list of political parties in the United Kingdom

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{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}

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{{Politics of the United Kingdom}}

The Electoral Commission's Register of Political Parties{{cite web|title=Party Finance – The Electoral Commission : Regulatory issues : Political parties : Registers: Register of political parties|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Registrations?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=RegulatedEntityName&order=asc&et=pp&et=ppm®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none®Status=registered|access-date=2015-08-03|publisher=Search.electoralcommission.org.uk}} lists the details of political parties registered to contest elections in the United Kingdom, including their registered name. Under current electoral law, including the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998, the Electoral Administration Act 2006, and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, only registered party names can be used on ballot papers by those wishing to fight elections. Candidates who do not belong to a registered party can use "independent" or no label at all. {{As of|2024|05|25}}, the Electoral Commission showed the number of registered political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland as 393.{{cite web |title=Search – The Electoral Commission |url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Registrations?currentPage=1&rows=10&sort=RegulatedEntityName&order=asc&et=pp&et=ppm®ister=gb®ister=ni®ister=none®Status=registered |access-date=25 May 2024 |work=electoralcommission.org.uk}}

Before the middle of the 19th century, politics in the United Kingdom was dominated by the Whigs and the Tories. These were not political parties in the modern sense but somewhat loose alliances of interests and individuals. The Whigs included many of the leading aristocratic dynasties committed to the Protestant succession, and later drew support from elements of the emerging industrial interests and wealthy merchants, while the Tories were associated with the landed gentry, the Church of England and the Church of Scotland.

By the mid 19th century, the Tories had evolved into the Conservative Party, and the Whigs had evolved into the Liberal Party. The concept of right and left came originally from France, where the supporters of a monarchy (constitutional or absolute) sat on the right wing of the National Assembly, and republicans on the left. In the late 19th century, the Liberal Party began to lean towards the left. Liberal Unionists split off from the Liberals over Irish Home Rule and moved closer to the Conservatives over time.

The Liberals and Conservatives dominated the political scene until the 1920s, when the Liberal Party declined in popularity and suffered a long stream of resignations. It was replaced as the main anti-Tory opposition party by the newly emerging Labour Party, which represented an alliance between the labour movement, organised trades unions and various socialist societies.

Since then, the Conservative and Labour parties have dominated British politics, and have alternated in government ever since. 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 of votes. The Liberal Democrats regained the status of the third largest political party in the UK by seats with the outcome of the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

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The UK's first-past-the-post electoral system leaves small parties disadvantaged on a UK-wide scale. It can, however, allow parties with concentrations of supporters in the constituent countries to flourish. In the 2015 election, there was widespread controversy{{cite news|title=Whatever you think of Ukip or the Greens, our electoral system is robbing them|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11606354/Whatever-you-think-of-Ukip-or-the-Greens-our-electoral-system-is-robbing-them.html|access-date=25 May 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 May 2015}}{{cite news|title=Green party leader condemns first-past-the-post voting system|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/09/australian-born-leader-of-uk-greens-blasts-british-voting-system|access-date=25 May 2015|date=9 May 2015}}{{cite news|title=General Election 2015: Sixty per cent of people want voting reform, says survey|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-sixty-per-cent-of-people-want-voting-reform-says-survey-10224354.html|date=25 May 2015|work=The Independent|access-date=5 May 2015}} when the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Green Party of England and Wales received 4.9 million votes{{cite news|title=Election 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results|access-date=25 May 2015}} (12.6% of the total vote for UKIP and 3.8% for the Greens) yet only gained one seat each in the House of Commons. After that election, UKIP, the Liberal Democrats, the Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, and the Green Party of England and Wales, together with its Scottish and Northern Ireland affiliated parties, delivered a petition signed by 477,000{{cite news|title=Green party and Ukip join forces to demand electoral overhaul|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/18/green-party-ukip-electoral-reform-first-past-post-elections|access-date=25 May 2015|last=Perraudin|first=Frances|date=18 May 2015}} people to Downing Street demanding electoral reform.

Since 1997, proportional representation-based voting systems have been adopted for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Northern Ireland Assembly, the London Assembly and (until Brexit in 2020) the UK's seats in the European Parliament. In these bodies, other parties have had success.

Traditionally political parties have been private organisations with no official recognition by the state. The Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 changed that by creating a register of parties.

Membership of political parties has been in decline in the UK since the 1950s. Membership has fallen by over 65% since 1983, from 4% of the electorate to 1.3% in 2005.{{cite web|author=John Marshall|title=Membership of UK political parties, House of Commons, SN/SG/5125; 2009, page 6. |url=http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snsg-05125.pdf |access-date= 5 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423150318/http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snsg-05125.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2010}}

Parties with representation in the House of Commons

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style="background:#ccc"

! colspan=2 scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:20px" | Party

!Founded

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Political
position

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ideology

! class="unsortable" | Leader

! data-sort-type="number" | House of
Commons

! data-sort-type="number" | House of
Lords

! data-sort-type="number" | Scottish Parliament

! data-sort-type="number" | Welsh Parliament

! data-sort-type="number" | Northern Ireland Assembly

! data-sort-type="number" | London
Assembly

! data-sort-type="number" | Local
government
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style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| Labour Party

| align=center | 1900
{{Nowrap|{{Small|1917 (Co-op)}}}}

| Centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Social democracy}}

| Keir Starmer

| {{Composition bar|404|650|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}

} {{Refn|Including 43 as Lab Co-op.|group="Note"}}{{Refn|The Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is not included in this tally as the speaker stands in the election as "Speaker seeking re-election" and no longer has ties with their original party.|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|168|824|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|}} {{Refn|Including 16 as Lab Co-op.|group="Note"}}{{Refn|name=absent|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|22|129|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|}} {{Refn|Including 11 as Lab Co-op.|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|30|60|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|}} {{Refn|Including 16 as Lab Co-op.|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|11|25|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|}} {{Refn|All 11 as Lab Co-op.|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|6426|19103|{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"|

| Conservative and Unionist Party

| align=center | 1912

| {{Nowrap|Centre-right
to right-wing}}

| {{Nowrap|Conservatism}}
{{Nowrap|Economic liberalism}}
{{Nowrap|British unionism}}

| Kemi Badenoch

| {{Composition bar|121|650|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|261|824|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}} {{Refn|name=absent|Including absent, suspended and temporarily disqualified members.|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|31|129|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|16|60|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|8|25|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}

| style="width:30pt; text-align:left" | {{Composition bar|5075|19103|{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |

| Liberal Democrats

| align=center | 1988

| Centre to
centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Liberalism}}
{{Nowrap|Social liberalism}}

| Ed Davey

| {{Composition bar|72|650|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|84|824|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}} {{Refn|name=absent|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|4|129|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|1|60|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|2|25|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|3051|19103|{{Party color|Liberal Democrats}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Scottish National Party}}" |

| Scottish National Party (SNP)

| align=center | 1934

| Centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Scottish nationalism}}
{{Nowrap|Scottish independence}}
{{Nowrap|Social democracy}}

| John Swinney

| {{Composition bar|9|650|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|63|129|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|417|19103|{{Party color|Scottish National Party}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

| Sinn Féin

| align=center | 1970

| Centre-left
to left-wing

| {{Nowrap|Irish republicanism
Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism}}

| {{Nowrap|Michelle O'Neill{{Refn|Sinn Féin's president is Mary Lou McDonald, who is a TD for Dublin Central in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature of the Republic of Ireland). O'Neill is the party's vice president and leads the party in Northern Ireland.{{Cite news |last= Black |first= Rebecca |date= 12 July 2023 |title= O'Neill urges people burning effigies of politicians to 'catch themselves on' |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/northern-ireland-orange-order-first-minister-police-dup-b2374032.html |work= The Independent |access-date= 4 June 2024}}|group="Note"}}}}

| {{Composition bar|7|650|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}} {{Refn| Sinn Fein operate a policy of abstentionism and do not take their Commons seats|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|27|90|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|144|19103|{{Party color|Sinn Fein}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Brexit Party}}" |

