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Scottish Liberal Democrats Libearalaich Deamocratach na h-Alba Scots Leeberal Democrats | |
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| Leader | Willie Rennie MSP |
| Deputy Leader | Alistair Carmichael MP |
| President | Cllr Eileen McCartin |
| Founded | 8 March 1988 |
| Headquarters |
4 Clifton Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5DR |
| Youth wing | Scottish Young Liberals |
| Membership (Dec. 2016) | 3,903 |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Social liberalism Classical liberalism British unionism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Gold |
| Scottish seats in the House of Commons |
4 / 59
|
| Scottish seats in the European Parliament |
0 / 6
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| Scottish Parliament |
5 / 129
|
| Local government in Scotland |
66 / 1,227
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| Website | |
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The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Scottish Gaelic: Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Scotland.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats hold 5 of 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 4 of 59 Scottish seats in the UK Parliament.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federalLiberal Democrats, the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the English Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats do not contest elections in Northern Ireland.
In keeping with its basis as a federation of organisations, the Scottish party also consists of a number of local parties (which mostly follow the boundaries of the Scottish Council Areas), which are each distinct accounting units under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. Local parties are predominantly responsible for the party's political campaigning and for selecting candidates for parliamentary and local authority elections.
There are also eight regional parties (based on the boundaries of the eight Scottish Parliament electoral regions).
The party's headquarters are located in Edinburgh.
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