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After the disappointment of 1987, Steel proposed a formal merger of the two parties. Jenkins and Steel had believed this to be eventually inevitable after the party failed to break through at the 1983 election. The proposal, also supported by Williams and Rodgers, was fiercely opposed by Owen, who
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During an era of widescale unemployment and public disillusionment with the two main parties—Labour and the Conservatives—the Alliance achieved considerable success at parliamentary by-elections. At one point in late-1981, the party had an opinion poll rating of over 50%. That same year, David Steel
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satirical puppet comedy programme, which portrayed Steel as the craven lickspittle of Owen; One sketch had Owen proposing to a simpering Steel that the parties merged under a new name: "and for our side we'll take 'Social Democratic', and from your side, we'll take 'Party'"; and indeed a new leader
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From the outset, the formation of the Alliance had raised questions as to whether it would lead to a merged party, or the two parties were destined to compete with each other. This in turn led to grassroots tensions in some areas between Liberal and SDP branches that impaired their ability to mount
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During the 1983–87 parliament, some SDP members started to become unsettled at what appeared to be the increasingly right-wing course taken by SDP leader David Owen. This resulted in some members launching the Limehouse Group in an attempt to keep the party on the centre-left course that was first
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The opening statement of principles contained in the preamble of the party's constitution stated that: "The SDP exists to create and defend an open, classless and more equal society which rejects prejudices based upon sex, race, colour or religion". The constitution set out the establishment of a
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Thatcherite reforms during the 1980s, such as legislation aimed at restricting trade unions (although the parliamentary SDP actually split three ways on Norman Tebbit's 1982 Industrial Relations Bill, most voting for, some against, and others abstaining). However, the party took a more welfarist
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Although the SDP was seen as being largely a breakaway from the right-wing of the Labour Party, a 1984 internal party survey found that 65% of its membership had not belonged to a political party before, with 22% being drawn from Labour, 8% from the Conservatives and 8% from the Liberals. A 1981
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in 1979, changed his name to Roy Harold Jenkins to contest the seat. SDP polling agents were given special dispensation by the Returning Officer to have placards outside of polling stations to state which one on the ballot papers was the real Roy. Ultimately, the SDP's Jenkins was elected.
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soared from third to first place in the public opinion polls. The standing of the SDP–Liberal Alliance and Labour Party declined. By this stage, however, the SDP–Liberal Alliance already had 30 MPs in parliament, virtually all of them defectors from Labour, joined by one Conservative MP.
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The Council for Social Democracy was the largest of the three organs. Totaling aproximately 400 elected members, it was often nicknamed as the "Parliament of the Party". The constitution of the SDP stipulated that the CSD met thrice yearly, and that it be chaired by the President.
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and David Morrish, mainly based on Liverpool and West Country Liberals who feared a dilution by the former SDP members of the Liberal tradition within the merged party. It too continues in the present day, as one of the smallest political parties with elected representatives.
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were both victims of such intrigues during the 1970s, but in both cases there was enough of a local outcry by party members – and the electorate – for them to fight and win their seats as independent candidates against the official Labour candidates.
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The Party had three key leading organs. The first was the National Committee which was the executive body of the party, the second was the Council for Social Democracy (CSD), and the last was Policy Committee which set the policy of the SDP.
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In early 1982, after public disagreements over who could fight which seats in the forthcoming election, the poll rating dipped, but the party remained ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives. However, following the outbreak of the
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On the other hand, the British SDP might settle into an ideological space in line with most West European Social Democrats, i.e., on the center-left, a position perhaps facilitated by the strong pro-Europeanism of its
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The case for merger arose only once the partnership had been tried on the ground ... At the beginning, while I was committed in my mind to a close partnership, I had no set view either for or against eventual
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was held later in the year, Jenkins beating Owen in the ballot to become the first leader of the new party. Later in the year, Shirley Williams defeated Bill Rodgers in the ballot to become SDP president.
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Between the 1983–1987 elections, the SDP won two by-elections taking their total to 8 at dissolution, however neither were re-elected. They are not counted in the seats gained or lost section.
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argued that such a merger would not be accepted by the electorate, and would not reverse their declining share of the vote. Jenkins denied that a merger had been his original intent.
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and the Labour Party. Its constitution argued for "the fostering of a strong public sector and a strong private sector without frequent frontier changes". The SDP favoured some
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at their functions. Claret is an "agreeable" wine, and a metaphor for the party's harmonious internal relations compared to those of the strife-torn Labour Party of the period.
