Scottish Liberal Democrats
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The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, a part of the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats. The party currently holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 4 of the 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons.
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Scottish Liberal Democrats | |
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Leader | Alex Cole-Hamilton |
Deputy Leader | Wendy Chamberlain |
President | Willie Wilson |
Founded | 8 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-08) |
Headquarters | 4 Clifton Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5DR[1] |
Youth wing | Scottish Young Liberals |
Membership (December 2020) | 4,185[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre to centre-left |
National affiliation | Liberal Democrats |
European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
Colours | Yellow[9] |
Slogan | "Put Recovery First" |
Scottish seats in the House of Commons | 4 / 59 |
Scottish Parliament | 4 / 129 |
Local government in Scotland | 87 / 1,227 |
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The Scottish Liberal Democrats is one of the three state parties[10] within the federal[11] Liberal Democrats, the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the English Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats do not contest elections in Northern Ireland.