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English People's Party. Formed in 2010 by Andrew Constantine (former co-founder of the English Democrats). Campaigning on behalf of English values and morals, and against world exploitation and the alliance with the USA.
Boston Bypass Independents. Single issue party that took overall control of Boston Borough Council in the 2007 May elections.^[11]
Community (London Borough of Hounslow). A local party in the London Borough of Hounslow. Lost all its Councillors in the 2010 Local Elections.
Community Action Party. Local centre-left party active in Wigan (formerly the second biggest party on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) and in parts of Cheshire.
Community Group. Local party in Doncaster with four Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster councillors.
Derwentside Independents. Local party with 10 councillors on Durham County Council.
Devizes Guardians. Local party based in Devizes, Wiltshire, which has held three seats on the Wiltshire Council unitary authority since June 2009 and which previously held seats on the former Kennet District Council.^[12]
English Democratic Party. Group which formed in 1994 and contested the 1997 General Election and 1999 European elections. Not linked to the English Democrats Party (below). ^[13]
English Democrats Party. Party campaigning for self-government for England.
English National Alliance political party formed in 2010 advocating traditional English values and English self-determination
English Radical Alliance. Formed in 2009, the English Radical Alliance calls for a referendum on independence for all four home nations and an economy built on distributism and economic protectionism
Idle Toad. An "independents" party holding district and county council seats in Lancashire, England.
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern. Local party based in Kidderminster; Original aim was to restore the casualty unit at Kidderminster Hospital, and the National Health Service is still its primary focus, but the party has since diversified.
Mebyon Kernow. Cornish nationalist party campaigning for Cornish self-government; has a number of local councillors in Cornwall.
Middlewich First. A local party which holds three seats on East Cheshire Unitary Authority, six seats on Congleton Borough Council and seats on Middlewich Town Council.
Money Reform Party. Party opposed to private banks, arguing that money creation should be limited to a public agency.
Morecambe Bay Independents. Local party active in the Morecambe and Heysham wards of City of Lancaster. Currently the second largest with 12 councillors, and in an all party coalition. Has been in power in the past as well.
Mum's Army. Campaigning against yob behaviour, started in 2006 by Take a Break magazine.^{[14][15][16][17][18][19]}
Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell. Local party who run the borough council in Epsom and Ewell.
People Against Bureaucracy Group. A group of independents in Cheltenham, founded in 1976, who formed a borough council administration with the Conservative Party in 2006^[20][21]
Roman Party Ave! is the name that French bus driver Jean-Louis Pascual stands under in Reading. He also stood in the South East England constituency in the 2009 European Parliament elections.^[22]
South Tyneside Progressives. Local party with a number of councillors on South Tyneside Borough Council.
Southampton First. Local party active in Southampton.^[23]
Wessex Regionalist Party. Seeking devolution for Wessex
You Party. Active in Bolton

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Political parties in the United Kingdom	Defunct and historical parties in the United Kingdom
Animals Count^[6][7] Democratic Party Jury Team (a "non-party party": an umbrella organisation for Independent candidates) Liberal Party, Former members of the historic Liberal Party who refounded themselves as the Liberals when they felt that the old party had been lost in the merger with the Social Democratic Party. Has around 30 district, borough, city and county councillors. Libertarian Party. Party dedicated to free-market economics and social liberalism. Has one councillor in Stoke-on-Trent.^[8] National Liberal Party - The Third Way, promotes decentralist politics and co-operative economics. The New Party (UK) - previously stood under the name of the People's Alliance. No Candidate Deserves My Vote!