Is the UK Still a Two Party System?

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In this video, we’re going to have a look at the signs that the UK is moving away from a two party system and ultimately, whether the UK is heading towards a multiparty system.

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SOURCES:

New Statesman on the Age of Five Party Politics
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/04/the-age-of-five-party-politics

British Democracy on the State of Two Party Politics in the UK
https://britishdemocracy.com/2015/06/09/2015-and-the-state-of-two-party-politics-in-the-uk/

National Centre for Social Research on the Value Divide of Britain’s Two Party System
https://natcen.ac.uk/how-value-divide-challenging-britains-two-party-system

Electoral Reform Society on How the 2024 Election Would Have Looked With Proportional Representation
https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/how-the-2024-election-could-have-looked-with-proportional-representation/

Opinion Polling for the Next General Election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election

YouGov Polling on How Britons Feel About Multi Party Politics
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/50246-after-the-least-two-party-general-election-ever-how-do-britons-feel-about-multi-party-politics

Elections Taking Place on 1st May
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd925jk27k0o