Social Democratic Party (UK)

The Social Democratic Party was 1981-1988 a political party in the United Kingdom. Under the same name exists to this day a dwarf party there, after a merger (1988 ) and a self-dissolution of the first successor (1990 ) consists of the remains of this SDP.

History

The elimination of Labour

The party was created as a spin-off from the right wing of the Labour Party, the inside of the political spectrum to the left stood in the 80s than it is today and took many socialist positions. The foundation went on March 26 in 1981 out of the so-called Gang of Four so dissatisfied (German Gang of Four ), the former Labour politicians Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams.

Merger with the Liberal Party

Since she was threatened due to the British electoral system from the beginning in its parliamentary existence, the SDP has worked shortly after the foundation of the right to vote also favored the Liberal Party together. Together joined the Liberal Party and SDP at the general election in 1983 and 1987 as The Alliance to. 1988 joined the two smaller parties in the middle of the political spectrum to today's Liberal Democrats party (initially: Social and Liberal Democrats ) together.

Start-ups by minorities

A minority of the party took place in 1988, the merger with the Liberal Party, not with, including the co-founder David Owen. She stepped out of the merger party and founded the SDP new. Due to the lack of success of these leftover party she decided in 1990 the majority of their self-dissolution. Even with this was a minority of the members at that time did not agree. The day after this resolution founded the party alike as two years before again, but did not reach their previous meaning. It exists as a small party in the United Kingdom today. It has offices in each regional parliaments.