| Reform UK

| align=center | 2019

| Right-wing

| {{Nowrap|Right-wing populism}}
{{Nowrap|Euroscepticism}}

| Nigel Farage

| {{Composition bar|4|650|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|1|25|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|128|19103|{{Party color|Reform UK}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |

| Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

| align=center | 1971

| Right-wing

| {{Nowrap|British unionism
British nationalism
Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism}}

| Gavin Robinson

| {{Composition bar|5|650|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|5|824|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}} {{Refn|name=absent|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|25|90|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|123|19103|{{Party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}" |

| Green Party of England and Wales

| align=center | 1990

| Left-wing

| {{Nowrap|Green politics}}
{{Nowrap|Progressivism}}

| Carla Denyer,
Adrian Ramsay
{{Small|(co-leaders)}}

| {{Composition bar|4|650|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|2|824|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}} {{Refn|name=absent|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|3|25|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|807|19103|{{Party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|}}{{Cite news |last= Mackintosh |first= Thomas |date= 4 May 2024 |title= Green Party: Co-leaders hail highest number of councillors |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68956733 |work= BBC News |access-date= 4 May 2024}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}" |

| Plaid Cymru

| align=center | 1925

| Centre-left
to left-wing

| {{Nowrap|Welsh nationalism
Welsh independence
Democratic socialism
Social democracy}}

| Rhun ap Iorwerth

| {{Composition bar|4|650|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|1|824|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}} {{Refn|name=absent|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|13|60|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|200|19103|{{Party color|Plaid Cymru}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" |

| Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)

| align=center | 1970

| Centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Social democracy
Irish nationalism}}

| {{Nowrap|Claire Hanna}}

| {{Composition bar|2|650|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|8|90|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|36|19103|{{Party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" |

| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

| align=center | 1970

| Centre to
centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Liberalism}}
{{Nowrap|Nonsectarianism}}

| Naomi Long

| {{Composition bar|1|650|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|17|90|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|67|19103|{{Party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |

| Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)

| align=center | 1905

| Centre-right

| {{Nowrap|British unionism}}
{{Nowrap|Conservatism}}

| Mike Nesbitt

| {{Composition bar|1|650|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|2|824|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}} {{Refn|Including absent, suspended and temporarily disqualified members.|group="Note"}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|9|90|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|52|19103|{{Party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color: {{Party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}" |

| Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)

| align=center | 2007

| Right-wing

| {{Nowrap|British unionism}}
{{Nowrap|National conservatism}}
{{Nowrap|Social conservatism}}
{{Nowrap|Euroscepticism}}

| Jim Allister

| {{Composition bar|1|650|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|60|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|1|90|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|9|19103|{{Party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}|}}

|}

Parties without representation in the House of Commons, but with representation in other UK legislatures

There are a few political parties in the United Kingdom that do not have representation in the House of Commons, but have elected representatives in the Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Parliament. These are:

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style="background:#ccc"

! colspan=2 scope="col" style="width:20px" | Party

! Date founded

! scope="col" | Political position

! scope="col" | Ideology

! Current leader

! data-sort-type="number" | House of
Lords

! data-sort-type="number" | Scottish Parliament

! data-sort-type="number" | Northern Ireland Assembly

! data-sort-type="number" | Local
government
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style="background-color:{{Party color|Scottish Greens}}" |

| {{Nowrap|Scottish Greens}}

| 1990

| Centre-left
to left-wing

| {{Nowrap|Green politics}}
{{Nowrap|Scottish independence}}
{{Nowrap|Scottish republicanism}}

| Patrick Harvie,
Lorna Slater
{{Small|(job share)}}

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Scottish Green Party}}

}

| {{Composition bar|7|129|{{Party color|Scottish Green Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Scottish Green Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|35|19103|{{Party color|Scottish Green Party}}|}}{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections emails |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councils.php?model=S&y=0 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}

|-

! style="background-color:{{Party color|Alba Party}}" |

| Alba Party

| 2021

| {{Nowrap|Centre-left}} to {{Nowrap|centre-right}}

| {{Nowrap|Scottish nationalism
Scottish independence
Social conservatism}}

| Kenny MacAskill

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|Alba Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|1|129|{{Party color|Alba Party}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|90|{{Party color|Alba Party}}|}}

|{{Composition bar|2|19103|{{Party color|Alba Party}}|}}

|-

! style="background-color:{{Party color|People Before Profit}}" |

| {{Nowrap|People Before Profit (PBP)}}

| 2005

| {{Nowrap|Left-wing to far-left}}

| {{Nowrap|Socialism}}
{{Nowrap|Trotskyism}}
{{Nowrap|Anti-capitalism}}
{{Nowrap|Irish reunification}}

| Richard Boyd Barrett

| {{Composition bar|0|824|{{Party color|People Before Profit}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|0|129|{{Party color|People Before Profit}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|1|90|{{Party color|People Before Profit}}|}}

| {{Composition bar|2|19103|{{Party color|People Before Profit}}|}}

|-

|}

Party descriptions

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:5px;" |Party

! scope="col" |Description

style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|Labour Party

|A social democratic party that has its roots in the trade union movement. The party has several internal factions, which include: Progressive Britain, which promotes a continuation of New Labour policies and is considered to be on the right of the party; the soft-left Open Labour; Momentum, which represents the party's left-wing, democratic socialist grouping; and Blue Labour, which promotes socially and culturally conservative values while remaining committed to labour rights and left-wing economics. Labour also has candidates who stand on a split-ticket with the Co-operative Party.

style="background-color: {{party color|Co-operative Party}}" |

|Co-operative Party

|A party that promotes cooperative principles and values, providing political representation for the British co-operative movement. Since 1927, the party has been in an electoral alliance with the Labour Party, standing joint candidates under the Labour and Co-operative label.

style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

| style="width: 170pt;" |Conservative and Unionist Party

|A politically conservative party loosely divided into three categories: the One Nation Conservatives, the Thatcherites, who strongly support a free market with restrained government spending and tend to be Eurosceptic; and the Cornerstone Group.

style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" |

|Liberal Democrats

|A liberal party; its main branches are social liberals based around the Social Liberal Forum, and the more centrist Liberal Reform grouping, which places more of an emphasis on economic liberalism. There is also a social democratic faction and influence within the party.

style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |

|Scottish National Party (SNP)

|Scottish nationalist and social democratic party which supports Scottish independence and membership of the European Union or further devolution for Scotland.

style="background-color: {{party color|Sinn Féin}}" |

|Sinn Féin

|Irish republican party dedicated to the reunification of Ireland and the creation of a new republic based on democratic socialist values. It holds a policy of abstentionism for the House of Commons, with its MPs not taking their seats in this legislature.

style="background-color: {{party color|Reform UK}}" |

|Reform UK

|Right-wing populist and Eurosceptic party, led by former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader MEP and current MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage.

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" |

|Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

|Strongly British unionist party in Northern Ireland which promotes social and national conservatism.

style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}" |

|Green Party of England and Wales

|Green party that combines environmentalism and sustainability with left-leaning economic policies, while taking a progressive approach socially. The party also has eco-socialist and anti-capitalist factions, such as the Green Left grouping.

style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}" |

|Plaid Cymru

|Democratic socialist, social democratic, and Welsh nationalist party in favour of Welsh independence or further devolution for Wales.

