Scots Leeberal Democrats

The Scots Leeberal Democrats (Inglis: Scottish Liberal Democrats; Scots Gaelic: Libearal Deamocratach nla h-Alba) is a leeberal an social-leeberal poleetical pairty in Scotland. The pairty hauds 4 o the 129 seats in the Scots Pairlament an 4 o the 59 Scots seats in the Hoose o Commons o the Unitit Kinrick.

Scots Leeberal Democrats Libearalaich Deamocratach na h-Alba Scotis Whigamore Pairtie
Leader	Alex Cole-Hamilton
Deputy Leader	Alistair Carmichael
Preses	Willie Wilson
Foondit	8 Mairch 1988; 37 years ago (1988-03-08)
Heidquarters	4 Clifton Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5DR
Youth weeng	Scots Young Leeberals
Membership  (Dec. 2019)	5,260
Ideology	Liberalism[1] Social liberalism[2] British unionism[3] Pro-Europeanism
Poleetical poseetion	Centre-Centre Left
Internaitional affiliation	Leeberal Internaitional
European affiliation	Alliance o Leeberals an Democrats for Europe
Colours	Gowd
Scots seats in the Hoose o Commons	4 / 59
Scots Pairlament	4 / 129
Local govrenment in Scotland	67 / 1,223
Website
www.scotlibdems.org.uk
Politics o Scotland Political parties

The Scots Leeberal Democrats cam tae pouer wi Labour in Scotland efter the Scots Pairlament election in 1999, an continued tae serve in government in Scotland until the Scots Pairlament election in 2007. Since then, the pairty has been dwynin an noo ony hauds fower seats in the Scots Pairlament, compare't tae the seiventeen thay ance haen.

Alex Cole-Hamilton wis electit leader in 2021 efter the resignation o Willie Rennie, whae served as leader fir ower 10 year. Cole-Hamilton is yin o the first Leeb Dem leaders in the UK tae hae nae links wi the Conservative-Leeb Dem coalition o 2010-2015, that saw the pairty lose maist o its seats at Westminster.