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{{about|the UK Social Democratic Party that has existed since 1990|the UK party of this name from 1981 to 1988|Social Democratic Party (UK)|other UK parties of this name|Social Democratic Party}} | {{about|the UK Social Democratic Party that has existed since 1990|the UK party of this name from 1981 to 1988|Social Democratic Party (UK)|other UK parties of this name|Social Democratic Party}} |
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In October 2022, the SDP announced a [[Next United Kingdom general election|general election]] pact with the [[Right-wing populism|right-wing populist]] and Eurosceptic party [[Reform UK]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user= reformparty_uk |number= 1583488630064283649 |title= Reform UK & SDP Agree General Election Pact <br /> @TiceRichardsaid, “Since day 1, the SDP have engaged in grown-up, constructive talks about where and how we might work together to offer a credible challenge to the establishment parties." <br /> Read in full here:<br />https://www.reformparty.uk/reformuk_sdp_general_election_pact |date= 21 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Reform UK pact">{{cite web |title=Reform UK and SDP agree general election pact |url=https://sdp.org.uk/2022/10/22/reform-uk-and-sdp-agree-general-election-pact/ |website=SDP |date=22 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022102...eform-uk-and-sdp-agree-general-election-pact/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Third-party-inline|date=April 2023}} | In October 2022, the SDP announced a [[Next United Kingdom general election|general election]] pact with the [[Right-wing populism|right-wing populist]] and Eurosceptic party [[Reform UK]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user= reformparty_uk |number= 1583488630064283649 |title= Reform UK & SDP Agree General Election Pact <br /> @TiceRichardsaid, “Since day 1, the SDP have engaged in grown-up, constructive talks about where and how we might work together to offer a credible challenge to the establishment parties." <br /> Read in full here:<br />https://www.reformparty.uk/reformuk_sdp_general_election_pact |date= 21 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Reform UK pact">{{cite web |title=Reform UK and SDP agree general election pact |url=https://sdp.org.uk/2022/10/22/reform-uk-and-sdp-agree-general-election-pact/ |website=SDP |date=22 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022102...eform-uk-and-sdp-agree-general-election-pact/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Third-party-inline|date=April 2023}} |
The party contested the [[2024 London mayoral election]] with candidate [[Amy Gallagher]].<ref name="London Mayor 2024"></ref> | The party contested the [[2024 London mayoral election]] with candidate [[Amy Gallagher]].<ref name="London Mayor 2024" /> |
==History== | ==History== |
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====2023 Local elections==== | ====2023 Local elections==== |
At the [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|2023 local elections]], SDP councillor Richard Bright lost his seat to the Conservative Party candidate at the [[2023 Derbyshire Dales District Council election |Derbyshire Dales Elections]], placing third with 19% of the vote in [[Hulland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections results service |url=https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/...l-media/latest-news/elections-results-service |website=Derbyshire Dales District Council |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023050...l-media/latest-news/elections-results-service |archive-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> The SDP won a second council seat on Leeds City Council at the [[2023 Leeds City Council election|Leeds Elections]], with Emma Pogson-Golden gaining [[Middleton Park (ward)|Middleton Park]] with 1,985 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local election 2023: Full Leeds City Council results for every ward as count confirms who has been elected |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co...s-count-confirms-who-has-been-elected-4131711 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |last=Morris |first=Georgina |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023050...s-count-confirms-who-has-been-elected-4131711 |archive-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> | At the [[2023 United Kingdom local elections|2023 local elections]], SDP councillor Richard Bright lost his seat to the Conservative Party candidate at the [[2023 Derbyshire Dales District Council election|Derbyshire Dales Elections]], placing third with 19% of the vote in [[Hulland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Elections results service |url=https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/...l-media/latest-news/elections-results-service |website=Derbyshire Dales District Council |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023050...l-media/latest-news/elections-results-service |archive-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> The SDP won a second council seat on Leeds City Council at the [[2023 Leeds City Council election|Leeds Elections]], with Emma Pogson-Golden gaining [[Middleton Park (ward)|Middleton Park]] with 1,985 votes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local election 2023: Full Leeds City Council results for every ward as count confirms who has been elected |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co...s-count-confirms-who-has-been-elected-4131711 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post |last=Morris |first=Georgina |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2023050...s-count-confirms-who-has-been-elected-4131711 |archive-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> |
====2024==== | ====2024==== |
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The party contested the [[2024 London mayoral election]] with candidate [[Amy Gallagher]], an [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] nurse who took legal action against the [[Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust]].<ref name="London Mayor 2024 - 2">{{Cite web |last=Vickers |first=Noah |date=2024-01-10 |title=Nurse and property broker announce London mayoral election bids |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lon...her-sdp-shyam-batra-independent-b1131483.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> Policies the party campaigned on included opposition to "[[Woke|woke ideology]]" by pledging to "defund woke projects" in order to increase spending on policing and transport, abolishing [[Ultra Low Emission Zone|ULEZ]], and tackling violent crime.<ref name="London Mayor 2024 - 3">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Joanna |date=2024-02-07 |title=‘Londoners deserve a new kind of politics’ |url=https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/02/07/londoners-deserve-a-new-kind-of-politics/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=[[Spiked (magazine)|Spiked]] |language=en}}</ref> Gallagher won 34,449 votes, 1.4% share of the total.