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found that 72% of SDP members had never been in a party before were joining a political party for the very first time, and that only 15% being former Labour Party members.
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used in the United Kingdom, only 23 Alliance MPs were elected, just six of whom were members of the SDP. The party's leader, Roy Jenkins, managed to retain his seat at
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As of the dissolution of parliament before the 1983 election, the SDP had 32 mps. In the 1983 election, only 4 SDP mps gained through defections were held.
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were held to be systematically targeting weak local party branches in safe seat areas in order to have their own candidates selected, and thus become MPs.
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But the majority of the SDP's membership (along with those of the Liberals) voted in favour of the union. Owen resigned as leader and was replaced by
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position than the Conservative Party, being more sceptical of Conservative welfare reforms (particularly regarding the National Health Service).
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John Ramsden and Richard Jay, "Lincoln: Background to Taverne's Triumph" in "By-elections in British Politics", Macmillan, 1973, pp. 264-315.
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in March 1982, another candidate called Douglas Parkin, nominated by a party called the Social Democratic Party which had been formed in
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The origin of the party can be traced back to the ideological divisions in the Labour Party in the 1950s (with its forerunner being the
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The National Committee was the SDP's executive body and was responsible for much of the day-to-day administration of the party
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joint campaigns successfully. Such cross-party feuding was part of the reason for Jenkins losing his Glasgow Hillhead seat to
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also joined the SDP on its creation, eight of whom had previously held ministerial office. In a letter to Labour Party leader
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The party enjoyed a considerable honeymoon period with the press, who made much mileage out of their quirk for proffering
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Thirteen Labour MPs initially declared support for the Council for Social Democracy. On 20 February 1981, three of these
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candidate against the official party candidate. Taverne won by an unexpectedly large margin. He founded the short lived
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addressed the Liberal Party conference with the phrase "Go back to your constituencies, and prepare for government!"
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The Policy Committee was a sub-committe of the National Committe, and was the most powerful body of the SDP.
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Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th Century
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Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the 20th Century
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When there were less than 10 SDP MPs, all of them would be automatically members of the National Committee
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Only city, district, and county councillors were eligible. Town and parish councillors were not eligible
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caused some embarrassment, however, by publicly stating that the SDP "should be strangled at birth".
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was formed, which currently operates on a much less influential scale. There was also a continuing
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in October 1989, as had been originally proposed at the September 1988 conference by the party's
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Liberal pride was further damaged by the sustained lampooning of the Alliance by ITV's popular
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Taverne's Lincoln by-election campaign was also helped to a lesser degree by problems with the
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The basic unit of the SDP was its Area Parties, most of which corresponded with more than one
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in February 1987 from Labour; managed to hold on at the general election in June that year.
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in July 1981, describing it as his "first defeat, but by far my greatest victory". At the
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Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order
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Two more SDP MPs were elected at by-elections during the 1983–87 parliament, but at the
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Twenty-eight Labour MPs eventually joined the new party, along with one member of the
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Losing from the Inside: The Cost of Conflict in the British Social Democratic Party
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The policies of the SDP emphasised a middle position between perceived extremes of
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Parties, Elections, and Policy Reforms in Western Europe: Voting for Social Pacts
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Following the result, Jenkins was pressured to step down as leader of the SDP by
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in June 1981, under the joint leadership of Roy Jenkins (SDP) and Liberal leader
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while rejecting the possibility of trade unions being overly influential within
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One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European Left in the Twentieth Century
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Mark Kesselman; Joel Krieger; Christopher S. Allen; Stephen Hellman (2008).
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Breaking the mould? the birth and prospects of the Social Democratic Party
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Third Party Politics since 1945: Liberals, Alliance and Liberal Democrats
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The British general election of 1983: by David Butler and Dennis Kavanagh
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At the party's first electoral contest, Jenkins narrowly failed to win a
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that opposed the national party, issues the SDPs founders believed the
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to deselect him largely over his support for British membership of the
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List of elected British politicians who have changed party affiliation
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struggled with. Additionally area parties aided the SDP's coöperation
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Most SDP members, including SDP MP and future Liberal Democrat leader
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who between 1974 and 1979 had been a Labour Government Minister under
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Following the dissolution of the SDP, a number of members endorsed
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also announced his membership of the Council for Social Democracy.
