One of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba(Scottish Gaelic) Scots Leeberal Democrats(Scots)
Leader
Alex Cole-Hamilton
Deputy Leader
Wendy Chamberlain
President
Willie Wilson
Founded
8 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-08)
Headquarters
4 Clifton Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5DR[1]
Youth wing
Scottish Young Liberals
Membership (December 2020)
4,185[2]
Ideology
Liberalism[3][4]
Social liberalism[4][5]
Federalism[6][7]
British unionism[8]
Pro-Europeanism
Political position
Centre to centre-left
National affiliation
Liberal Democrats
European affiliation
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliation
Liberal International
Colours
Yellow[9]
Slogan
"Put Recovery First"
Scottish seats in the House of Commons
4 / 59
Scottish Parliament
4 / 129
Local government in Scotland
87 / 1,227
Website
www.scotlibdems.org.uk
Politics of Scotland
Political parties
Elections
The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Libearal Deamocratach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Leeberal Democrats) is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, a part of the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats. The party currently holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 4 of the 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats is one of the three state parties[10] within the federal[11] Liberal Democrats, the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the English Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats do not contest elections in Northern Ireland.
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^"Style guide". Liberal Democrats. 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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4,185[2]