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In politics, a rosette is a fabric decoration worn by political candidates to identify themselves as belonging to a particular party. [1] The rosette, worn on the chest or suit jacket, will show the colour or colours of the political party that the candidate represents. [ 2 ]
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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 winning Tory candidate in the Tees Valley contest praised the Opposition’s position on devolution, saying it would give him ‘more autonomy’.
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Membership of political parties has been in decline in the UK since the 1950s, falling by over 65% from 1983 (4 per cent of the electorate) to 2005 (1.3 per cent). [1] In 2022, 1.5% of the British electorate were members of the Conservative Party, Labour Party, or the Liberal Democrats. [2]
Since the 1920s the two main political parties in the UK, in terms of the number of seats in the House of Commons, are the Conservative and Unionist Party and the Labour Party. The Scottish National Party has the second largest party membership, [ 34 ] but a smaller number of MPs as it only fields candidates for constituencies in Scotland.
Lists of political parties in British Overseas Territories (10 P) Pages in category "Lists of political parties in the United Kingdom" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.