Scottish National Party

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Scottish National Party Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scots National Pairtie
Abbreviation	SNP
Leader	John Swinney
Depute Leader	Keith Brown
House of Commons group leader	Stephen Flynn
Chairperson & Business Convener	Kirsten Oswald
Founded	1934 (1934)
Merger of	National Party of Scotland Scottish Party
Headquarters	Gordon Lamb House 3 Jackson's Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ
Student wing	SNP Students
Youth wing	Young Scots for Independence
Membership (December 2023)	69,325[1]
Ideology	Scottish nationalism‌[2][3] Scottish independence[4] Civic nationalism[5][6] Regionalism[7][8] Social democracy[9][10][11] Pro-Europeanism‌[12]
Political position	Centre-left[13][14][15][16] Big tent[17]
European affiliation	European Free Alliance
Colours	Yellow
House of Commons (Scottish seats)[18]	9 / 59
Scottish Parliament[19]	63 / 129
Local government in Scotland[20]	426 / 1,227
Website
www.snp.org
Political parties

The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba; Scots: Scots National Pairty) is a political party in Scotland. It campaigns mostly for Scotland to leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country. It is a social democratic party and is currently the largest party in the Scottish Parliament, with 63 out of 129 seats and its party leader John Swinney is First Minister of Scotland.

1. ↑ Paterson, Kirsteen (9 February 2024). "Exclusive: SNP membership numbers fall again, new figures reveal". Holyrood Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
2. ↑ Hassan, Gerry (2009), The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 5, 9
3. ↑ Harvie, Christopher (2004). Scotland and Nationalism: Scottish Society and Politics, 1707 to the Present. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-32724-4.
4. ↑ Independence. Scottish National Party. Archived 28 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
5. ↑ Mitchell, James; Bennie, Lynn; Johns, Rob (2012), The Scottish National Party: Transition to Power, Oxford University Press, pp. 107–116
6. ↑ Keating, Michael (2009), "Nationalist Movements in Comparative Perspective", The Modern SNP: From Protest to Power, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 214–217
7. ↑ Schrijver, Frans (2006). Regionalism After Regionalisation: Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 261–290. ISBN 978-90-5629-428-1.
8. ↑ MAZZOLENI, OSCAR; Mueller, Sean (2017). "The Scottish National Party: Nationalism for the many". In Oscar Mazzoleni; Sean Mueller (eds.). Regionalist Parties in Western Europe: Dimensions of Success. Taylor & Francis. pp. 22–41. ISBN 978-1-317-06895-2.
9. ↑ "About Us". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015.
10. ↑ Hepburn, Eve (18 October 2013). New Challenges for Stateless Nationalist and Regionalist Parties. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-317-96596-1.
11. ↑ Lingard, Bob (24 July 2013). Politics, Policies and Pedagogies in Education: The Selected Works of Bob Lingard. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-135-01998-3.
12. ↑ name="auto">"Anti-Brexit feeling expected to help SNP in European elections". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
13. ↑ Garner, Robert; Kelly, Richard (15 June 1998). British Political Parties Today. Manchester University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7190-5105-0.
14. ↑ Ari-Veikko, Anttiroiko (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 398. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
15. ↑ Colomer, Josep M. (25 July 2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
16. ↑ Ibpus.com; International Business Publications, USA (1 January 2012). Scotland Business Law Handbook: Strategic Information and Laws. Int'l Business Publications. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4387-7095-6. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2019. {{cite book}}: |author2= has generic name (help)
17. ↑ Hassan, Gerry; Barrow, Simon (2017). A Nation Changed?: The SNP and Scotland Ten Years On. Luath Press Limited. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-910324-99-8.
18. ↑ "UK General election 2024 Results". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
19. ↑ "Current party balance". The Scottish Parliament. parliament.scot. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
20. ↑ "Local Council Political Compositions". Open Council Date UK. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.