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Leeberal Democrats (UK)

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Leeberal Democrats
LeaderEd Davey
PresesBaroness Brinton
Lairds LeaderLaird Newby
Foondit
Merger oLeeberal Pairty
Social Democratic Pairty
Heidquarters8–10 Great George Street,
Lunnon, SW1P 3AE[2]
Youth weengYoung Liberals
Membership  (Sept 2016)Increase 82,000 [3]
IdeologyLeeberalism[4]
Social liberalism[4][5]
Pro-Europeanism
Poleetical poseetionCentre[6][7] to Centre-left[8]
Internaitional affiliationLeeberal Internaitional
European affiliationAlliance o Leeberals an Democrats for Europe
European Pairlament groupAlliance o Leeberals an Democrats for Europe
Colours     Amber (Yellae/Orange)
Hoose o Commons[9]
9 / 650
Hoose o Lairds[10]
98 / 780
European Pairlament[11]
1 / 73
Lunnon Assembly
1 / 25
Scots Pairlament
5 / 129
Welsh Assembly
1 / 60
Local govrenment[12]
1,864 / 20,690
Directly-electit Mayors
2 / 17
Website
www.libdems.org.uk

The Leeberal Democrats (Inglis: Liberal Democrats, eften referred tae as the Lib Dems) are a leeberal poleetical pairty in the Unitit Kinrick.

References

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  1. ↑ Robert Ingham and Duncan Brack, Peace, Reform and Liberation – A History of Liberal Politics in Britain 1679–2011, Biteback Publishing, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Revealed: The Liberal Democrats' new HQ". Libdemvoice.org. 21 Mey 2011. Archived frae the original on 24 Mey 2013. Retrieved 26 Mairch 2013.
  3. ↑ "Liberal Democrat membership tops 82,000". Mark Pack. 30 Januar 2017. Retrieved 31 Januar 2017.
  4. 1 2 Wolfram Nordsieck. "Parties and Elections in Europe". Parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
  6. ↑ "Lib Dems aim for centrist voters with tax platform". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.
  7. ↑ James, Morris. "Why being a centrist party hasn't helped the Lib Dems". New Statesman (in Inglis). Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.
  8. ↑ "Encyclopaedia Britannica: Liberal Democrats".
  9. ↑ Unitit Kinrick general election, 2015
  10. ↑ "Lords by party and type of peerage". UK Pairlament. August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Vote 2014". BBC News. Retrieved 26 Mey 2014.
  12. ↑ "Local Council Political Compositions". Keith Edkins. 3 Februar 2017. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 16 Februar 2017.