Libertarian Party (UK)

Libertarian Party
LeaderMartin Day[1]
Founded21 November 2007 (2007-11-21)[1]
HeadquartersThe Libertarian Party UK, White House, Ednam Road, Dudley, DY1 1JX[1]
Youth wingYoung Libertarians[2]
IdeologyLibertarianism[3]
Classical liberalism[3]
International affiliationInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties[4]
Interlibertarians[5]
Scottish AffiliateScottish Libertarian Party
Colours  Blue   Gold
Website
libertarianpartyuk.com

The Libertarian Party, also known as the Libertarian Party UK (LPUK), is a libertarian political party in the United Kingdom.[1][3] The party believes in having a written constitution for the UK which "holds the individual to be above the State."[6] Martin Day is the party's leader.

The LPUK stands candidates in only England, Wales and Northern Ireland because of a legal agreement with the Scottish Libertarian Party, and was also known as the LPoEWNI (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) so not to mislead voters into thinking it covered the whole of the United Kingdom. According to the agreement, after the Scottish Libertarian Party was statutorily deregistered by the Electoral Commission in November 2022,[7] it could then stand candidates in Scotland. The Scottish Libertarian Party re-registered with the Electoral Commission in January 2023,[8] so once again it can no longer stand candidates in Scotland.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Young Libertarians". Facebook.
  3. ^ a b c "About". Libertarian Party UK. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ^ "IALP Members". Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Libertarian movements and parties in the world that are members of Interlibertarians". Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ UK, Libertarian Party. "Manifesto and Policies". app.a4marketingsolutions.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Registration summary - Scottish Libertarian Party [De-registered 11/11/22]". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Registration summary - Scottish Libertarian Party [Re-registered 13/01/23]". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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