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" |

|{{Nowrap|Social Democratic and Labour Party}} (SDLP)

|Irish nationalist and social-democratic party supporting a united Ireland.

style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" |

|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI)

|Liberal, nonsectarian and pro-European political party in Northern Ireland.

style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" |

|Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)

|Conservative and Unionist party in Northern Ireland, taking a somewhat "softer" stance on social issues than the DUP. The party was formerly tied to the Conservative Party in Great Britain.

style="background-color: {{party color|Traditional Unionist Voice}}" |

|Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV)

|Strongly social and national conservative unionist party in Northern Ireland. It has formed an alliance with Reform UK.

style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Green Party}}" |

|Scottish Greens

|Green party in favour of Scottish independence and Scottish republicanism.

style="background-color: {{party color|Alba Party}}" |

|Alba Party

|Formed as a breakaway party from the SNP, the party promotes Scottish independence, Scottish nationalism and Scottish republicanism, while taking a more socially conservative stance than the SNP.

style="background-color: {{party color|People Before Profit}}" |

|People Before Profit (PBP)

|Socialist and Trotskyist party that is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Elected representatives at principal level of local government in the United Kingdom

{{Main|Local government in the United Kingdom}}

=[[Great Britain]]-wide or UK-wide parties=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

style="background:#ccc;"

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:5px;"|Party

! class="unsortable"|Founded

! class="unsortable"|Political position

! class="unsortable"|Ideology

! class="unsortable"|Leader

! class="unsortable"|Local authorities

! data-sort-type="number" | Councillors{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections emails |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councillors2.php?y=0 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK, 1989)}}" |

| Liberal Party

| 1989

| Centre

| Liberalism (British), Euroscepticism

| Steve Radford

| Liverpool, North Yorkshire, East Devon, Wyre Forest, Teignbridge

| 8

style="background-color: {{party color|Workers Party of Britain}}" |

|Workers Party of Britain

|2019

|Left-wing to far-left

|Socialism, social conservatism, Euroscepticism

|George Galloway

| Burnley, Calderdale, Longsight, Rochdale

| 5

style="background-color:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)}}" |

| Social Democratic Party (SDP)

| 1990

| {{Nowrap|Fiscal: Centre-left
Social: Centre-right}}

| Social democracy, cultural conservatism, communitarianism, Euroscepticism

| William Clouston

| Leeds City Council

| 3

style="background-color: {{party color|Climate Party}}" |

| Climate Party

| 2022

|Centre-right

| Green conservatism

|Edmund Gemmell

|Buckinghamshire Council

|1

style="background-color: {{party color|Heritage Party (UK)}}" |

|Heritage Party

| 2020

|Right-wing

| Euroscepticism, right-wing populism, British nationalism

|David Kurten

| Kent County Council

|1

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|National Flood Prevention Party

| 2011

| Single-issue

| {{N/A}}

|Ewan Larcombe

|Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

|1

style="background-color: {{Party color|Party of Women}}" |

|Party of Women

| 2024

| Single-issue

| Gender-critical feminism, anti-transgender

| Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull

| Maldon

| 1

style="background-color:green "|

| Social Justice

| 2023

| Left-wing

| Environmentalism, democratic socialism

| Simon Chester

| North Yorkshire Council

| 1

style="background:#ec008c;"|

| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)

| 2010

| Left-wing to far-left

| Trade unionism, socialism

| Dave Nellist

| Wrexham County Borough Council

| 1

=Parties that only stand in a nation of the UK (i.e. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales) or a region=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

style="background:#ccc;"

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:5px;"|Party

! class="unsortable"|Founded

! class="unsortable"|Nation or region

! class="unsortable"|Political position

! class="unsortable"|Ideology

! class="unsortable"|Leader

! class="unsortable"|Local authorities

! data-sort-type="number" | Councillors{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections emails |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councillors2.php?y=0 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Green Party in Northern Ireland}}" |

| Green Party Northern Ireland

| 1981

| Northern Ireland (nation)

| Centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Green politics, nonsectarianism}}

| Mal O'Hara

| Ards and North Down, Belfast

| 5{{Cite web |title=Your Councillors |url=https://www.greenpartyni.org/your_councillors |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Green Party Northern Ireland |language=en}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Mebyon Kernow}}" |

| Mebyon Kernow

| 1951

| Cornwall (region)

| Centre-left

| Cornish nationalism, civic nationalism, regionalism,
social democracy, environmentalism

| Dick Cole

| Cornwall{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councillors.php?p=25&y=0 |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}

|5

style="background-color: {{party color|Yorkshire Party}}" |

| Yorkshire Party

| 2014

| Yorkshire (region)

| Centre to centre-left

| {{Nowrap|Yorkshire regionalism}}, social democracy

| Bob Buxton

| East Riding

| 3

style="background-color: {{party color|North East Party}}" |

| North East Party

| 2014

| North East England (region)

| Centre to centre-left

| Regionalism, progressivism

| Mark Burdon

| Durham County Council

| 2{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=Your Councillors |url=https://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=democracy.durham.gov.uk |language=en}}

style="background-color: {{party color|British Unionist Party}}" |

| British Unionist Party

| 2015

| Scotland (nation)

| Syncretic

| British unionism, Scottish unionism, Social conservatism, Social democracy, British nationalism

| John Ferguson

| North Lanarkshire Council

| 1

style="background-color: {{party color|Gwlad}}" |

| Gwlad

| 2018

| Wales (nation)

| Centre-right

| Welsh nationalism, Welsh independence

| Gwyn Wigley Evans

| Ceredigion County Council

| 1

style="background-color: {{party color|Progressive Unionist Party}}" |

| Progressive Unionist Party (PUP)

| 1979

| Northern Ireland (nation)

| Centre-left

| British unionism, democratic socialism, social democracy

| Russell Watton

|Causeway Coast and Glens

| 1

style="background-color: #00c95e"|

| Propel

| 2020

| Wales (nation)

| {{N/A}}

| Welsh nationalism, Welsh independence, localism, sovereignism

| Neil McEvoy

| Cardiff, Gwynedd, Neath Port Talbot

| 1

=Local parties=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

style="background:#ccc;"

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:5px;"|Party

! class="unsortable"|Leader

! class="unsortable"|Local authorities

! data-sort-type="number" | Councillors{{Cite web |title=Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections emails |url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/councillors2.php?y=0 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=opencouncildata.co.uk}}

style="background:pink;"|

| Ashfield Independents

| Jason Zadrozny

| Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

| 42

style="background-color: {{party color|Havering Residents Association}}" |

|Havering Residents Association

|

|Havering London Borough Council

|25

style="background-color:{{party color|Aspire (political party)}}" |

| Aspire

| Kalam Mahmud Abu Taher Choudhury

| Tower Hamlets Council

| 24

style="background-color: {{party color|The People's Independent Party}}" |

| The People's Independent Party

| Warren Gibson

| Castle Point

| 24

style="background-color: {{party color|Residents for Uttlesford}}" |

| Residents for Uttlesford

| Petrina Lees

| Uttlesford, Essex County Council

| 24

style="background-color: {{party color|Broxtowe Independents}}" |

|Broxtowe Independents

|

|Broxtowe Borough Council, Nottinghamshire County Council

| 19

|Boston Independents

|Anne Dorrian

|Boston Borough Council

| 18

style="background-color: {{party color|Canvey Island Independent Party}}" |

| Canvey Island Independent Party

| David Blackwell

| Castle Point, Essex

| 17

style="background:green;"|

| Farnham Residents

| No leader

| Surrey County Council, Waverley

| 16

style="background-color: {{party color|Loughton Residents Association}}" |

| Loughton Residents Association

| {{N/A}}

| Epping Forest District, Essex County Council

| 14

style="background-color: {{party color|Lincolnshire Independents}}" |

| {{Nowrap|Lincolnshire Independents}}

| Marianne Overton

| Lincolnshire County Council, North Kesteven District Council, West Lindsey District Council

| 13

style="background:#ff5800;" |

| Swale Independents

| Mike Baldock

| Kent County Council, Swale Borough Council

| 12

style="background-color: {{party color|Basingstoke & Deane Independents}}" |

| Basingstoke & Deane Independents

| Christopher Tomblin

| Basingstoke and Deane

| 11

style="background-color: {{Party colour|Ashford Independents}}" |

| Ashford Independents

| Noel Ovenden

| Ashford Borough Council

| 10

style="background:#8d19ff;" ! |

| Community Campaign (Hart)