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whose views and behaviour they considered to be at odds with the
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would later use "New Labour" to promote the Labour Party. (see:
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In Taverne's case, he had been fighting efforts by the Lincoln
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Opinion Research Centre survey of SDP members commissioned by
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SDP: The Birth, Life and Death of the Social Democratic Party
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12 area councillors (voted on by party members of each area)
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Much of the party's initial public membership came from the
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For the current minor political party of the same name, see
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The SDP is widely described as a centrist political party:
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Eric Shaw, "The Labour Party and the Militant Tendency."
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This name was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Maoist
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British Science Fiction Television: A Hitchhiker's Guide
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History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom
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Russell, William; Parkhouse, Geoffrey (3 March 1981).
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Membership of the National Committee was composed of:
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When Parties Fail: Emerging Alternative Organizations
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but, being opposed to the selection by his left-wing
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Peter Barberis; John McHugh; Mike Tyldesley (2000).
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Peter Barberis; John McHugh; Mike Tyldesley (2000).
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Membership of the Policy Committee was composed of:
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The SDP was founded on 26 March 1981 by four senior
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Ten Years On, The Legacy of the Alliance and Merger
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In 1988, the two parties merged, forming the 16:Political party in the United Kingdom (1981–88) 6956:Organisations associated with the Labour Party 4741: 3545: 3017: 2978: 2791: 1137:Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge 1093:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 1067:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 1041:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 1028:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 1015:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 1002:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 937:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 871:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 763:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 737:- joined new party on its launch, 2 March 1981 385:Shortly after its formation, the SDP formed a 4944: 3951: 2598:. In Jeffrey Kopstein; Mark Lichbach (eds.). 2593: 1493: 619:On 25 January 1981, leading figures from the 7275:1988 disestablishments in the United Kingdom 7116:National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs 6937: 4656:Welsh Young Liberals/Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru 3629: 3498: 2955:Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture 2952:Peter Childs; Michael Storry (13 May 2013). 23:. For other parties with the same name, see 3572:Crewe, Ivor; King, Anthony Stephen (1995). 3158:. Parliamentary Research Services. p.  2999: 2972: 2862:The Longman Companion to Britain Since 1945 2825:. Manchester University Press. p. 63. 2497:List of Labour Party (UK) breakaway parties 1558:9 members elected by the National Committee 291:(favouring a system inspired by the German 4951: 4937: 4432:Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson 3958: 3944: 3839: 3748:Pridham, Geoffrey; Whiteley, Paul (1986). 