1980’s Britain; A – Z of Political Parties

This is not an exhaustive list of political parties.

It is however a fair representative list of all political parties that have stood at General Elections and By-Elections during the 1980’s.

Note that this list does not include parties standing at Local Elections.

What this illustrates is the varied interest of prospective candidates for Government office. It is full of those seeking a bit of publicity for a cause and a wonderful reflection of the humour of the British people.

The only restriction on standing as a candidate is that your party description must not exceed six words. Lt Com William ‘Bill’ Boaks said that he had far ranging causes to promote but had to be satisfied with just six words.

For a background to this restriction see my page on Screaming Lord Sutch and the Official Monster Raving Looney Party.

    A to E

    Abolish Greater London, Restore Middlesex Shire

    Against Cuts in Education

    All Night Party

    Alliance

    Anti Urban Wasteland

    Anti-Censorship

    Anti-Vivisection

    Assassins Bullet

    Ban every Licensing Law Society

    Belgrano, Blood, Hunger

    British National

    British National Party

    Campaign for Black and White Unity

    Captain Rainbow’s Universal Party

    Christian Democrat

    Communist Party

    Communist Party of England, Marxist-Leninist

    Conservative

    Conservative Against Common Market

    Conservative Favouring Capital Punishment

    Cornish Nationalist

    Council for United Ireland

    Death Off the Roads; Freight on Rail

    Democratic Unionist Party

    Dog Lovers Party

    Ecologist

    English National Party

    Ethnic Minority

    F to L

    Fancy Dress Party

    Freddie’s Alternative Medicine Party

    Free Trade Anti-Common Market Party

    Freedom from World Domination

    Gizza Job

    Hyppo Party

    Independent

    Independent Labour

    Independent Liberal

    Independent Patriot

    International Marxist

    Irish National Party

    Isle of Wight Residents Party

    Islington and Finsbury Party

    Jesus and His Cross

    Justice for Divorced Fathers

    Labour

    Labour and Trade Union

    Labour Cooperative

    Law and Order

    Liberal Alliance

    Loony Monster

    Loony Monster Green Chicken Alliance

    Loony Society

    Lorimer Brizbeep Science-Fiction Loony Party

    M to R

    Meybon Kernow

    Modern Democratic Party

    Multiracial Political Party

    National Association for People before Planning

    National Front

    National Labour Party

    Nationalist

    New Britain Party

    Nobody Party

    Noise Abatement

    Official Monster Raving Looney Party

    Party of Associates with Licensees

    Plaid Cymru

    Popular Unionist

    Prosperity for All

    Protest Voters Party

    Public Safety Democratic Monarchist White Resident

    Radical and Anti-Parliamentarian

    Rail not Motorway

    Reintroduction of Hanging and Corporal Punishment

    Restoration of Capital and Corporal Punishment

    Revolutionary Communist Party

    S to Y

    Scottish Ecologists

    Scottish National Party

    Servicemen’s and Citizens’ Association

    Silly Party

    Sinn Fein

    Social Democratic Party

    Socialist Party of Great Britain

    Socialist Party of Great Britain

    Soon to be Unemployed

    Southport Bank in Lancashire Party

    Spare the Earth Ecology

    Stop Deportation of Black People

    Sunshine Party

    Tactically Vote Conservative Annihilate Bennites Livingstoneites

    Tepanation on the National Health Service

    Traditional English Food

    Turkish Troops out of Cyprus

    Very Good Party

    Wessex Regionalist

    Women For Life On Earth

    Workers Charter with Pensioner Political Power

    Workers Party

    Workers Party for a Workers State

    Workers Revolutionary Party

    Youth Training Scheme