Labour Party
centrist social democratic political party in the United Kingdom
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Summary
Labour Party is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of political party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,484 views/month, #25 of 10,192).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Party of European Socialists[3], Progressive Alliance[4]
- Country: United Kingdom[5]
- Anthem: The Red Flag[6]
- Follows: Labour Representation Committee[7]
- Headquarters location: City of Westminster[8]
- Commons category: Labour Party (United Kingdom)[9]
- SRGB color hex triplet: DC241F[10]
- Chairperson: Keir Starmer[11], Andy Burnham[12]
- Has part(s): Welsh Labour[13], Scottish Labour Party[14]
- Inception: January 1, 1900[15]
- Location of formation: London[16]
- Official website: https://labour.org.uk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Labour Party (UK)[18]
- Email address: mailto:dataprotection@labour.org.uk[19]
- Described at URL: https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/lorgan.htm[20]
- Political ideology: democratic socialism[21], social democracy[22]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
- Political alignment: centre-left[24]
- Number of seats in assembly: 198[25], 175[26], 22[27], 30[28], 11[29]
- Native label: Labour Party[30]
- Short name: Lab[31]
- Member count: 640,000[32], 483,000[33], 554,000[34], 528,000[35], 201,293[36], 552,000[37], 580,000[38], 264,754[39]
- Position held by head of the organization: Leader of the Labour Party[40]
- Hashtag: labour-party[41]
- General secretary: Iain McNicol[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Labour Party include Labor Party[43], a political party[44], in El Salvador[45], founded in 1930[46].
Why It Matters
Labour Party has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include Labor Party[43], a political party[44], in El Salvador[45], founded in 1930[46].