1132:Elaine Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry 518:The Future of the Left – Lincoln and After 354:, while Williams had lost her seat in the 48: 21:Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) 7280:Centre-left parties in the United Kingdom 7270:1981 establishments in the United Kingdom 6845:Directly elected city mayoral authorities 4678: 3862: 3571: 3470: 3458: 3443: 3405: 3256: 3214: 3119: 3107: 3023: 2917: 2818: 2785: 7310:Political parties disestablished in 1988 5068: 4289: 3388:. John Major official. 17 February 1992. 3080:"Who's who of Labour's nine rebel peers" 2812: 2729:Kay Lawson, Peter H. Merkl, ed. (2014). 2487:Social Democratic Party election results 1639:Social Democratic Party election results 1306:London Docklands Development Corporation 1233: 1152:Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington 6454:Shadow Cabinet elections and reshuffles 3806: 3780: 3662: 3526: 3349: 3268: 3231:"1983: Thatcher wins landslide victory" 3077: 3024:Parkhouse, Geoffrey (5 February 1981). 2584: 1619:1 Young Social Democrats representative 1379:by-election at Portsmouth South in 1984 29:Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988–1990) 7257: 7213: 7096:Labour Representation Committee (2004) 4427:Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson 4422:Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 3915:A Short History of Political Virginity 3596: 3501:"The SDP and the left-right dimension" 3215:Stone-Lee, Ollie (10 September 2003). 3053:"Nine Labour peers join breakaway MPs" 2822:Ideology and Politics in Britain Today 2604:. Cambridge University Press. p.  2157: 1292:, one of their ten safest seats, at a 1122:John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich 674:resigned the Labour whip and another, 550: 7305:Political parties established in 1981 7290:Liberal parties in the United Kingdom 7202: 6936: 6726: 6137: 5141: 4972: 4932: 4903: 4902: 4829:National Liberal Party (Lloyd George) 4740: 4677: 4529:Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable 4448: 4403: 4288: 3979: 3965: 3939: 3885: 3842:Claret and Chips: The Rise of the SDP 3297: 3146: 2205: 2200: 1562: 1450:. This party performed poorly at the 1385:, who had won the bitterly contested 285:political party in the United Kingdom 7066:Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform 6916:Labour – Federation of Labour Groups 4839:National Liberal Party ("Simonites") 4511:First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable 3721: 3688: 3636:British Journal of Political Science 3630:Denver, David; Bochel, Hugh (1994). 3506:British Journal of Political Science 3499:Bochel, J. M; Denver, D. T. (1984). 3298:White, Michael (17 September 2010). 2795:Understanding British Party Politics 2762: 2760: 2671:. Taylor & Francis. p. 75. 1333:first-past-the-post electoral system 1147:Ian Winterbottom, Baron Winterbottom 352:President of the European Commission 7203: 7024:Campaign for Labour Party Democracy 6727: 5091:The longest suicide note in history 5024:European Parliamentary Labour Party 4834:Independent Liberals (Lloyd George) 4824:Independent Liberal Party (Asquith) 4752:Liberal Democrats headquarters (UK) 4505:Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell 4404: 3352:"The SDP lives on – in Bridlington" 3350:Philpot, Robert (16 January 2006). 3217:"Conference season's greatest hits" 2858:Chris Cook; John Stevenson (2000). 2665:Kerstin Hamann; John Kelly (2011). 2644:John R. Cook; Peter Wright (2006). 2519:leader and eventual Prime Minister 1643: 1632: 1533: 1411:Merger, disestablishment and splits 13: 4689:Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 4589:Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats 4499:Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy 3825:10.1111/j.1467-9256.1987.tb00267.x 3491: 3026:"Steel goes all out for poll pact" 25:Social Democratic Party (UK, 1979) 14: 7321: 7139:Socialist Educational Association 6139:Internal elections and selections 5059:Campaign for Democratic Socialism 3931: 3078:Russell, William (3 March 1981). 2757: 1555:sitting on the National Committee 1316:, supported the former leader of 434:), but publicly lies in the 1979 428:Campaign for Democratic Socialism 6988:Labour Campaign for Trans Rights 6836:Labour Party in Northern Ireland 4958: 4493:Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown 2629:. 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The SDP officially advocated 221:Technical Group of Independents 6792:Chief Whip of the Labour Party 5142: 4757:List of MPs (past and present) 3980: 3013:. 21 February 1981. p. 1. 