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POLITICS

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United Kingdom

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Oldest Parties Still in Operation

This list features the oldest political parties in British history still in operation.

RANK

PARTY

ORIGIN

1

Conservatives

1832

2

Liberal Party

1859

3

Labour

1900

4

Ulster Unionist Party

1905

5

Sinn Fein

1905

6

Plaid Cymru

1925

7

Scottish National Party

1934

8

National Front

1967

9

Alliance Party

1970

10

Social Democratic and Labour Party

1971

11

Democratic Unionist Party

1971

12

Green Party

1972


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References

BBC News. (n.d.). Why do we have political parties? BBC Magazine. Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8649185.stm [Accessed 1 December 2025]. StudySmarter. (n.d.). Green Party. Available at: https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/politics/uk-politics/green-party/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Alliance Party. (n.d.). Our History. Available at: https://www.allianceparty.org/our_history [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Oxford Reference. (n.d.). Political Parties. Available at: https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100448959 [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Britannica. (n.d.). Scottish National Party. Encyclopedia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Scottish-National-Party [Accessed 1 December 2025]. DBpedia. (n.d.). National Front (UK). Available at: https://dbpedia.org/page/National_Front_(UK) [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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