British Unionist Party | |
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| Leader | John Ferguson[1] |
| Founded | December 2015 |
| Headquarters | 272 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JR[2] |
| Ideology | British unionism Scottish unionism Social conservatism Social democracy British nationalism |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| Colours | Blue, white and red |
| Scottish Parliament | 0 / 129
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| Local government in Scotland | 1 / 1,227
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| Website | |
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The British Unionist Party (BUP) is a Scottish unionist political party founded in December 2015 as A Better Britain – Unionist Party by activists from the Better Together campaign against Scottish independence.[3] Unlike the mainstream unionist parties, it is critical of the devolution process, which it views as a "slow road to separation".[4] The party has a statement of principles based on the four themes of Union, constitution, industry and sovereignty.[5]
At the 2022 local elections, the BUP gained its first ever elected representative when John Jo Leckie was elected as a councillor in the North Lanarkshire ward of Fortissat.
- ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". Electoral Commission.
- ^ "View registration - The Electoral Commission". Electoral Commission.
- ^ "'Better Together' party to contest Holyrood 2016 election". The Scotsman. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Understanding the UK: A Unionist Philosophy". 11 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Manifesto". Retrieved 28 August 2017.