democrats | |
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| Leader | Ed Davey |
| Preses | Baroness Brinton |
| Lairds Leader | Laird Newby |
| Foondit | |
| Merger o | Leeberal Pairty Social Democratic Pairty |
| Heidquarters | 8–10 Great George Street, Lunnon, SW1P 3AE[2] |
| Youth weeng | Young Liberals |
| Membership (Sept 2016) |  82,000 [3] |
| Ideology | Leeberalism[4] Social liberalism[4][5] Pro-Europeanism |
| Poleetical poseetion | Centre[6][7] to Centre-left[8] |
| Internaitional affiliation | Leeberal Internaitional |
| European affiliation | Alliance o Leeberals an Democrats for Europe |
| European Pairlament group | Alliance o Leeberals an Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Amber (Yellae/Orange) |
| Hoose o Commons[9] | 9 / 650
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| Hoose o Lairds[10] | 98 / 780
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| European Pairlament[11] | 1 / 73
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| Lunnon Assembly | 1 / 25 |
| Scots Pairlament | 5 / 129 |
| Welsh Assembly | 1 / 60 |
| Local govrenment[12] | 1,864 / 20,690
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| Directly-electit Mayors | 2 / 17 |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
eedit- ↑ Robert Ingham and Duncan Brack, Peace, Reform and Liberation – A History of Liberal Politics in Britain 1679–2011, Biteback Publishing, 2011.
- ↑ "Revealed: The Liberal Democrats' new HQ". Libdemvoice.org. 21 Mey 2011. Archived frae the original on 24 Mey 2013. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2013.
- ↑ "Liberal Democrat membership tops 82,000". Mark Pack. 30 Januar 2017. Retrieved 31 Januar 2017.
- ↑ a b Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe". Parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
- ↑ "Lib Dems aim for centrist voters with tax platform". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.
- ↑ James, Morris. "Why being a centrist party hasn't helped the Lib Dems". New Statesman (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.
- ↑ "Encyclopaedia Britannica: Liberal Democrats".
- ↑ Unitit Kinrick general election, 2015
- ↑ "Lords by party and type of peerage". UK Pairlament. August 2014.
- ↑ "Vote 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 26 Mey 2014.
- ↑ "Local Council Political Compositions". Keith Edkins. 3 Februar 2017. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 16 Februar 2017.