List of Labour Party breakaway parties (UK)

Since the founding of the Labour Party in 1900, it has seen a steady number of splits and breakaway factions. Some of the breakaway organisations have thrived as independent parties, some have become defunct, while others have merged back with the parent party or other political parties.

Year	Party	Status
1918	National Democratic and Labour Party	Merged with the National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) in 1922.
1918	Coalition Labour	Dissolved after the 1918 General Elections.
1931	National Labour Organisation	Dissolved in 1945.
1931	New Party	Became the British Union of Fascists in 1932.
1940	Oxford University Democratic Socialist Club	Merged with the Oxford University Labour Club in 1943.
1949	Labour Independent Group	Dissolved after the 1950 General Elections.
1964	Militant	Now the Socialist Party (England and Wales).
1972	Democratic Labour	Merged with the Social Democratic Alliance in 1980.
1975	Social Democratic Alliance	Merged with Social Democratic Party in 1981.
1976	Scottish Labour Party	Dissolved in 1981.
1981	Social Democratic Party (SDP)	Merged with the Liberal Party (UK) in 1988 to create the Liberal Democrats (UK).
1985	Moderate Labour Party	Dissolved itself after the 1994 European Parliament Elections.
1990	Liverpool 29	Dissolved itself.
1995	Socialist People's Party	Dissolved itself in 2015.
1996	Socialist Labour Party	Active
1997	Socialist Party (England and Wales)	Active
1998	Democratic Labour Party	Dissolved itself in 2016, after its last Councillor, Pete Smith, lost his seat on Walsall Council.
2019	Independent Group for Change (Change UK, The Independent Group)	Dissolved itself in December 2019 after the general election.
2019	The Independents (UK)	Dissolved itself in December 2019 after the general election.
2021	Breakthrough Party	Active

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