Social Democratic Party

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political party

The Social Democratic Party was a centrist, pro-European British political party formed in the early 1980s by breakaway Labour politicians advocating moderate social democracy and political reform.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Social Democratic Party (UK, 1981) 0
Social Democratic Party (UK) 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
advocated NATO membership ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ
electoral reform ⓘ
mixed economy ⓘ
moderate social democracy ⓘ
nuclear deterrent retention ⓘ
allianceName SDP–Liberal Alliance ⓘ
colour red ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1988 ⓘ
formedElectoralAllianceWith Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
founded 1981 ⓘ
foundedBy Bill Rodgers ⓘ
David Owen ⓘ
Roy Jenkins ⓘ
Shirley Williams ⓘ
foundingMembersCollectiveName Gang of Four ⓘ
hadParliamentaryLeader David Owen ⓘ
hadPresident Roy Jenkins ⓘ
hadProminentMember Bill Rodgers ⓘ
Charles Kennedy ⓘ
Paddy Ashdown ⓘ
Shirley Williams ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
ideology centrism ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ
mainSupportBase centrist voters ⓘ
moderate Labour voters ⓘ
mergedInto Liberal Democrats ⓘ
surface form: Social and Liberal Democrats
opposed far-left influence in Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
unilateral nuclear disarmament ⓘ
participatedInElection 1983 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
1987 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
politicalPositionOnEurope pro-European ⓘ
position centre ⓘ
reasonForFormation desire for centrist alternative in British politics ⓘ
dissatisfaction with Labour Party’s leftward shift ⓘ
shortName SDP ⓘ
slogan Breaking the mould of British politics ⓘ
splitFrom Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
successor Liberal Democrats ⓘ
supported European Economic Community membership ⓘ
European integration ⓘ
voteShareInElection 22.6% in 1987 United Kingdom general election (SDP–Liberal Alliance) ⓘ
25.4% in 1983 United Kingdom general election (SDP–Liberal Alliance) ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shirley Williams → coFounded → Social Democratic Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party (UK)
SDP–Liberal Alliance → formedFrom → Social Democratic Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats → foundedBy → Social Democratic Party ⓘ
SDP–Liberal Alliance → hasMemberParty → Social Democratic Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party (UK)
Shirley Williams → memberOfPoliticalParty → Social Democratic Party ⓘ
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats → precededBy → Social Democratic Party ⓘ