| Why has there been a shift away from our two party system? | This has been due to the movement of Labour and the Conservatives towards the centre-ground, in an attempt to win over ‘swing’ voters, has left the left and right wings respectively of these parties feeling less represented. |
| Why has the decline in Lib Dem support increased a desire for alternatives? | They were often seen as the obvious choice for those not wishing to vote for either of the two main parties, however being part of government changed their statues as the ‘protest’ party. Voters, therefore, wished to look for alternatives to them. |
| What is UKIP? | The United Kingdom Independence Party was founded in 1993 by members of the Anti-Federalist League |
| What is UKIP's main objective? | The party’s main objectives were to secure the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union |
| When did UKIp first make the most significant breakthrough? | first made its first significant breakthrough at the local elections in 2013 |
| What place did it come in the national share of votes in 2013? | it came third in the nationwide share of votes |
| What place did it come in the number of council seats won by a party? | fourth in terms of the number of council seats the party won. |
| Who was the most successful leader of UKIP? | The most successful leader of UKIP was Nigel Farage, a founding member who held the position from 2010-16 |
| What share of the votes did they receive in the 2014 European elections? | received the most votes from the UK - the first time for more than a century that a party other than the Conservatives or Labour has won. |
| What happened to UKIP in the 2015 general election? | Despite gaining 12.6% of the vote in the 2015 __election, UKIP only won one seat (Carswell) |
| What could be argued about the impact of UKIP? | It as been argued that Farage and UKIP were the catalysts for the 2016 EU membership referendum. |
| What were some of UKIP's policies? | Complete Brexit process by 2019, Unskilled and low-skilled labour banned for five years, and skilled workers and students would need visas, Ban Sharia courts and the wearing of face coverings in public places |
| What is the SNP? | In 1934 the centre-left National Party of Scotland and the centre-right Scottish Party formed to become the Scottish National Party. |
| What place does the SNP come in terms of party support? | is the third largest political party in terms of membership in the UK, with more than 92,000 members. |
| What have been some major impacts SNP has had in Scottish Parliament? | In 2007, the SNP became the largest party in the Scottish Parliament, and in 2011 became the institution’s first single-party majority government, paving the way for the 2014 independence referendum. |
| Who is the current leader of the SNP? | Nicola Sturgeon, who replaced Alex Salmond who stepped down after the Scottish Independence referendum in 2014. |
| What are some of the progressive steps SNP has has made in legislation? | The party ideology aligns with mainstream European social democratic traditions, commitments to same-sex marriage, progressive personal taxation, reducing the voting age to sixteen and investment in renewable energy. |
| What do current SNP policies include? | Hold a second independence referendum once the terms of Brexit are known, Invest £118bn in UK public services, Increase the minimum wage to over £10 per hour by the end of the parliament |
| What has the increasing support for the SNP coupled with the fact the majority of Scotland voted got remain in the EU created? | A difficult area to resist pressure in the future to hold a second independence referendum. |
| What is the green party? | Formed in __1990 __after the former Green Party split into three parties the Green Party of England and Wales is co-led by Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley. |
| What type of Party has the green party been seen as? | ‘single issue’ environmentalist party |
| What else do the green party support? | communitarian economic policies and proportional representation, taking a progressive approach to social policies that include drug policy reform, animal rights, LGBT rights etc. |
| When was the green party originally formed? | Originally formed as the People Party in 1972, the party changed their name to The Ecology Party in 1975, settling on the Green Party in 1985 |
| How many voted did the green party get in the 2015 general election? | one million votes |
| How many seats did the green party get in the 2015 general election? | one seat |
| What do current green party policies include? | Hold a referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal, with the option of staying in the EU, Pass an Environment Protection Act to safeguard and restore the environment, Scrap tuition fees and fund full student grants |
| Who are the leaders of the green party? | Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay |
| What is Plaid Cymru? | Formed in 1925 as Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru in order to attempt to establish a Welsh government, the party’s primary aim was to make the Welsh language the only official language of Wales. |
| What are current Plaid Cymru policies? | Negotiate a Brexit deal that puts Wales first, Demand all future free trade deals must be endorsed by Welsh Assembly, Guarantee rights of all Europeans currently living and working in Wales |
| Who is the current leader of Plaid Cymru? | Adam Price |
| How many seats did Plaid Cymru win in the UK general election? | 3 seats |
| How many seats did Plaid Cymru win in the welsh assembly elections? | 12 seats, making them the official opposition to the Labour government. |