2839: 2722: 2708: 2558: 1763: 1717: 702:Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler 486:March 1973 Lincoln by-election 248:Politics of the United Kingdom 1: 7126:Revolutionary Communist Party 4535:Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson 4523:Frontbench Team of Tim Farron 4517:Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg 4467:Current members of Parliament 4449: 3597:Denver, D.T. (October 1983). 3374:. Liverpool Echo. 8 May 2013. 2552: 2343: 1397:of the Labour Party in 1987. 800:, resigned his seat and lost 639:, known collectively as the " 598:The gang of four, clockwise; 522:October 1974 general election 514:Campaign for Social Democracy 7265:Social Democratic Party (UK) 7221:Party of European Socialists 7134:Socialist Health Association 6761:National Executive Committee 5049:National Labour Organisation 5029:Scottish Labour Party (1888) 3918:(edition devoted to the SDP) 3886:Sykes, Patricia Lee (1988). 3869:Blackwell Publishing Limited 3531:. Oxford: Martin Robertson. 3204:. BBC News. 25 January 2001. 1624:Council for Social Democracy 1442:, along with two other MPs, 1294:by-election in February 1983 1211:Glasgow Hillhead by-election 1127:Henry Walston, Baron Walston 1054:- joined on 11 December 1981 884:- joined on 22 December 1981 858:- joined on 16 November 1981 806:- joined on 11 December 1981 785:Islington South and Finsbury 746:Hackney South and Shoreditch 442:as he neared the end of his 407:Social and Liberal Democrats 7: 6301:Deputy Leadership elections 6118:* = wartime, in opposition 5014:General election manifestos 4992:History of the Labour Party 4973: 4762:General election manifestos 4605:Liberal Democrat Conference 4541:Frontbench Team of Ed Davey 3483:Pridham & Whiteley 1986 3423:Pridham & Whiteley 1986 3273:. Politico's. p. 535. 3135:, 8 February 1982, Col. 738 2985:. I.B.Tauris. p. 698. 2650:. I.B.Tauris. p. 211. 2431: 1594:(voted on by all SDP Peers) 1462:. It disbanded, although a 1117:Jack Diamond, Baron Diamond 1099:Nine Labour members of the 976:- joined on 29 October 1981 750:- joined on 2 December 1981 430:established to support the 397:, which lasted through the 364:European Economic Community 10: 7326: 7091:Labour Party Irish Society 6787:Parliamentary Labour Party 4742:History and related topics 4563:Scottish Liberal Democrats 3184:"Sir Cyril Smith obituary" 2958:. Routledge. p. 485. 2897:. Continuum. p. 360. 2737:Princeton University Press 2692:. Continuum. p. 302. 1636: 1616:8 directly elected members 1601:(voted on by all SDP MEPs) 1494:Structure and organisation 1460:Monster Raving Loony Party 1159:Social Democratic Alliance 963:- joined on 5 October 1981 950:- joined on 7 October 1981 911:- joined on 1 October 1981 845:- joined on 6 October 1981 819:- joined on 7 October 1981 489: 421: 416: 380:Parliamentary Labour Party 18: 7209: 7198: 7167: 7129:Formerly Socialist Appeal 7011: 6965: 6947: 6943: 6932: 6881: 6868:Constituency Labour Party 6860: 6844: 6818: 6802: 6779: 6753: 6737: 6733: 6722: 6453: 6300: 6148: 6144: 6133: 6116: 6031: 5856: 5743: 5633: 5523: 5412: 5307: 5152: 5148: 5137: 5001: 4983: 4979: 4968: 4909: 4898: 4747: 4736: 4684: 4673: 4629: 4613: 4597: 4576: 4558:English Liberal Democrats 4550: 4485: 4459: 4455: 4444: 4412: 4399: 4350: 4299: 4295: 4284: 4203: 4136: 4069: 3990: 3986: 3975: 3840:Stephenson, Hugh (1982). 3754:Government and Opposition 3707:10.1080/01402388808424694 3689:Levy, Roger (July 1988). 3615:10.1080/01402388308424441 3202:"SDP: Breaking the mould" 2353: 2350: 2225: 2215: 2212: 2148: 2114: 2086: 2058: 2032: 2006: 1972: 1944: 1916: 1888: 1860: 1832: 1806: 1665: 1662: 1659: 1656: 1653: 1650: 1587:(voted on by all SDP MPs) 1310:Constituency Labour Party 1304:resigned to work for the 1207:by-election at Warrington 907:Greenock and Port Glasgow 897:- joined on 19 March 1981 528:, but none were elected. 498:Constituency Labour Party 243: 235: 227: 216:European Parliament group 214: 204: 188: 165: 155: 144: 133: 123: 111: 103: 95: 64: 56: 47: 38: 7149:Socialist Campaign Group 7076:Labour Friends of Israel 6938:Associated organisations 5054:Labour Independent Group 5044:Gladstone–MacDonald pact 5034:Independent Labour Party 4914:Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 4584:London Liberal Democrats 4486:Frontbench in opposition 3863:Stevenson, John (1993). 3527:Bradley, Ian C. (1981). 2502: 2366: 2363: 2330:Caithness and Sutherland 2231: 2228: 1500:Westminster constituency 1300:: the sitting Labour MP 933:Caithness and Sutherland 537:Conservative Monday Club 508:in which he fought as a 492:1973 Lincoln by-election 362:and withdrawal from the 287:. The party supported a 7236:Socialist International 7154:Socialist Youth Network 6894:Affiliated trade unions 6810:Labour Party Conference 5746:Scottish Labour Leaders 4859:Social Democratic Party 4779:Glee Club (UK politics) 4652:Scottish Young Liberals 4639:LGBT+ Liberal Democrats 4568:Welsh Liberal Democrats 3580:Oxford University Press 3233:. BBC News. 9 June 1970 2798:. Polity. p. 117. 