^[9] Single issue party dedicated to putting a "None of the above" option on every ballot paper of the future. Pirate Party of the United Kingdom Popular Alliance. Campaigning for national referendums on important issues, split from Veritas and United Kingdom Independence Party. Respect Party. Far left party active in England and Wales founded by George Galloway; concentrates on an anti-war platform. Science Party. Launched in April 2010, with initial press support from Newscientist.com. Campaigning for increased importance and use of Science in Politics. Social Democratic Party. The remnants of the Social Democratic Party that did not dissolve in 1990. Has several councillors in East Riding of Yorkshire and Neath Port Talbot. Held mayoralty of Bridlington in 2007. Trust Party^[10] Veritas Party Electoral coalitions Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, an electoral coalition formed for the 2010 general election by trade unionists and far left political parties.	Campaign for Social Democracy (1973–1974) Countryside Party (2000–2008)^[26] Democratic Labour (1972–1979) Green Party (UK), formed as PEOPLE, or the Ecology Party, in 1973 and succeeded in 1990 by the Green Party of England and Wales, the Green Party in Northern Ireland and the Scottish Green Party Fellowship Party (1955–2007). Environmentalist, pacifist and socialist party. Islamic Party of Britain (1989–2006) Legalise Cannabis Alliance (1999–2006). Party campaigning for the legalisation of cannabis, deregistered and became a pressure group in 2006. Liberal Party (1839–1988) Liberal Unionist Party (1886–1912) Make Politicians History (2005–2009) Men's Representative Party (2006–2008)^[26] Miss Great Britain Party (2008–2009)^[26] National Liberal Party National Socialist Party (1916–1919) Natural Law Party (1992–2004) New Party (1931–1932) No2EU:Yes to Democracy, a left-wing, Eurosceptic electoral alliance that stood in the 2009 European elections, succeeded by the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition in 2010 ProLife Alliance. Still operating as a pressure group, ProLife deregistered as a political party in 2004.^[26] Referendum Party (1997 election) Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1931–1951, 1965–1978) Social Democratic Party (1981–1990) National Democratic and Labour Party Women's Party (1917–1919) Your Party (UK) (January 2004-April 2006). Founded by four dotcom entrepreneurs, this online party sought to canvass ideas from online "participants" before formulating a set of policies, a form of direct democracy.^{[27][28][29][30][31][32]} It contested two seats at the UK general election in 2005,^[33] then deregistered in April 2006.^[26]
Minor English parties Main article: Politics of England English People's Party. Formed in 2010 by Andrew Constantine (former co-founder of the English Democrats). Campaigning on behalf of English values and morals, and against world exploitation and the alliance with the USA. Boston Bypass Independents. Single issue party that took overall control of Boston Borough Council in the 2007 May elections.^[11] Community (London Borough of Hounslow). A local party in the London Borough of Hounslow. Lost all its Councillors in the 2010 Local Elections. Community Action Party. Local centre-left party active in Wigan (formerly the second biggest party on Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council) and in parts of Cheshire. Community Group. Local party in Doncaster with four Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster councillors. Derwentside Independents. Local party with 10 councillors on Durham County Council. Devizes Guardians. Local party based in Devizes, Wiltshire, which has held three seats on the Wiltshire Council unitary authority since June 2009 and which previously held seats on the former Kennet District Council.^[12] English Democratic Party. Group which formed in 1994 and contested the 1997 General Election and 1999 European elections. Not linked to the English Democrats Party (below). ^[13] English Democrats Party. Party campaigning for self-government for England. English National Alliance political party formed in 2010 advocating traditional English values and English self-determination English Radical Alliance. Formed in 2009, the English Radical Alliance calls for a referendum on independence for all four home nations and an economy built on distributism and economic protectionism Idle Toad. An "independents" party holding district and county council seats in Lancashire, England. Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern. Local party based in Kidderminster; Original aim was to restore the casualty unit at Kidderminster Hospital, and the National Health Service is still its primary focus, but the party has since diversified. Mebyon Kernow. Cornish nationalist party campaigning for Cornish self-government; has a number of local councillors in Cornwall. Middlewich First. A local party which holds three seats on East Cheshire Unitary Authority, six seats on Congleton Borough Council and seats on Middlewich Town Council. Money Reform Party. Party opposed to private banks, arguing that money creation should be limited to a public agency. Morecambe Bay Independents. Local party active in the Morecambe and Heysham wards of City of Lancaster. Currently the second largest with 12 councillors, and in an all party coalition. Has been in power in the past as well. Mum's Army. Campaigning against yob behaviour, started in 2006 by Take a Break magazine.