Leaders of political parties in the United Kingdom

This article lists the leaders of political parties in the United Kingdom to provide insight into the politics of the United Kingdom. It contains details including which party the leader belongs to, the leader's seat, the number of seats that leader's party holds, and when each leader was chosen to lead.

Leaders in the House of Commons

National party leaders are usually Members of Parliament. Some minor parties (including Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish parties) designate a separate leader in the House of Commons, or their leader is absent from the House of Commons and holds membership of a devolved body.

Theresa May
Leader of the Conservative Party		 Jeremy Corbyn
Leader of the Labour Party
Leader Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Theresa May Conservative Party Maidenhead 330 13 July 2016
Jeremy Corbyn Labour Islington North 232 12 September 2015
Angus Robertson Scottish National Party Moray 56 June 2010
Nigel Dodds Democratic Unionist Party Belfast North 8 7 May 2010
Tim Farron Liberal Democrats Westmorland and Lonsdale 8 16 July 2015[1]
N/A[1] Sinn Féin N/A 4 (abstentionist) 13 November 1983
N/A[1] Plaid Cymru N/A 3
Alasdair McDonnell Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast South 3 5 November 2011
N/A[1] Ulster Unionist Party N/A 2 31 March 2012
Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley Green Party of England and Wales Brighton Pavilion (Lucas) 1 2 September 2016
TBD UK Independence Party N/A 1
  1. ^ Party leader is not a member of the House of Commons and the party has no official group leader in the House of Commons.

Leaders in the House of Lords

Leader Party Members Leader since
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Conservative Party 224 14 July 2016
Baroness Smith of Basildon Labour 211 27 May 2015
Lord Wallace of Tankerness Liberal Democrats 101 15 October 2013

Leaders in the Scottish Parliament

Leader Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party Glasgow Southside 64 14 November 2014
Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour Party Lothian 38 13 December 2014
Ruth Davidson Scottish Conservative Party Glasgow 15 31 October 2005
Willie Rennie Scottish Liberal Democrats Mid Scotland and Fife 5 May 5, 2011
Patrick Harvey and Maggie Chapman Scottish Green Party Glasgow 2

Leaders in the Welsh Assembly

Leader Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Carwyn Jones Welsh Labour Bridgend 30 1 December 2009
Andrew R. T. Davies Welsh Conservatives South Wales Central 14 14 July 2011
Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru South Wales Central 11 16 March 2012
Kirsty Williams Welsh Liberal Democrats Brecon and Radnorshire 5 8 December 2008

Leaders in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Leader Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Arlene Foster Democratic Unionist Party Fermanagh & South Tyrone 38 December 2015
Raymond McCartney[2] Sinn Féin Foyle 29 2011
Colum Eastwood Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast South 14 15 November 2015
Mike Nesbitt Ulster Unionist Party Strangford 13 31 March 2012
Naomi Long Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Belfast East 8 October 2016
Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice North Antrim 1 2007

Leaders in the European Parliament

Leader Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Nigel Farage UK Independence Party South East England 22 1999
Glenis Willmott Labour Party East Midlands 20 18 January 2009
Ashley Fox Conservative Party South West England and Gibraltar 20 25 November 2014
None Green Party of England and Wales N/A 3 N/A
Ian Hudghton Scottish National Party Scotland 2 1998
Catherine Bearder Liberal Democrats South East England 1 2015
Jillian Evans Plaid Cymru Wales 1 2009
Martina Anderson Sinn Féin Northern Ireland 1 2014
Diane Dodds Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 1 2009
Jim Nicholson Ulster Unionist Party Northern Ireland 1 1998

References

  1. ↑ http://www.libdems.org.uk/tim-farron-elected-leader-liberal-democrats
  2. ↑ Gerry Adams TD is SF Party Leader. Adams appointed McCartney SF Assembly Group Leader after 2011 Assembly Elections
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