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The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] The party supported a mixed economy (favouring a system inspired by the German social market economy), electoral reform, European integration and a decentralised state while rejecting the possibility of trade unions being overly influential within industrial relations. [5]
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in the United Kingdom, established in 1990.The current party traces its origin to the Social Democratic Party, which was formed in 1981 by a group of dissident Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs) and former Cabinet members Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams, who became known as the Gang of Four.
Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, PC (26 June 1936 – 18 January 2020) was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.. He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), serving during the negotiations that led to its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988.
Party Born Died Constituency(ies) represented Election(s) won Bob Blizzard [2022 1] Labour: 31 May 1950 5 May 2022 Waveney: 1997, 2001, 2005: David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey [2022 2] Liberal Democrats: 9 July 1942 15 February 2022 Eastleigh: 1994 (by-election), 1997, 2001: Jack Dromey [2022 3] (in office) Labour: 29 September 1948 7 January 2022 ...
Initially an executive officer in the Home Civil Service, Cartwright's political career began when he became a constituency agent for the Labour Party in 1955. [1] Serving twelve years in that role, he was later employed as political secretary of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (R.A.C.S.) and as a councillor in Greenwich, where he became the Labour Group leader and, subsequently, leader ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
Leader Party Leader's seat Number of seats [1] Leader since Keir Starmer: Labour Party: Holborn and St Pancras: 402 4 April 2020: Kemi Badenoch: Conservative Party: North West Essex: 121 2 November 2024: Ed Davey: Liberal Democrats: Kingston and Surbiton: 72 27 August 2020: Stephen Flynn: Scottish National Party: Aberdeen South: 9 6 December ...
In 1981, Owen was one of the "Gang of Four" who left the Labour Party to found the Social Democratic Party. He was the only member of the Gang of Four who did not join the Liberal Democrats, which was founded when the SDP merged with the Liberal Party. Owen led the Social Democratic Party from 1983 to 1987, and the continuing SDP from 1988 to 1990.