SDP–Liberal Alliance

SDP–Liberal Alliance
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Founded	16 June 1981
Dissolved	3 March 1988
Merged into	Liberal Democrats
Ideology	Social liberalism
Political position	Centre
Colours	Gold (1987)
	Politics of the United Kingdom; Political parties; Elections;

The SDP–Liberal Alliance was a centrist and social liberal political and electoral alliance in the United Kingdom.

Formed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Party, the SDP–Liberal Alliance was established in 1981, contesting the 1982 United Kingdom local elections, 1983 United Kingdom local elections, 1983 general election, 1984 United Kingdom local elections, 1984 European election, 1985 United Kingdom local elections, 1986 United Kingdom local elections, 1987 United Kingdom local elections and 1987 general election.

The SDP–Liberal Alliance ceased to exist in 1988, when the two component parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, under which label they stood in the 1988 United Kingdom local elections, later renamed the Liberal Democrats.

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