What was the Social Democratic Party?
Q: What was the Social Democratic Party?
A: The Social Democratic Party (also known as the SDP) was a centrist political party that was made by Labour Party politicians in 1981 who did not like how left-wing the party was becoming.
Q: Who founded the Social Democratic Party?
A: The SDP was founded on 26 March 1981 by four senior Labour Party moderates, dubbed the "Gang of Four": Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams.
Q: Did the Social Democratic Party win any elections?
A: The SDP allied with the Liberals, winning 25% of the vote in 1983 and 23% in 1987 through the "SDP-Liberal Alliance".
Q: What was the "SDP-Liberal Alliance"?
A: The "SDP-Liberal Alliance" was the alliance between the Social Democratic Party and the Liberals.
Q: What happened to the Social Democratic Party?
A: The SDP and Liberals merged in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats.
Q: Why did the Labour Party politicians form the SDP?
A: The Labour Party politicians formed the SDP because they did not like how left-wing the party was becoming.
Q: Who were the members of the "Gang of Four" that founded the SDP?
A: The members of the "Gang of Four" that founded the SDP were Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams.