^{[14][15][16][17][18][19]} Residents Associations of Epsom and Ewell. Local party who run the borough council in Epsom and Ewell. People Against Bureaucracy Group. A group of independents in Cheltenham, founded in 1976, who formed a borough council administration with the Conservative Party in 2006^[20][21] Roman Party Ave! is the name that French bus driver Jean-Louis Pascual stands under in Reading. He also stood in the South East England constituency in the 2009 European Parliament elections.^[22] South Tyneside Progressives. Local party with a number of councillors on South Tyneside Borough Council. Southampton First. Local party active in Southampton.^[23] Wessex Regionalist Party. Seeking devolution for Wessex You Party. Active in Bolton	Defunct English parties Corrective Party (1988–1990s) - the electoral vehicle for Lindi St Clair (aka Miss Whiplash) to campaign on the liberalisation of sex laws.^[34] Free England Party (2008–2009)^[26] Liverpool Protestant Party One London (November 2005–November 2008). A London political party formerly with two seats on the London Assembly, a split from UK Independence Party.^[11][26] SOS! Voters Against Overdevelopment of Northampton (? - November 2009). The Save Our Soil party campaigned on planning issues in the Northampton area.^[26][35] Vectis National Party (1970s) - Isle of Wight regionalist party.
Minor Scottish parties Main article: Politics of Scotland Communist Party of Scotland Scotland's leading Communist party. East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance Created by ex-Labour Party councillors. East Kilbride Alliance, a local party from the region. Free Scotland Party, in favour of Scottish independence outside the European Union. Independent Green Voice - Alistair McConnachie, ex-UKIP member with far-right connections party. Left Alliance, a party with council seats in Fife, Scotland. Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers, a party that looks to strictly regulate legal practitioners. Scottish Christian Party - the successor to Operation Christian Vote. Scottish Pensioners Party, a party that focuses on aiding pensioners in Scotland. Scottish Progressives, in the tradition of the former Progressives.^[24] Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party, a party that focuses on aiding pensioners in Scotland. Scottish Socialist Party, far left party, which campaigns for a Scottish socialist republic. Scottish Voice, a centre-right party formed from ex-Conservatives. Solidarity, a socialist party created by ex SSP leader Tommy Sheridan.	Defunct Scottish parties Fife Socialist League (1950s–1960s) Fishing Party (Scotland) (?–2003) Highland Land League (1909–1920s) Highlands and Islands Alliance Labour Party of Scotland National Party of Scotland (1928–1934) Orkney and Shetland Movement Progressives (1920s–1970s) Publican Party (2005–2007), campaigned against the smoking ban in pubs and bars.^[26] Scottish Enterprise Party (2004–2009), a centre-right party in favour of Scottish independence^[26] Scottish Independence Party Scottish Jacobite Party (July 2005–July 2007), a semi-serious independence party.^[26] Scottish Labour Party (1888-1893) Scottish Labour Party (1976-1981) Scottish Militant Labour Scottish Party (1932–1934) Scottish Prohibition Party Scottish Republican Socialist Party (1982–1998) Scottish Separatist Group, party with former links to both the Scottish National Liberation Army and the Maoist International Movement Scottish Socialist Alliance Scottish Socialist Federation Scottish Socialist Party (1987-1990) Scottish Unionist Party (modern) (1986–2009),^[26] campaigned to prevent the dissolution of the United Kingdom. Had strong links with the Orange Order. Scottish Workers' Representation Committee Scottish Workers Republican Party Unionist Party (1912–1965) Workers Party of Scotland
Minor Welsh parties Main article: Politics of Wales Communist Party of Wales - also known as the Welsh Communist Party Cymru Annibynnol, in favour of Welsh independence Cymru Rydd - Welsh republican party Llais Gwynedd - Gwynedd Regionalist party People's Voice - party set up in Blaenau Gwent Socialist Party Wales Wales Green Party Welsh Christian Party - again the successor to Operation Christian Vote	Defunct Welsh parties Balchder Cymru Communist Party of South Wales and the West of England Cymru Goch John Marek Independent Party (2003), evolved into Forward Wales South Wales Socialist Society Welsh Republican Movement Forward Wales
