Minor Political Parties

• UKIP


  UK Independence Party
• UKIP successes


  • 3,881,099 votes in 2015
  • High votes due to Brexit referendum
• UKIP failures


  • 2019, 2017, 2010 gained no seats
  • Brexit party no seats
• SNP


  Scottish National Party
• SNP successes


  • 2015 had 56 seats
  • 1,454,436 votes
  • Scottish parliament levy successful
• SNP failures


  • 2017, lost 21 seats
• Greens successes


  • Consistent with 1 seat from 2010-2019
• Greens failures


  • Have not gained any more seats
• DUP


  Democratic Unionist Party
• DUP successes


  • 2017 had 10 seats, confidence and supply deal
• UKIP policy


  • The EU - leave the EU, pressure for referendum
  • Immigration - Australian point based system
  • Other - strong on defence policy
• UKIP current leader


  Neil Hamilton
• UKIP influential people


  Nigel Farage
• UKIP best known for


  Leaving the EU
• SNP policy


  • The UK - chose Scotland independence, still want independence but are aware it is not going to happen - question of further referendum but unlikely as it has to be approved by Westminster
  • BREXIT - Scotland wanted to remain, wanted a seat in debate
  • Other - increase staff pay in NHS, wanted more funding for child care
• SNP current leader

  John Swinney
• SNP influential people


  Nicola Sturgeon
• SNP best election


  56 seats from Nicola Sturgeon
• SNP best known for


  Scottish independence
• Green Party policy


  • Key environmental policies - introduce carbon tax, cancel £27 billion worth of national road building
  • Away from the environment - homes, cheaper energy bills, tax the wealthiest % of people, schools, provide free school meals for primary and secondary
• Green Party current leaders


  Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay
• Green Party most influential


  Caroline Lucas
• Green Party best elections

  2010 to 2019 maintained 1 seat
• What other parties say on the environment


  • Conservatives - reach net zero by 2050
  • Labour - clean electricity by 2030
  • Liberal Democrats - recognise climate change, net zero by 2045
• UKIP's success

  Taken votes from Labour and Conservatives, constitutional change of Brexit, immigration policies have been introduced, growing support, then decline as Brexit was done
• SNP's success


  Split votes from Labour, independence for Scotland, question of further referendum
• Types of political systems


  • One party system
  • Dominant party system
  • Two-party system (in Westminster)
  • Multi-party system
• One party system - only one party is allowed to dominate e.g. China, Russia
• Dominant party system - number of parties are able to participate but one party regularly wins e.g. Japan
• Two-party system (in Westminster) - only two parties have a chance of winning
• Multi-party system - multiple parties try for power
• what allows the two party system to work?

  • electoral systems
  • funding
  • media