| James Radley

|Hart District Council

|10

style="background-color: #6EFFC5" |

|West Suffolk Independents

| Victor Lukaniuk

|Suffolk County Council

|10

style="background-color: {{party colour|Portsmouth Independents Party}}" |

| Portsmouth Independent Party

| George Madgwick

| Portsmouth City Council

| 9

style="background-color: {{party color|Residents for Guildford and Villages}}" |

| Residents for Guildford and Villages

| Jonathan Bigmore

| Guildford, Surrey

| 9

style="background-color: {{party color|South Holland Independents}}" |

| South Holland Independents

| Paul Barnes

| South Holland District Council, Lincolnshire County Council

| 9

style="background:{{Party colour |Christchurch Independents}}" |

| Christchurch Independents

|

| BCP Council

| 8

style="background-color: {{party color|Radcliffe First}}" |

| Radcliffe First

|

| Metropolitan Borough of Bury

| 8

style="background-color: {{party color|Rochford District Residents}}" |

| Rochford District Residents

| No Leader

| Rochford District, Essex County Council

| 8

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Ashtead Independents

| Chris Hunt

| Mole Valley, Surrey

| 7

|Peterborough First

|

|Peterborough City Council

|7

|Rother Association of Independent Councillors

|

|Rother District Council

|7

|Stafford Borough Independents

|

|Borough of Stafford

|7

style="background-color: {{party color|Turquoise}}" |

| Whitehill & Bordon Community Party

| Andy Treehttp://www.whitehillbordon.org.uk/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

| East Hampshire District Council, Hampshire County Council

| 7

style="background-color: {{party color|Horwich and Blackrod First}}" |

| Horwich and Blackrod First

| David Grant

| Horwich Town Council, Bolton Council

| 6

style="background-color: {{party color|Morley Borough Independent}}" |

| Morley Borough Independents

| Robert Finnigan

| Leeds City Council

| 6

style="background-color: {{party color|Reform Derby}}" |

|Reform Derby

| Alan Graves

|Derby City Council

|6

style="background-color: {{party color|The Borough First}}" |

| The Borough First

| Suzanne Cross

| Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

| 6

style="background-color: {{party color|Derwentside Independents}}" |

| Derwentside Independents

| Watts Stelling

| Durham County Council

| 5

style="background:{{Party colour |Local Alliance}}" |

| Local Alliance

| Timothy Johnson

| Chichester District Council, West Sussex County Council

| 5

|Oxted & Limpsfield Residents Group

|

|Tandridge District

|5

style="background-color: #320052" |

| Poole People Party

| Mark Howell

| BCP

| 5

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Residents of Wilmslow

| No Leader

| Cheshire East Council

| 5

style="background-color: {{party color|Runnymede Independent Residents' Group}}" |

| Runnymede Independent Residents' Group

| Elaine Gill

| Runnymede

| 5

|Skegness Urban District Society

|

|East Lindsey

|5

|St. Neots Independent Group

|

|Cambridgeshire County Council, Huntingdonshire County Council

|5

style="background:{{Party color|Henley Residents Group}}" |

| Henley Residents Group

| Gill Dodds

| South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire

| 4

style="background:{{Party colour |Independent Network}}" |

| Independent Network

| Marianne Overton

| City of Chelmsford, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

| 4

style="background:{{Party colour |Llantwit First Independents}}" |

| Llantwit First Independents

| Gwyn John

| Vale of Glamorgan Council

| 4

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Mansfield Independents

| Martin Wright

| Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

| 4

style="background-color: {{party color|green}}" |

| Molesey Residents' Association

| Stuart Selleck

| Surrey County Council, Elmbridge Borough Council

| 4

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|Nork Residents' Association

|No leader

|Reigate and Banstead, Surrey

|4

style="background-color: {{party color|Our West Lancashire}}" |

| Our West Lancashire

| Adrian Owens

| West Lancashire Borough Council

| 4

|The Party Party

|

|Durham County Council

|4

style="background-color: {{party color|Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell}}" |

| Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell

| Keith Lugton

| Epsom and Ewell, Surrey

| 4

|Stoneliegh and Auriol Residents' Association

|

|Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

|4

style="background-color: {{party color|Ashford Independents}}" |

| Thames Ditton & Weston Green Residents' Association

| Graham Cooke{{Cite web|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP64|title = View registration - the Electoral Commission}}

| Elmbridge Borough Council

| 4

style="background-color: #320052" |

| Thornaby Independent Association

| No Leader

| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

| 4

style="background: {{Party colour|Tunbridge Wells Alliance}}" |

| Tunbridge Wells Alliance

| Nicholas Pope

| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

| 4

| Uplands Party

| Peter May

|Swansea Council

| 4

|Chislehurst Matters

|

|Bromley Borough Council

|3

|Edgeley Community Association

|

|Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

|3

style="background-color: {{party color|Ashford Independents}}" |

|Esher Residents Association

|No leader

|Elmbridge Borough Council

|3

|Failsworth Independent Party

|

|Oldham Council

|3

style="background-color: {{party color|Guildford Greenbelt Group}}" |

| Guildford Greenbelt Group

| Susan Parker

| Guildford

| 3{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Election results by party, 5 May 2023 |url=https://www.guildford.gov.uk/article/18988/pageTitle |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Guildford Borough Council |language=en}}

|Garforth and Swillington Independents Party

|

|Leeds City Council

|3

|Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Associations

|

|Havering London Borough Council

|3

style="background-color: {{Party color|Independents for Dorset}}" |

| Independents for Dorset

| Les Fry

| Dorset Council

| 3

style="background-color: #000000" |

|Ingleby Barwick Independent Society

|Kenneth Dixon

|Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

|3

style="background-color: #800000" |

|Liverpool Community Independents

|Alan Gibbons

|Liverpool City Council

|3

|Malvern Hills Independents

|

|Malvern Hills District

|3

style="background-color: {{party color|Morecambe Bay Independents}}" |

| Morecambe Bay Independents

| Geoff Knight

| Lancaster City Council

| 3

style="background-color:{{party color|Newcastle_Independents}}" |

|Newcastle Independents

|Jason Smith

|Newcastle City Council

|3{{Cite web|date=2020-07-21|title=Find Councillor|url=https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/moderngov/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=www.newcastle.gov.uk|language=en-GB}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Newport Independents Party}}" |

| Newport Independents Party

| Kevin Whitehead

| Newport, South Wales

| 3

style="background-color: {{party color|Nottingham Independents}}" |

| Nottingham Independents

| Kevin Clarke

| Nottingham City Council

| 3

|Portishead Independents

|

|North Somerset Council

|3

|Progress and Reform Party

|

|Tandridge District

|3

|Residents' Association of Cuddington

|

|Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

|3

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|Tattenhams & Preston Residents

|No leader

|Reigate and Banstead, Surrey

|3

|Thanet Independents

|

|Thanet District

|3

|Werrington First

|

|Peterborough City Council

|3

|Whitnash Residents Association

|

|Warwick District

|3

|Belper Independents

|

|Amber Valley Borough Council

|2

|Brighton & Hove Independents

|

|Brighton and Hove City Council

|2

|Community First

|

|Rossendale Council

|2

|Ewell Court Residents' Association

|

|Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

|2

style="background-color: {{party color|Farnworth and Kearsley First}}" |

| Farnworth and Kearsley First

| Peter Flitcroft

| Bolton Council

| 2

|Halstead Residents' Association

|

|Braintree District

|2

style="background-color:{{party color|Green}}" |

| Hinchley Wood Residents Association

| Saranne Bristow{{Cite web|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP15|title = View registration - the Electoral Commission}}

| Elmbridge Borough Council

| 2

|Independent Alliance (Kent)

|

|Tonbridge and Malling

|2

|Independents@Swansea

|

|City and County of Swansea Council

|2

|It's Our County

|

|Herefordshire Council

|2

style="background:{{Party colour|Kingston Independent Residents Group}}" |

| Kingston Independent Residents Group

| James Giles

| Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council

| 2

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|Knowle Community Party

|Gary Hopkins

|Bristol City Council

|2{{cite news|url=https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/longstanding-lib-dem-councillors-resignations-throw-party-into-turmoil/|title=Longstanding Lib Dem Councillors' resignations throw party into turmoil|last=Booth|first=Martin|date=13 December 2021|work=Bristol24-7|access-date=16 December 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-new-political-party-after-6341873|title=Bristol has a new political party after two councillors quit theirs to start one up|last=Cork|first=Tristan|date=13 December 2021|work=Bristol Post|access-date=16 December 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bristolworld.com/news/politics/two-city-councillors-quit-the-lib-dems-to-set-up-new-party-3493113|title=Two city councillors quit the Lib Dems to set up new party|last=Ross|first=Alex|date=13 December 2021|work=Bristol World|access-date=16 December 2021}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Merton Park Ward Residents Association}}" |

