List of political parties in Wales

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Parties represented in the National Assembly for Wales

Parties represented in the National Assembly for Wales (in order of number of representatives):

• Welsh Labour - left, Social democratic, Democratic socialist, Self determination - (30)AMs

• Welsh Conservatives - centre-right, Conservative, Liberal conservative, Unionist - (14)AMs

• Plaid Cymru - far-left, Social democratic, Democratic socialist, Pro-independence - (11)AMs

• Welsh Liberal Democrats - left, Liberal, Social liberal, federalist - (5)AMs

Minor parties

• Newid - party seeking to establish a demarchic political system in Wales
• Cymru Rydd - Welsh republican party
• Cymru Annibynnol - in favour of Welsh independence
• Llais Gwynedd - Gwynedd Regionalist party
• Wales Green Party
• British National Party - Great Britain-wide party
• Welsh Communist Party
• Plaid Rhyddfrydol i Gymru - Liberal Party in Wales
• Socialist Party Wales
• Welsh Christian Party
• Respect-The Unity Coalition
• UK Independence Party
• Putting Llanelli First
• Pirate Party UK
• Plaid Glyndwr; Welsh Nationalist Republican Party.
• Forza Dyfed; Seeking the Reunification of the historic county of Dyfed

Defunct parties

• Balchder Cymru - amalgamated into Mudiad Rhyddhad Cymru and reformed as a political pressure group in 2006.
• Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group - party set-up in Blaenau Gwent. Its leader, Dai Davies, announced he was retiring from politics and the party would be disbanded.
• Cymru Goch - evolved into Forward Wales.
• Forward Wales - Disbanded in 2010.
• Welsh Republican Movement - most members either returned to Plaid Cymru or joined the Labour Party.
• John Marek Independent Party - (2003), evolved into Forward Wales.
• South Wales Socialist Society - amalgamated with the Communist Party of Great Britain in the 1920s.
• Communist Party of South Wales and the West of England - disbanded in the 1920s.
• Welsh Socialist Alliance - currently inactive.
• Welsh Socialist Republican Movement - fell apart after its members were arrested by police for conspiracy to bomb places.

See also

• Elections in Wales
• Politics of Wales
• Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
• Political make-up of local councils in Wales