Minor Northern Irish parties Main article: Demography and politics of Northern Ireland Fianna Fáil (registered in NI since 10 December 2007)^[25] Labour Party of Northern Ireland Republican Sinn Féin Socialist Environmental Alliance, a far left party in Northern Ireland Socialist Party (Ireland) Traditional Unionist Voice Workers' Party of Ireland, evolved from Official Sinn Féin	Defunct Northern Irish parties All-for-Ireland Party (1910–1918) British Ulster Dominion Party Irish Independence Party Irish Parliamentary Party Nationalist Party Northern Ireland Labour Party Northern Ireland Women's Coalition People's Democracy Protestant Unionist Party Republican Labour Party Ulster Democratic Party Ulster Independence Movement Ulster Liberal Party Ulster Popular Unionist Party (1980–95) United Kingdom Unionist Party (1995–2008)^[36] United Ulster Unionist Party (1977–84) Unionist Party of Northern Ireland Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party (1973–78)
Minor far-left parties Main article: British left Alliance for Green Socialism Alliance for Workers Liberty, stand as Socialist Unity in elections Communist Party of Britain Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) Democratic Labour Party, party based in Walsall, split off from local Labour Party in 1996 Democratic Socialist Alliance Independent Working Class Association, has councillors on Oxford City Council International Socialist Group Left List - split from Respect - Unity Coalition New Communist Party of Britain Peace and Progress Party Permanent Revolution (UK) People's Party, was the People's Labour Party that split off from the local Labour Party in the Furness region. Red Party Revolutionary Communist Group Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) Socialist Appeal Socialist Equality Party Socialist Labour Party Socialist Party (England and Wales) stands as Socialist Alternative in elections Socialist Party of Great Britain Socialist Workers Party, the party currently forms part of Left Alternative. Spartacist League of Britain Workers Power Workers' Revolutionary Party	Defunct far-left and communist parties British Socialist Party (1911–20) Common Wealth Party (1942–45) Communist Party of Great Britain (1920–91) Independent Labour Party (1893–1975) International Marxist Group (1968–81) Labour Party of Scotland (1973) Revolutionary Communist League of Britain (1968–1998) Revolutionary Communist Party (1944–50) Revolutionary Socialist League (1938–44) Socialist Alliance (1994–2005) Social Democratic Federation (1884–1911) Socialist Labour Party (1903–80) Socialist League (1886–1903) Workers International League (1937–44) Workers Socialist Federation (1914–21)
Minor far-right parties British Peoples Party British First Party England First Party National Democrats National Front Nationalist Alliance (2005– , deregistered in 2008, but website still active) New Nationalist Party British National Socialist Movement Integralist Party	Defunct far-right and fascist parties British Democratic Party (1979–82) British Fascisti (1920s–30s) British Movement (1968–83) British National Party (1960–67) British People's Party (1940s) British Union of Fascists (1930s) Constitutional Movement (1979–84) Flag Group (1980s) Freedom Party (2000–06) Greater Britain Movement (1964–67) National Democratic Party (1960s–70s) Imperial Fascist League (1929–39) National Fascisti (1920s) National Independence Party (1970s) National Labour Party (1957–60) National Party (1975–77) National Socialist League (1937–39) National Socialist Movement (1962–67) New Britain Party (1976–08) Official National Front (1980s) Union Movement (1948–73) United Country Party (1970s) White Defence League (1958–60) White Nationalist Party (2002 to 2005)
Minor religious parties Christian Peoples Alliance The Common Good Operation Christian Vote - The Reverend George Hargreaves and David Braid. Now the Christian Party (aka Scottish Christian Party and Welsh Christian Party)	Defunct joke parties Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party (1999–2009)^[26] MP3 Party (2002–2007) Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party (?–2007)^[26]
Joke parties See Joke political parties in the United Kingdom Church of the Militant Elvis (2001–) Death, Dungeons and Taxes Party Fancy Dress Party Official Monster Raving Loony Party, the most well-known joke party, who have run Ashburton town council (in Devon) in the past
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