| Merton Park Ward Residents Association

| Peter Southgate

| Merton London Borough Council

| 2

style="background-color: {{party color|Mexborough First}}" |

| Mexborough First

| Andrew Pickering

| City of Doncaster Council

| 2

|Middleton Independents Party

|

|Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale

|2

style="background-color: {{Party colour|Old Windsor Residents Association}}" |

| Old Windsor Residents Association

| Jane Dawson

| Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

| 2

style="background:{{Party colour |Poole Engage Party}}" |

| Poole Engage Party

| Judy Butt

| BCP Council

| 2

|Rushcliffe Independents

|

|Rushcliffe Borough Council

|2

style="background-color: Green" |

| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association

|Peter Martin Harman

|Dartford Borough Council

|2

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents

| No Leader

| Tewkesbury Borough Council

| 2

| The Walton Society

| No leader

| Elmbridge Borough Council

| 2

|Tytherington Ward Independents

|

|Cheshire East Council

|2

|West Windsor Residents Association

|Frankie Theobalds

|Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

|2

style="background: #CEF2CE;" |

| Weybridge & St. George's Independents

| no leader

| Elmbridge Borough Council

| 2

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Alderley Edge First

| Mike Dudley-Jones

| Cheshire East

| 1

style="background-color: {{party color|Blue Revolution Party}}" |

|Blue Revolution

|Rosalyn Parker-Lee

|Boston Borough Council

|1

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| City Independent

| No Leader

| Stoke-on-Trent City Council

| 1{{cite web |url= https://www.stoke.gov.uk/councillors/specificParty/1/city_independents |title= Councillors by Party: City Independents |website= stoke.gov.uk |access-date= 11 August 2022}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|East Cleveland Independent

|No leader

|Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

|1

|Edlington and Warmsworth First

|

|Doncaster Council

|1

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Union}}" |

| Independent Union

| Shane Moore

| Hartlepool

| 1{{cite web | url=https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/councillors/specificParty/13/hartlepool_independent_union | title=Hartlepool Borough Council - Find Councillors}}

|Movement for Active Democracy

|

|Portsmouth City Council

|1

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |

| One Kearsley

| Paul Heslop

| Bolton Council

| 1

|Our Island

|

|Isle of Wight Council

|1

style="background-color: {{party color|People Against Bureaucracy}}" |

| People Against Bureaucracy

| Stan Smith

| Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

| 1

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Rotherham Democratic Party

| Allen Cowles

| Rotherham

| 1

style="background-color: {{party color|Tendring First}}" |

| Tendring First

| Terry Allen

| Tendring District Council

| 1

|The Best for Luton Party

|

|Borough of Elmbridge

|1

style="background-color:{{party color|The Rubbish Party}}" |

| The Rubbish Party

| Sally Cogley

| East Ayrshire

| 1

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| Upminster and Cranham Residents' Association

| Linda Hawthorn

| Havering London Borough Council

| 1{{Cite web |last=Tyler |first=Marcus |title=Benefit information for landlords |url=https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20012/housing_benefit_and_council_tax_support/466/benefit_information_for_landlords |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.havering.gov.uk |language=en}}

style="background-color: {{party color|West Dunbartonshire Community Party}}" |

| West Dunbartonshire Community Party

| Drew MacEoghainn

| West Dunbartonshire Council

|1{{Cite web |title=West Dunbartonshire Community Party |url=https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/council/councillors-and-committees/councillor/councillors-by-party/west-dunbartonshire-community-party/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk |language=en}}

style="background-color: black" |

|Wickford Independents

| No leader

|Basildon Borough Council

|1

==No elected representation at principal level==

This is a table of notable minor parties. Many parties are registered with the Electoral Commission but do not qualify for this list as they have not received significant independent coverage. Parties active across Ireland may have representation in the Republic of Ireland but not Northern Ireland.

class ="wikitable unsortable"
style="background:#ccc;"

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:5px;"|Party

! class="unsortable"|Leader

! class="unsortable"|Ideology

! class="unsortable |Political position

style="background:#0000FF;"|

| 4 Freedoms Party (UK EEP)

| Dirk Hazell

| Conservatism, pro-Europeanism

| Centre-right

style="background-color:{{party color|Democrats and Veterans}}" |

| 5 Star Direct Democracy Party

| Collective leadership

| Direct democracy, Euroscepticism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party}}"|

| Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party

| John Mortimer

| Scottish Parliament abolition, Scottish Unionism, Anti-Devolution

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party}}"|

| Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

| Richard Suchorzewski

| Welsh Parliament abolition, Anti-Devolution, British Unionism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Animal Welfare Party}}" |

| Animal Welfare Party (AWP)

| Vanessa Hudson

| Animal welfare

| {{N/A}}

style="background:#44532A;"|

| Aontú (Minor party in the Republic of Ireland)

| Peadar Tóibín

| Anti-abortion, Irish republicanism, social conservatism, Soft Euroscepticism

| Fiscal:Centre-left
Social:Centre-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Britain First}}" |

| Britain First

| Paul Golding

| British fascism, neo-fascism, ultranationalism, British unionism, anti-Islam, Euroscepticism

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|British Democratic Party (2013)}}" |

|British Democrats (BDP)

| Jim Lewthwaite

|British nationalism, anti-immigration, anti-Islam, economic nationalism, monarchism

|Far-right{{cite news |author=Collins, Matthew |date=8 February 2013 |title=Neo-Nazi former BNP members launch new far-right party |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/02/neo-nazi-former-bnp-members-launch-new-far-right-party |access-date=8 February 2013 |work=New Statesman}}

style="background-color: {{party color|British National Party}}" |

| British National Party (BNP)

| Adam Walker

| British fascism, right-wing populism, white nationalism, ethnic nationalism, ultranationalism, hard Euroscepticism

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Party (UK)}}" |

| Christian Party

| Jeff Green

| Christian right, social conservatism, British unionism Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Peoples Alliance}}" |

| Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA)

| Sidney Cordle

| Christian right, Christian democracy, social conservatism, Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background:#ff62b0;"|

| Church of the Militant Elvis Party

| David Bishop

| Political satire

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|The Common Good (political party)}}" |

| Common Good

| Dick Rodgers

| Christian democracy, social conservatism, anti-Islam

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Communist League (UK, 1988)}}" |

| Communist League

| No clear leader

| Communism, Euroscepticism

| Far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Britain}}" |

| Communist Party of Britain (CPB)

| Robert Griffiths

| Communism, Marxism–Leninism

| Far-left

style="background:red;"|

| Communist Party of Britain
(Marxist–Leninist)
(CPB-ML)

| No clear leader

| Communism, Marxism–Leninism, hard Euroscepticism

| Far-left

style="background:red;"|

| Communist Party of Great Britain
(Marxist–Leninist)
(CPGB-ML)

| Ella Rule

| Communism, Marxism–Leninism, Stalinism, anti-revisionism, anti-Zionism,{{Cite web|url=http://thecommunists.org/2018/11/24/news/zionism-racist-antisemitic-tool-of-imperialist-policy-in-the-middle-east-palestine-israel/|title=Zionism is a racist and antisemitic tool of imperialist policy in the middle east|date=24 November 2018|website=The Communists}} Hard Euroscepticism{{cite web|url=https://www.cpgb-ml.org/2016/04/01/news/world/europe/why-british-workers-need-a-brexit/|title=Why British workers need a Brexit|website=CPGB-ML|date=1 April 2016}}

| Far-left

style="background:red;"|

| Communist Party of Great Britain
(Provisional Central Committee)

| Collective leadership

| Communism, Leninism, anti-Stalinism

| Far-left

style="background:black;" |

| Cornish Nationalist Party

| Unknown

| Cornish nationalism, Cornish devolution, pan-Celticism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Cross-Community Labour Alternative}} |

| Cross-Community Labour Alternative

| Owen McCracken

| Democratic socialism, trade unionism, nonsectarianism, eco-socialism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|English Democrats Party}}" |

| English Democrats

| Robin Tilbrook

| English nationalism, English parliamentary devolution, Euroscepticism

| Right-wing to far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Devizes Guardians}}" |

