List of political parties in Scotland

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Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament

Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives):

• Scottish National Party (SNP) - centre-left, social democratic, Pro-independence- 47 MSPs
• Labour - centre-left, Pro-unionist - 46 MSPs
• Conservative - Pro-centre-right, conservative, unionist - 17 MSPs
• Liberal Democrat - Pro-centre-left, federalist - 16 MSPs
• Scottish Green Party - left-wing, environmentalist, Pro-independence - 2 MSPs

Parties formerly represented in the Scottish Parliament

• Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party - 1 MSP from 2003-2007
• Scottish Socialist Party - 6 MSPs elected in 2003, 4 at dissolution of last parliament in 2007
• Solidarity - 2 MSPs formed party after SSP split in 2006 and lost their seats in 2007

Minor parties

• Adam Lyal's Witchery Tour Party
• British National Party - Great Britain-wide party
• Christian Peoples Alliance - Great Britain-wide party
• Communist Party of Britain - Great Britain-wide party
• East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance
• East Kilbride Alliance
• Free Scotland Party
• Independent Green Voice - Great Britain-wide party
• Local Health Concern
• Nine Per Cent Growth Party
• Pensioners Party
• Pride In Paisley Party
• Publican Party
• Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers
• Scottish Christian Party
• Scottish Independence Party
• Scottish Jacobite Party
• Scottish Unionist Party
• Scottish Voice
• Scottish Wind Watch
• Socialist Labour Party - Great Britain-wide party
• United Kingdom Independence Party - Great Britain-wide party

Not registered with the Electoral Commission

The following parties were not registered with the Electoral Commission as of 2 September 2006, and may be defunct:

• Communist Party of Scotland - Scottish party formed after collapse of Communist Party of Great Britain
• Left Alliance - have 2 councillors in Fife
• Scottish Enterprise Party - centre-right, pro-independence

Defunct parties

• Communist Party of Great Britain (1920-1991)
• Fife Socialist League (1950s-1960s)
• Fishing Party
• Highlands and Islands Alliance
• Highland Land League (1909-1920s)
• Independent Labour Party (1893-1975)
• Labour Party of Scotland
• National Party of Scotland (1928-1934)
• Scottish Labour Party (1888-1893)
• Scottish Labour Party (1976-1979)
• Scottish Militant Labour
• Scottish Party (1930s)
• Scottish Republican Socialist Party (now part of the SSP)
• Scottish Socialist Party (1987-1990)
• Scottish Unionist Party (1912-1965)
• Scottish Workers Republican Party

See also

• Elections in Scotland
• Politics of Scotland
• Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)

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