Minority parties

Scottish National Party (SNP)

Plaid Cymru

United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)

Green Party

DUP

In 2015, the SNP won 56/59 Scottish constituencies

SNP was the 3rd largest party in the HoC following 2015 and 2017 general elections

It has most of its power within the Scottish government

1) Scotland has maintained free university tuition fees

2) Prescription charges abolished

3) 16+17 year olds allowed to vote in local council elections

Never achieved an electoral breakthrough in Labour-dominated Wales, retains popularity in the Welsh-speaking parts of North Wales

2017, it won 4/40 Welsh seats, the most ever

Influence peaked 2007-2011 through Labour coalition

2014 European Parliament elections, UKIP beat both Conservatives and Labor with 26.6% vote and 24 seats

Nigel Farage - key figurehead - leave = 52%

High levels of support amongst working class Labour supporters in 2015 left Labour with the worst share of the vote since 1987

Victim of the electoral system FPTP and so achieves little success in Westminster

Caroline Lucas helped increase the party's support

Encouraged main political parties to adopt more environmentally friendly policies

2018, May's 25 year environment plan at the London Wetland Centre

Priority is to keep Northern Ireland a part of the UK

Played a role in the peace protest in Northern Ireland, in 2015, was the largest unionist party in Westminster with 28% share of the vote of all unionist parties

Iain Paisley in 2007 agreed to power share with Sinn Fein which was significant in the Northern Irish peace protest

Confidence and supply agreement with the Conservatives