Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Liberal Democrats
LeaderAlex Cole-Hamilton
Deputy LeaderWendy Chamberlain
PresidentWillie Wilson
Founded8 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-08)
Headquarters4 Clifton Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5DR[1]
Youth wingScottish Young Liberals
Membership (December 2020)Decrease 4,185[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National affiliationLiberal Democrats
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliationLiberal International
Colours  Yellow[8]
Slogan"For a fair deal for Scotland"
House of Commons
(Scottish seats)
6 / 57
Scottish Parliament
4 / 129
Local government in Scotland
87 / 1,227
Website
www.scotlibdems.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Scottish Liberal Democrats is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats is one of the three state parties[9] within the federal[10] Liberal Democrats, the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the English Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats do not contest elections in Northern Ireland.

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