|Devizes Guardians

|Nigel Carter

|

|

style="background-color: {{party color|Éirígí}}" |

| Éirígí

| Brian Leeson

| Socialism, Irish republicanism, anti-imperialism, Euroscepticism, environmentalism

| Left-wing to far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |

| Fianna Fáil
{{small|(Major party in the Republic of Ireland)}}

| Micheál Martin

| Conservatism, Christian democracy, Irish nationalism, pro-Europeanism

| Centre to centre-right

style="background-color: #0a3d33" |

| Homeland Party (Britain)

| Kenny Smith

| British nationalism, ethnic nationalism

| Far-right

style="background-color:{{party color|Independence for Scotland Party}}" |

| Independence for Scotland Party (ISP)

| Colette Walker

| Scottish independence

style="background-color: {{party color|Independents for Frome}}" |

|Independents for Frome

|Richard Ackroyd

|

|

style="background-color: #e80504" |

| Irish Republican Socialist Party

| Collective leadership

| Irish republicanism, Communism, Marxism-Leninism, Anti-globalisation, hard Euroscepticism

| Far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Lewisham People Before Profit}}" |

| Lewisham People Before Profit

| Patricia Richardson

| Socialism, Localism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Left Unity (UK)}}" |

| Left Unity

| Sharon McCourt
Joseph Healy
Nick Jones
(Principal Speakers)

| Socialism, anti-capitalism, environmentalism,
feminism

| Left-wing

! style="background-color: {{party color|United Kingdom Libertarian Party}}" |

| Libertarian Party

| Adam Brown

| Libertarianism, classical liberalism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Llais Gwynedd}}" |

| Llais Gwynedd

| Owain Williams

| Gwynedd regionalism

| {{N/A}}

style="background:#0071bb;"|

| National Health Action Party (NHA)

| Alastair Fischer and Veronika Wagner

|Re-nationalisation of the NHS,
environmentalism, anti-austerity, reformism

|

style="background-color: {{party color|British National Front}}" |

| National Front (NF)

| Tony Martin

| Fascism, neo-fascism, British nationalism, white supremacism
{{small|Factions: Neo-Nazism, right-wing populism, Third Positionism}}

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1999)}}" |

| National Liberal Party

| Upkar Singh Rai

| Euroscepticism

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|New Communist Party of Britain}}" |

| New Communist Party of Britain

| Andy Brooks

| Communism, Marxism-Leninism, anti-revisionism, hard Euroscepticism

| Far-left

style="background-color: #8F1137"|

| Northern Independence Party (NIP)

| Philip Proudfoot and Evie McGovern

| Northern independence, democratic socialism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Official Monster Raving Loony Party}}" |

|Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP)

|1982| Alan "Howling Laud" Hope

|Political satirism

style="background-color: {{party color|Peace Party (UK)}}" |

| Peace Party

| John Morris

| Pacifism, environmentalism

|

style="background:#909;"|

| Pirate Party

| Lucy Maber

| Pirate politics, civil libertarianism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Reclaim Party}}" |

| Reclaim Party

| Laurence Fox

| Right-wing populism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Republican Network for Unity}}" |

|Republican Network for Unity

|Gary McNally

|Irish republicanism, socialism

|Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Republican Sinn Féin}}" |

| Republican Sinn Féin

| Seosamh Ó Maoileoin

| Irish republicanism, Irish nationalism, Éire Nua, socialism, Euroscepticism, abstentionism, secularism

| Left-wing

style="background:red;"|

| Revolutionary Communist Party Britain (Marxist–Leninist) (RCPB-ML)

| Chris Coleman

| Communism, anti-revisionism, Hoxhaism, Marxism–Leninism

| Far-left

style="background-color:green;" |

| Saoradh

| Collective leadership

| Irish republicanism, dissident republicanism, revolutionary socialism, hard Euroscepticism, anti-imperialism

| Far-left

style="background:#996aa0;"|

| Science Party

| Michael Brooks

| Technocracy

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color:blue;" |

| Scottish Family Party

| Richard Lucas

| Christian right, social conservatism, anti-abortion, anti-LGBT

| Right-wing to far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Libertarian Party}}" |

| Scottish Libertarian Party

| Tam Laird

| Libertarianism, classical liberalism, minarchism, Scottish independence, Euroscepticism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Socialist Party}}" |

| Scottish Socialist Party

| Collective leadership

| Democratic socialism, Scottish independence, Scottish republicanism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Equality Party (UK)}}" |

| Socialist Equality Party

| No clear leader

| Trotskyism

| Far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| Socialist Labour Party (SLP)

| Jim McDaid

| Socialism, fiscal localism, republicanism, hard Euroscepticism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (England and Wales)}}" |

| Socialist Party (England and Wales)

| Hannah Sell

| Revolutionary socialism, Trotskyism, Marxism

| Far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (Ireland)}}" |

| Socialist Party (Ireland)

| Collective leadership

| Democratic socialism, political radicalism, Trotskyism, Euroscepticism

| Left-wing to far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party of Great Britain}}" |

| Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB)

| Collective leadership

| Socialism, Orthodox Marxism, Impossibilism

| Far-left

style="background-color:red;" |

| Socialist Party Scotland

| No clear leader

| Socialism, Trotskyism, trade unionism

| Far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Workers Party (UK)}}" |

| Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

| Collective leadership

| Trotskyism

| Far-left

style="background:black;"|

| Something New

| Dr James Smith

| Syncretic

| Centre
Syncretic

style="background-color: #7D6AAA"|

| Taking The Initiative Party (TTIP)

| Charles Gordon and Sasha Johnson

|

|

style="background:#EC548A;"|

| Transform

| Collective leadership

| Eco-socialism, democratic socialism, progressivism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|UK Independence Party}}" |

| UK Independence Party (UKIP)

| Nick Tenconi

|Euroscepticism,{{sfnm|1a1=Lynch|1a2=Whitaker|1a3=Loomes|1y=2012|1p=733|2a1=Tournier-Sol|2y=2015|2pp=141–42}} Right-wing populism,{{sfnm|1a1=Abedi|1a2=Lundberg|1y=2009|1p=72|2a1=Jones|2y=2011|2p=245|3a1=Dolezal|3y=2012|3p=142|4a1=Liebert|4y=2012|4p=123|5a1=Art|5y=2011|5p=188|6a1=Driver|6y=2011|6p=149}} National conservatism,{{cite book|title=Aligning Geopolitics, Humanitarian Action and Geography in Times of Conflict|year=2019|first=Gerry|last=O'Reilly|publisher=Springer|page=47}} Economic liberalism, British nationalism{{cite news|work=New York Times|date=18 April 2018|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/world/europe/britain-snap-election-brexit-theresa-may-questions.html|title=Key Points About a Snap Election in Britain|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920085527/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/world/europe/britain-snap-election-brexit-theresa-may-questions.html|archive-date=20 September 2018|url-status=live}}

| {{Nowrap|Right-wing{{cite news |last= Schindler |first= Jörg |date= 16 May 2019 |title= We Want Fundamental Political Change |url= https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/interview-with-brexit-party-leader-nigel-farage-a-1267728.html |work= Spiegel |access-date= 22 May 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190521223810/https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/interview-with-brexit-party-leader-nigel-farage-a-1267728.html |archive-date= 21 May 2019 |url-status= live}} to far-right{{cite book|author1=Vlastimil Havlík|author2=Vít Hloušek|author3=Petr Kaniok|title=Europeanised Defiance – Czech Euroscepticism since 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8CRpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA108|year=2017|publisher=Verlag Barbara Budrich|isbn=978-3-8474-1085-0|page=108}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/03/new-ukip-members-shifting-party-far-right|title=Revealed: Ukip membership surge shifts party to far right|last1=Walker|first1=Peter|last2=Halliday|first2=Josh|date=3 March 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321175746/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/03/new-ukip-members-shifting-party-far-right|archive-date=21 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/angry-brexiteers-are-splitting-into-factions-as-ukip-is-taken-over-by-far-right-extremists-6xhnkhcct|title=Angry Brexiteers are splitting into factions as Ukip is taken over by far-right extremists|last=Goodwin|first=Matthew|date=3 February 2019|work=The Times|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321175744/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/angry-brexiteers-are-splitting-into-factions-as-ukip-is-taken-over-by-far-right-extremists-6xhnkhcct|archive-date=21 March 2019|url-status=live}}}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Volt Europa}}" |

| Volt UK

| Leander Ots

| Pro-Europeanism, European federalism, social liberalism, progressivism

| Centre to centre-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Wessex Regionalist Party}}" |

| Wessex Regionalists

| Jim Gunter

| Wessex regionalism, agrarianism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Whig Party (British political party)}}" |

| Whig Party

| Waleed Ghani

| Pro-Europeanism, social progressivism, Whiggism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|Workers' Party (Ireland)}}" |

| Workers' Party (Ireland)

| Michael McCorry

| Communism, Marxism–Leninism, Irish republicanism

| Far-left

style="background-color:green;" |

|Yoruba Party

| Olusola Oni

| Yoruba diaspora interests

|

Defunct parties

class ="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#ccc;"

