Liberal Party (modern)
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Liberal Party
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| Leader | Steve Radford |
| Chairman | Sir Henry Boyle |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Split from | Liberal Party |
| Headquarters | Liverpool |
| Ideology |
Liberalism (British) Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Orange and black |
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The Liberal Party is a British political party that was founded in 1989 by members of the original Liberal Party opposed to its merger with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to form the Liberal Democrats.
As of 2016[update], the Liberal Party held 10 council seats at county and district level and 15 seats at parish level. The party has no representation in the UK Parliament, nor Members of the European Parliament (MEP) nor members of the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales.
In the 2001 General Election, the party's best result was coming second behind Labour in Liverpool West Derby, pushing the Liberal Democrats into third place. However, they were subsequently unable to repeat this.
As of 2015[update] the party president is Steve Radford and the party chairman is Sir Henry Boyle. The party anthem is The Land.
The party states that it exists:
The original Liberal Party entered into an alliance with the Social Democratic Party in 1982 and merged with it in 1988–1989 to form the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Party, founded in 1859, was descended from the Whigs, Radicals and Peelites, while the SDP was a party created in 1981 by former Labour members, MPs and cabinet ministers, but which also gained defections from Conservatives.
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