List of Labour Party breakaway parties (UK) explained

Since the founding of the Labour Party in 1900, it has seen a steady number of splits and breakaway factions. Some of the breakaway organisations have thrived as independent parties, some have become defunct, while others have merged back with the parent party or other political parties.

YearPartyStatus
1918National Democratic and Labour PartyMerged with the National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) in 1922.
1918Coalition LabourDissolved after the 1918 General Elections.
1931National Labour OrganisationDissolved in 1945.
1931New PartyBecame the British Union of Fascists in 1932.
1940Oxford University Democratic Socialist ClubMerged with the Oxford University Labour Club in 1943.
1949Labour Independent GroupDissolved after the 1950 General Elections.
1964MilitantNow the Socialist Party (England and Wales).
1972Democratic LabourMerged with the Social Democratic Alliance in 1980.
1975Social Democratic AllianceMerged with Social Democratic Party in 1981.
1976Scottish Labour PartyDissolved in 1981.
1981Social Democratic Party (SDP)Merged with the Liberal Party (UK) in 1988 to create the Liberal Democrats (UK).
1985Moderate Labour PartyDissolved itself after the 1994 European Parliament Elections.
1990Liverpool 29Dissolved itself.
1995Socialist People's PartyDissolved itself in 2015.
1996Socialist Labour PartyActive[1]
1997 Socialist Party (England and Wales)Active
1998Democratic Labour PartyDissolved itself in 2016, after its last Councillor, Pete Smith, lost his seat on Walsall Council.[2]
2019Independent Group for Change (Change UK, The Independent Group) Dissolved itself in December 2019 after the general election. [3]
2019Dissolved itself in December 2019 after the general election.
2021Breakthrough PartyActive

References

  1. Web site: Socialist Labour Party Homepage. www.socialist-labour-party.org.uk. 2019-07-15.
  2. Web site: CMIS > Councillors. Council. Walsall. cmispublic.walsall.gov.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828015653/https://cmispublic.walsall.gov.uk/cmis/Councillors/tabid/63/ctl/ViewCMIS_Person/mid/383/id/335/Default.aspx. 28 August 2016. 2019-07-15.
  3. Web site: The Independent Group for Change. The Independent Group for Change. en-GB. 2019-07-15.

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