! colspan="2" scope="col" style="width:5px;" |Party

! class="sortable"|Foundation/
dissolution

! class="unsortable"|Leader at dissolution

! class="unsortable"|Ideology

! class="unsortable |Political position

style="background-color: {{party color|Advance Together}}" |

| Advance Together

| 2017–2020

| Annabel Mullin

| Social liberalism, Subsidiarity, Reformism, Pro-Europeanism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for Local Living}}" |

| Alliance for Local Living

| 2018–2024

| Felicity Rice

| Localism, Nonpartisanism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: yellow" |

| Anti-Federalist League
{{small|(Later became what is now UKIP)}}

| 1991–1993

| Alan Sked

| Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group}}" |

| Blaenau Gwent People's Voice

| 2005–2010

| No clear leader

| Localism, Populism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Borders Party}}" |

| Borders Party

|2006–2020

| Frances Pringle

| Localism

| {{N/A}}

style="background: {{party color|Boston Bypass Independents}}" |

| Boston Bypass Independents

| 2006–2012

| Helen Staples

| Localism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Britannica Party}}" |

| Britannica Party

| 2011–2020

| Charles Baillie

| British Fascism, Right-wing populism

| Far-right

style="background:blue;"|

| British First Party

| 2007

| Kevin Quinn

| Neo-Nazism, White nationalism, White supremacy

| Far-right

style="background:#0000a0;"|

| British Freedom Party (BFP)

| 2010–2012

| Kevin Carroll

| British nationalism, Euroscepticism, Anti-Islam

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Burning Pink}}"|

| Burning Pink

| 2020–2022

| Roger Hallam

| Environmentalism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Burnley and Padiham Independent Party}}" |

| Burnley and Padiham Independent Party

| 2017–2023

| Mark Payne

|Localism

|{{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol}}" |

| Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol (CISTA)

| 2015–2016

| Paul Birch

| Cannabis legalisation

| {{N/A}}

style="background:black;"|

| Class War

| 2014–2015

| No clear leader

| Anarchism

| Left-wing to far-left

style="background:#3f3;"|

| Community Action Party

| 2002–2016

| Michael Moulding

| Environmentalism, Localism

| Centre-left

style="background-color: {{Party color|Communist Party of Great Britain}} |

| Communist Party of Great Britain

| 1920–1991

| Nina Temple

| Marxism–Leninism (Until 1970s) Eurocommunism, Gramscianism (After 1977)

| Far-left

style="background:red;"|

| Communist Party of Scotland

| 1992–2017{{Small|(?)}}

| No clear leader

| Communism, Marxism-Leninism, Scottish independence

| Far-left

style="background:#32cd32;"|

| The Community Group (Hounslow)

| 1994–2016

| Ian Speed

| Localism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| Countryside Party

| 2000–2008

| No clear leader

| Agrarianism, Conservatism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance of Wales}}" |

| Democratic Alliance of Wales

| 1999–2008

| Mike German

| Localism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Lincoln Democratic Labour Association}}" |

| Democratic Labour

| 1972–1979

| Dick Taverne

| Social democracy

| Centre-left

style="background:#fff;"|

| Democratic Party

| 1998–2010

| Geoff Southall

| Euroscepticism, Direct democracy

| Right-wing

style="background:black;"|

| East Kilbride Alliance

| 2007–2012

| No clear leader

| Localism

| Centre-left

style="background: {{party color|Ecology Party}}" |

| Ecology Party

| 1975–1985

| Tony Whittaker

| Green politics

| Left-wing

style="background:red;"|

| England First

| 2003–2012

| Mark Cotterill

| Ethnic nationalism, English nationalism,
English independence, Euroscepticism

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{Party color|Equal Parenting Alliance}}"|

| Equal Parenting Alliance

| 2006–2020

| Ray Barry

| Fathers' rights movement

| {{N/A}}

style="background:black;"|

| Fancy Dress Party

| 1979–2017

| Steven Fumpleton

| Political satire

| {{N/A}}

style="background:#008060;"|

| Fellowship Party

| 1955–2007

| Sidney Fagan

| Environmentalism, Pacifism, Christian socialism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| Fishing Party (Scotland)

| 2003–2004

| George Geddes

| Single-issue

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|For Britain Movement}}" |

| For Britain Movement

| 2017–2022

| Anne Marie Waters

| Anti-Islam, Right-wing populism, British nationalism,
National conservatism, Hard Euroscepticism

| Far-right

style="background:cyan;"|

| For Darwen Party

| 2007–2013

| Stephen Potter

| Localism, Hard Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background:red;"|

| Forward Wales

| 2003–2010

| John Marek

| Socialism, Welsh nationalism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| Free Party

| 1997–2005

| No clear leader

| Political satire

| "Slack"

style="background: {{party color|Green Party (UK)}}" |

| Green Party UK
{{Small|Predecessor of the GPEW, SGP, and GPNI.}}

| 1985–1990

| Tom Wood

| Green politics

| Left-wing

style="background:white;"|

| Glasgow First

| 2012–2015

| Gerrard McCue

| Social democracy

| Centre-left

style="background-color:{{party color|Harold Hill Independent Party}}" |

|Harold Hill Independent{{Cite web|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP6596|title = View registration - the Electoral Commission}}

|2017–2018

| Lorraine Moss

| Localism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: black" |

|Heavy Woollen District Independents

|2017–2022

|Aleksandar Lukic

|Localism

|{{N/a}}

style="background:purple;"|

| Highlands and Islands Alliance

| 1998–2004

| Lorraine Mann

| Localism, Regionalism, Soft Euroscepticism

| {{N/A}}

style="background:purple;"|

| Independence from Europe

| 2012–2017

| Mike Nattrass

| Euroscepticism, State ownership,
Direct democracy, English devolution

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Change UK}}" |

| The Independent Group for Change

| 2019

| Anna Soubry

| Centrism, Pro-Europeanism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern}}" |

|Independent Community and Health Concern

|2001-2021

|No clear leader

|Localism

|

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent Working Class Association}}" |

| Independent Working Class Association (IWCA)

| 1995–2020

| No clear leader

| Socialism, Localism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Islamic Party of Britain}}" |

| Islamic Party of Britain

| 1989–2006

| David Musa Pidcock

| Islamism

| Third position

style="background-color: {{party color|Jury Team}}" |

| Jury Team

| 2009–2011

| Sir Paul Judge

| Nonpartisan politics, Localism, Direct democracy

| Big tent

style="background:green;"|

| Legalise Cannabis Alliance

| 1997–2013

| Peter Reynolds

| Cannabis legalisation, Drug policy reform

| {{N/A}}

style="background:red;"|

| Left List

| 2008–2010

| Collective leadership

| Socialism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |

| Liberal Party
{{Small|(Merged with SDP to make Liberal Democrats)}}

| 1859–1988

| David Steel{{refn|The SDP-Liberal Alliance at dissolution was jointly led by Steel as the leader of the Liberal Party and Robert Maclennan as the leader of the SDP.|group="Note"}}

| Liberalism, Classical liberalism, Social liberalism

| Centre

style="background:#0000a0;"|

| Liberty GB

| 2013–2017

| Paul Weston

| Hard Euroscepticism, Right-wing populism,
British nationalism, Social conservatism

