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Political Parties in United Kingdom

Parties are listed alphabetically. Status, leadership and representation are date-stamped and sourced.

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Political system

Multi-party system

Two large parties have traditionally alternated in government, alongside significant smaller national and regional parties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of government: Prime Minister Andy Burnham (Labour), since 20 July 2026
Legislature: Parliament: House of Commons (650) and House of Lords
Last national election: 4 July 2024 (general election)
Election authority: Electoral Commission

Last verified: October 8, 2026 · Source

Party	Abbr.	Current leader	Status	Legislative representation	Website	Last verified
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland	APNI	Naomi Long	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 1 of 650 seats (September 2026)	allianceparty.org	Pending
Conservative and Unionist Party	CON	Kemi Badenoch	Active · Opposition	House of Commons: 118 of 650 seats (September 2026)	conservatives.com	October 8, 2026
Democratic Unionist Party	DUP	Gavin Robinson	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 5 of 650 seats (September 2026)	mydup.com	October 8, 2026
Green Party of England and Wales	GPEW	Zack Polanski	Active · Opposition	House of Commons: 5 of 650 seats (September 2026)	greenparty.org.uk	Pending
Labour Party	LAB	Andy Burnham	Active · Governing	House of Commons: 403 of 650 seats (September 2026)	labour.org.uk	October 8, 2026
Liberal Democrats	LD	Ed Davey	Active · Opposition	House of Commons: 71 of 650 seats (September 2026)	libdems.org.uk	October 8, 2026
Plaid Cymru	PC	Rhun ap Iorwerth	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 4 of 650 seats (September 2026)	partyof.wales	Pending
Reform UK	REF	Nigel Farage	Active · Opposition	House of Commons: 7 of 650 seats (September 2026)	reformparty.uk	October 8, 2026
Scottish National Party	SNP	John Swinney	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 8 of 650 seats (September 2026)	snp.org	Pending
Sinn Féin	SF	Mary Lou McDonald	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 7 of 650 seats (September 2026); its MPs do not take their seats	sinnfein.ie	Pending
Social Democratic and Labour Party	SDLP	Claire Hanna	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 2 of 650 seats (September 2026)	sdlp.ie	October 8, 2026
Ulster Unionist Party	UUP	Not verified	Active · Regional	House of Commons: 1 of 650 seats (September 2026)	uup.org	October 8, 2026