2792:Stephen Driver (2011). 2772:Encyclopedia Britannica 1925:1982 Mitcham and Morden 1080:- joined on 4 July 1981 802:the ensuing by-election 326:moderates, dubbed the " 315:, and unofficially for 270:Social Democratic Party 190:Political position 41:Social Democratic Party 7300:Social liberal parties 7101:Labour Women's Network 7061:Jewish Labour Movement 7029:Christians on the Left 4814:Scottish Liberal Party 4648:English Young Liberals 3896:Transaction Publishers 3892:Piscataway, New Jersey 3695:West European Politics 3603:West European Politics 2933:42.2 (1989): 180-196. 2594:Peter Rutland (2005). 1322:Real Bermondsey Labour 1242: 1241:electoral logo in 1983 526:1979 general elections 403:1987 general elections 161:Young Social Democrats 6889:National Policy Forum 5079:Limehouse Declaration 4794:National Liberal Club 4772:Limehouse Declaration 4679:Related organisations 3557:. London: Macmillan. 3471:Crewe & King 1995 3459:Crewe & King 1995 3444:Crewe & King 1995 3406:Crewe & King 1995 3269:Jenkins, Roy (2006). 3257:Crewe & King 1995 3120:Crewe & King 1995 3108:Crewe & King 1995 2931:Parliamentary Affairs 2918:Crewe & King 1995 2460:United Kingdom portal 1981:1984 Portsmouth South 1953:1982 Glasgow Hillhead 1610:(voted on by the CSD) 1580:13 Parliamentarians: 1488:1992 general election 1387:Greenwich by-election 1371:1987 general election 1364:Limehouse Declaration 1329:1983 general election 1296:to Liberal candidate 1237: 876:Ednyfed Hudson Davies 645:Limehouse Declaration 473:(Northumberland) and 356:1979 general election 348:Limehouse Declaration 293:social market economy 7231:Progressive Alliance 6978:Labour International 6873:Labour International 6461:Sep 1931 (Henderson) 6149:Leadership elections 5636:Leaders in the Lords 4869:Southport Resolution 4864:SDP–Liberal Alliance 4789:Liberator (magazine) 4724:Social Liberal Forum 4290:Leadership elections 4138:Leaders in the Lords 3668:A Life in the Centre 3271:A Life at the Centre 2570:BBC News On This Day 1520:SDP–Liberal Alliance 1506:or the formation of 1452:May 1990 by-election 1247:SDP–Liberal Alliance 1239:SDP–Liberal Alliance 1037:Hayes and Harlington 972:Liverpool West Derby 659:" within the party. 502:European Communities 395:SDP–Liberal Alliance 309:industrial relations 301:European integration 209:SDP–Liberal Alliance 205:National affiliation 7159:Socialist societies 7121:Progressive Britain 7086:Labour Growth Group 6904:Labour Co-operative 5415:General Secretaries 5121:Chakrabarti Inquiry 3786:Fourth Among Equals 3425:, pp. 209–210. 3190:. 3 September 2010. 2866:. 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6183:Clement Attlee 6177: 6169: 6161: 6152: 6150: 6142: 6141: 6131: 6130: 6127: 6126: 6123: 6122: 6117: 6114: 6113: 6111: 6110: 6105: 6100: 6095: 6090: 6085: 6080: 6075: 6070: 6065: 6060: 6055: 6050: 6045: 6039: 6037: 6029: 6028: 6026: 6025: 6020: 6015: 6010: 6005: 6000: 5995: 5990: 5985: 5980: 5975: 5970: 5965: 5960: 5955: 5950: 5944: 5938: 5932: 5927: 5922: 5917: 5912: 5907: 5902: 5896: 5890: 5885: 5880: 5875: 5870: 5864: 5862: 5854: 5853: 5851: 5850: 5845: 5839: 5834: 5828: 5822: 5817: 5811: 5806: 5800: 5795: 5790: 5784: 5779: 5773: 5768: 5762: 5757: 5751: 5749: 5741: 5740: 5738: 5737: 5732: 5727: 5722: 5717: 5712: 5707: 5702: 5697: 5692: 5687: 5682: 5677: 5672: 5667: 5662: 5657: 5652: 5647: 5641: 5639: 5631: 5630: 5628: 5627: 5622: 5617: 5612: 5607: 5602: 5597: 5592: 5587: 5582: 5577: 5572: 5567: 5562: 5557: 5552: 5547: 5542: 5537: 5531: 5529: 5521: 5520: 5518: 5517: 5512: 5507: 5502: 5497: 5492: 5487: 5482: 5477: 5472: 5467: 5462: 5457: 5452: 5446: 5441: 5436: 5431: 5426: 5420: 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Index

Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1979)
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988–1990)

Roy Jenkins
David Owen
Bill Rodgers
Shirley Williams
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
SDP (1988)
4 Cowley Street
Youth wing
Ideology
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Political position
Centre
centre-left
SDP–Liberal Alliance
European Parliament group
Technical Group of Independents
Politics of the United Kingdom
Political parties
Elections
centrist
centre-left
political party in the United Kingdom
mixed economy
social market economy

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