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| Make Politicians History

| 2005–2009

| Ronnie Carroll

| Anti-Parliamentarianism

| {{N/A}}

style="background:#DD0000;"|

| Militant Left

|

| No clear leader

| Socialism, Trotskyism, democratic socialism

| Far-left

style="background:white;"|

| MP3 Party

| 2002–2007

| Ruslan Fedorovsky

| Political satire

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|National Democrats (UK)}}" |

| National Democrats (ND)

| 1995–2011

| No clear leader

| British nationalism, Right-wing populism, Third positionism,
Euroscepticism, National conservatism

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| Nationalist Alliance

| 2005–2008

| Catherine Parker-Brown

| White supremacy

| Far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Natural Law Party}}" |

| Natural Law Party (NLP)

| 1992–2004

| No clear leader

| Pro-Transcendental Meditation

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: #8F0D00" |

| New Deal

| 2013–2015

| Alan Sked

| Euroscepticism, Social liberalism

| Centre-left

style="background-color: {{party color|The New Party (UK)}}" |

| New Party

| 2003–2010

| Richard Vass

| Neoliberalism, Economic liberalism, Internationalism,
Euroscepticism, Right-libertarianism

| Right-wing

style="background:darkgrey;"|

| No2EU

| 2009–2014

| No clear leader

| Euroscepticism, Socialism

| Left-wing

style="background:black;" |

| No Candidate Deserves My Vote!

| 2000–2012

| Amanda Ringwood

| Electoral reform, None of the above

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Northern Ireland Women's Coalition}}" |

| Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (NIWC)

| 1996–2006

| Monica McWilliams
Pearl Sagar

| Feminism, Nonsectarianism

| {{N/A}}

style="background:#ef7706;"|

| Northern Party

| 2015–2016

| Michael Dawson

| Northern England Regionalism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|NI21}}" |

| NI21

| 2013–2016

| Basil McCrea

| Ulster unionism, Social liberalism, Secularism,
Nonsectarianism, Pro-Europeanism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|One London}}" |

| One London

| 2005–2008

| Damian Hockney

| Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

|Orkney Manifesto Group

|2013-2022

|Rachael King

|Localism

|{{N/a}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Peace and Progress Party}}" |

| Peace and Progress Party

| 2004–2015

| Chris Cooper

| Human rights

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Pro-Euro Conservative Party}}" |

| Pro-Euro Conservative Party

| 1999–2001

| John Stevens
Brendan Donnelly

| One-nation conservatism, Liberal conservatism,
Pro-Europeanism

| Centre to centre-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| ProLife Alliance

| 1996–2004

| Josephine Quintavalle
Bruno Quintavalle

| Anti-abortion

| Single-issue

style="background:blue;"|

| Protestant Coalition

| 2013–2015

| Robert McKee

| Irish unionism, Ulster loyalism, British nationalism,
Christian fundamentalism, Christian right

| Far-right

style="background:green;"|

| Raving Loony Green Giant Party

| 1989–1993

| Stuart Hughes

| Environmentalism, Political satire

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Referendum Party}}" |

| Referendum Party

| 1994–1997

| James Goldsmith

| Euroscepticism

| Single-issue

style="background-color: {{party color|Renew Britain}}" |

| Renew Party

| 2017–2022

| James Clarke

| Pro-Europeanism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|Respect - The Unity Coalition}}" |

| Respect Party

| 2004–2016

| George Galloway

| Anti-war, Socialism, Anti-capitalism, Anti-imperialism,
Anti-Zionism, Euroscepticism

| Left-wing to far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|RISE - Scotland's Left Alliance}}" |

| RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance

| 2015–2020

| Jonathon Shafi

| Anti-capitalism, Eco-socialism, Scottish independence, Scottish republicanism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party}}" |

| Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party

| 2000–2007

| Chris Driver

| Political satire

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: #9063CD"|

| Scotia Future

| 2020–2023

| Chic Brodie

| Scottish independence

| {{N/A}}

style="background:#996aa0;"|

| Scottish Enterprise Party
{{Small|(Now Scottish Democratic Alliance)}}

| 2004–2009

| Robert Lamb Watson

| Scottish independence, Hard Euroscepticism

| Centre-right

style="background:red;"|

| Scottish Jacobite Party

| 2005–2007 &
2010–2011

| John Black

| Scottish independence, Scottish republicanism,
Euroscepticism

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Voice}}" |

| Scottish Voice

| 2007–2012

| Archie Stirling

| {{N/A}}

| Centre-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Senior Citizens Party}}" |

| Senior Citizens Party

| 2004–2014

| Grahame Leon-Smith

| Senior citizen rights

| Big Tent

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

| Social Democratic Alliance (SDA)

| 1975–1981

| No clear leader

| Social democracy, Anti-communism

| Centre to centre-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party (UK)}}" |

| Social Democratic Party (SDP)
{{Small|(Merged with old Liberal Party
to make Liberal Democrats)}}

| 1981–1988

| Robert Maclennan{{refn|The SDP-Liberal Alliance at dissolution was jointly led by David Steel as the leader of the Liberal Party and Maclennan as the leader of the SDP.|group="Note"}}

| Social democracy, Social liberalism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist People's Party (Furness)}}" |

| Socialist People's Party (Furness)

| 1995–2015

| Jim Hamezian

| Socialism

| Left-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Solidarity (Scotland)}}" |

| Solidarity

| 2006–2021

| Tommy Sheridan

| Socialism, Scottish independence, Scottish republicanism, Euroscepticism

| Left-wing to far-left

style="background-color: {{party color|South Devon Alliance}}" |

| South Devon Alliance

| 2021–2024

| Richard Daws

| {{N/A}}

| {{N/A}}

style="background-color: {{party color|Thurrock Independents}}" |

| Thurrock Independents

| 2018–2023

| Gary Byrne

| Localism, Populism, Nonpartisanism

| Big tent

style="background-color: {{party color|Tower Hamlets First}}" |

| Tower Hamlets First

| 2013–2015

| Lutfur Rahman

| Social democracy, Localism

| Centre-left

style="background-color: {{party color|Trust (political party)}}" |

| Trust Party

| 2010–2011

| Stuart Wheeler

| Soft Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: #1D3176" |

| UK European Union Party

| 2019–2021

| Pierre Kirk

| Pro-Europeanism, Cultural liberalism, Social liberalism,
Fiscal conservatism

| Centre

style="background-color: {{party color|UK Unionist Party}}" |

| UK Unionist Party (UKUP)

| 1995–2008

| Robert McCartney

| British unionism, Nonsectarianism, Integrationism

| Centre-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Ulster Popular Unionist Party}}" |

| Ulster Popular Unionist Party

| 1980–1995

| James Kilfedder

| British unionism, Pro-devolution

| Centre-right

style="background-color: {{party color|United in Europe}}" |

| United in Europe

| 2014–2015

| Charles Cormack

| Liberalism, Pro-Europeanism

| Centre-left

style="background-color: {{party color|United Kingdom First Party}}" |

| United Kingdom First Party

| 2009–2010

| Robin Page

| Populism, Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background:orange;"|

| United Ulster Unionist Party (UUUP)

| 1975–1984

| Ernest Baird

| Ulster loyalism

| Right-wing

style="background:orange;"|

| Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party (VUPP)

| 1972–1978

| William Craig

| British nationalism, Ulster loyalism

| Right-wing to far-right

style="background-color: {{party color|Veritas (political party)}}" |

| Veritas

| 2005–2015

| Therese Muchewicz

| Right-wing populism, Euroscepticism

| Right-wing

style="background-color: {{party color|Veterans and People's Party}}" |

| Veterans and People's Party (VPP)

| 2017–2022

| Robin Horsfall

| Right-wing populism, British nationalism, hard Euroscepticism, paternalistic conservatism

| Right-wing

style="background:teal;"|

| We Demand a Referendum Now (WDARN)

| 2012–2014

| Nikki Sinclaire

| Euroscepticism

| Single-issue

style="background:white;"|

| White Nationalist Party (WNP)

| 2002–2005

| No clear leader

| White nationalism, Neo-fascism, White supremacy

| Far-right

Historical parties

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See also

Notes

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References

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Sources

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