<ref name="London Mayor 2024 - 4">{{Cite web |title=London Mayor election results |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/england/mayors/E12000007 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> | The party contested the [[2024 London mayoral election]] with candidate [[Amy Gallagher]], an [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] nurse who took legal action against the [[Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust]].<ref name="London Mayor 2024 - 2">{{Cite web |last=Vickers |first=Noah |date=2024-01-10 |title=Nurse and property broker announce London mayoral election bids |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lon...her-sdp-shyam-batra-independent-b1131483.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> Policies the party campaigned on included opposition to "[[Woke|woke ideology]]" by pledging to "defund woke projects" in order to increase spending on policing and transport, abolishing [[Ultra Low Emission Zone|ULEZ]], and tackling violent crime.<ref name="London Mayor 2024 - 3">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Joanna |date=2024-02-07 |title=‘Londoners deserve a new kind of politics’ |url=https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/02/07/londoners-deserve-a-new-kind-of-politics/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=[[Spiked (magazine)|Spiked]] |language=en}}</ref> Gallagher won 34,449 votes, 1.4% share of the total.<ref name="London Mayor 2024 - 4">{{Cite web |title=London Mayor election results |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/england/mayors/E12000007 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> |
The SDP won a third seat on [[Leeds City Council]], with Rob Chesterfield gaining 1,882 votes in [[Middleton Park (ward)|Middleton Park ward]] and defeating sitting Labour Councillor Sharon Burke.<ref name="SDP Win 2024>{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=Jeremy |date=2024-05-03 |title=SDP win again in Middleton Park |url=https://southleedslife.com/sdp-win-again-in-middleton-park/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=South Leeds Life |language=en}}</ref> | The SDP won a third seat on [[Leeds City Council]], with Rob Chesterfield gaining 1,882 votes in [[Middleton Park (ward)|Middleton Park ward]] and defeating sitting Labour Councillor Sharon Burke.<ref name="SDP Win 2024">{{Cite web |last=Morton |first=Jeremy |date=2024-05-03 |title=SDP win again in Middleton Park |url=https://southleedslife.com/sdp-win-again-in-middleton-park/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=South Leeds Life |language=en}}</ref> |
SDP candidate David Bettney gained 20,835 votes in the South Yorkshire mayoral election, 7.64% share of the total.<ref name="South Yorkshire Mayor 2024">{{Cite web |last=Coyle |first=Simon |date=2024-05-02 |title=South Yorkshire mayoral election 2024 results in full |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/south-yorkshire-mayoral-election-2024-29041137 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> A former soldier who served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, Bettney campaigned on tackling homelessness, boosting manufacturing in the region, reopening Doncaster airport and working with disadvantaged teenagers to reduce crime.<ref name="David Bettney">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=South Yorkshire mayor candidate: David Bettney |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cle03vp08peo |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> | SDP candidate David Bettney gained 20,835 votes in the South Yorkshire mayoral election, 7.64% share of the total.<ref name="South Yorkshire Mayor 2024">{{Cite web |last=Coyle |first=Simon |date=2024-05-02 |title=South Yorkshire mayoral election 2024 results in full |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/south-yorkshire-mayoral-election-2024-29041137 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}</ref> A former soldier who served in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, Bettney campaigned on tackling homelessness, boosting manufacturing in the region, reopening Doncaster airport and working with disadvantaged teenagers to reduce crime.<ref name="David Bettney">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=South Yorkshire mayor candidate: David Bettney |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cle03vp08peo |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=BBC |language=en}}</ref> |
==Policies== | ==Policies== |
The SDP is a [[Syncretic politics|syncretic]] political party which combines [[centre-left]] economics with [[centre-right]] stances on social and cultural values.<ref name="London Mayor 2024"></ref> Its leader William Clouston has described it as a party of the 'conservative left'.<ref>{{Cite web |url= | The SDP is a [[Syncretic politics|syncretic]] political party which combines [[centre-left]] economics with [[centre-right]] stances on social and cultural values.<ref name="London Mayor 2024" /> Its leader William Clouston has described it as a party of the 'conservative left'.<ref>{{Cite web |url= |
===Europe=== | ===Europe=== |
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=== Transgender rights === | === Transgender rights === |
The SDP's policy on transgender rights allows for a person to change their legal sex, subject to "medical gatekeeping". They oppose changes of legal gender by self-identification alone.<ref name ="Joanna Williams The Times"></ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Transgender & Biological Sex-Based Rights - SDP |url=https://sdp.org.uk/policies/transgender-and-biological-sex-based-rights/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022111.../transgender-and-biological-sex-based-rights/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The party supports biological sex-based segregation in sport, women's refuges and prisons.<ref name=":2" />{{Third-party-inline|date=April 2023}} | The SDP's policy on transgender rights allows for a person to change their legal sex, subject to "medical gatekeeping". They oppose changes of legal gender by self-identification alone.<ref name ="Joanna Williams The Times" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Transgender & Biological Sex-Based Rights - SDP |url=https://sdp.org.uk/policies/transgender-and-biological-sex-based-rights/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |archive-date=2022-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022111.../transgender-and-biological-sex-based-rights/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The party supports biological sex-based segregation in sport, women's refuges and prisons.<ref name=":2" />{{Third-party-inline|date=April 2023}} |
The SDP supports healthcare spending for treatment of gender dysphoria, in both psychological and physiological forms, but stipulates that no physical treatments, including hormones, should be allowed for under-18s.<ref name=":2" />{{Third-party-inline|date=April 2023}} | The SDP supports healthcare spending for treatment of gender dysphoria, in both psychological and physiological forms, but stipulates that no physical treatments, including hormones, should be allowed for under-18s.<ref name=":2" />{{Third-party-inline|date=April 2023}} |
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