English Liberal Democrats | |
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| Chair | Lucas North |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | 1 Vincent Square, London, SW1P 2PN |
| Youth wing | English Young Liberals |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism[1] Classical liberalism[2][3] Pro-Europeanism[4][5] |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| National affiliation | Liberal Democrats |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Yellow[6] |
| House of Commons (English Seats) | 65 / 543 [7] |
| London Assembly | 2 / 25 |
| Local government in England[8] | 2,639 / 17,728 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The English Liberal Democrats, officially the Liberal Democrats in England, is the state party within the Liberal Democrats that operates in England. It is a federation of the eleven regional parties in England and the English branch of the youth and student organisation. The regions are further divided into local parties. The party currently holds 65 of the English seats in the House of Commons and two seats on the London Assembly.[9]
- ^ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
- ^ Alistair Clark (2012). Political Parties in the UK. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 86–93. ISBN 978-0-230-36868-2.
- ^ Andrew Heywood (2011). Essentials of UK Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 126–128. ISBN 978-0-230-34619-2.
- ^ "Brexit". Liberal Democrats. 17 April 2018.
- ^ Elgot, Jessica (28 May 2017). "Tim Farron: Lib Dems' pro-European strategy will be proved right". The Guardian.
- ^ "Style guide". Liberal Democrats.
- ^ "Election 2019: Results". BBC News. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Open Council Data (England)". Jon Lawson. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "London Assembly Liberal Democrats". Glalibdems.org.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2011.