List of UK student political societies

Below is a list of political societies at UK universities, in order of age, with links to the relevant Wikipedia articles for the more notable ones.

Name Coverage Type Party Affiliation Founded
Diagnostic Society of Edinburgh

(as Dialectic Society)

University of Edinburgh Debating society All/None 1787
Cambridge Union Cambridge University Debating society All/None 1815
Oxford Union Oxford University Debating society All/None 1823
University College London (UCL) Union Debating Society (as Literary and Philosophical Society) University College London Debating society All/None 1829
Glasgow University Liberal Democrats

(as Glasgow University Liberal Club)

University of Glasgow Political party branch Liberal Democrats 1828
Glasgow University Conservative Association

(as The Peel Club)

Glasgow University Political party branch Conservative 1836
Durham Union Durham University Debating society All/None 1842
University of Aberdeen Debater (as King's College Debating Society) University of Aberdeen Debating society All/None 1848
Queen's University Literary and Scientific Society Queen's University Belfast Debating society All/None 1850
King's College London Conservative Association King's College London Political party branch Conservative 1861
Glasgow University Dialectic Society Glasgow University Debating society All/None 1861
Edinburgh University Conservative and Unionist Association University of Edinburgh Political party branch Conservative 1862
The Union Society of King's College, London King's College London Debating society All/None 1873[1]
University of Aberdeen Conservative and Unionist Association University of Aberdeen Political party branch Conservative 1881
Edinburgh University Socialist Society University of Edinburgh Political organisation All/None 1884
Imperial College Debating Society Imperial College London Debating society All/None 1886
Cambridge Student Liberal Democrats

(as Cambridge University Liberal Club)

Cambridge University Political party branch Liberal 1886
University of St. Andrew's Union Debating Society University of St. Andrew's Debating society All/None 1890
Liberal Youth

(as National League of Young Liberals)

United Kingdom National youth wing Liberal 1903
Cambridge Universities Labour Club

(as Cambridge University Fabian Society)

Cambridge University Political party branch Labour 1905
Conservative Future

(as Junior Imperial and Constitutional League)

United Kingdom National youth wing Conservative 1906
University College London (UCL) Conservative Society University College London Political party branch Conservative 1908
Oxford University Liberal Democrats

(as Oxford University Liberal Club)

Oxford University Political party branch Liberal 1913
Oxford University Labour Club Oxford University Political party branch Labour 1919
Cambridge University Conservative Association Cambridge University Political party branch Conservative 1921
Oxford Conservative Association

(as Oxford University Conservative Association)

Oxford University Political party branch Conservative 1924
Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association Glasgow University Political party branch Scottish National Party 1927
Nottingham University Conservative Association (as Nottingham University Conservative and Unionist Association) University of Nottingham Political party branch Conservative 1933
Glasgow University Labour Club Glasgow University Political party branch Labour 1946
Queen Mary Labour Society

(as Queen Mary Labour Club)

Queen Mary, University of London Political party branch Labour 1947
Edinburgh University Liberal Democrats

(as Edinburgh University Liberal Club)

Edinburgh University Political party branch Liberal 1955
University of York Conservative and Unionist Association

(as University of York Conservative Association)

University of York Political party branch Conservative 1963
University of Warwick Conservative Association University of Warwick Political party branch Conservative 1965
Warwick Politics Society University of Warwick Politics Society None 1967
University of York Labour Club (UYLC) University of York Political party branch Labour 1968
Labour Students

(as National Organisation of Labour Students)

United Kingdom National youth wing Labour 1970
Oxford Hayek Society Oxford University Political Discussion Group None 1983
Manchester Debating Union Manchester University Debating society None/All 1996
Manchester Young Conservatives University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Salford Political party branch Conservative
Communist Students (Autonomous) United Kingdom Political organisation None 2006
The York Politics Society University of York Political organisation All/None 2009
The Wilberforce Society University of Cambridge Think tank None 2009
Warwick Think Tank Society University of Warwick Think tank None 2010
King's College London Think Tank Society King's College London Think tank None 2010
King's College London Labour Society King's College London Political Party Branch Labour 2011
Imperial College London Conservative Association Imperial College London Political party branch/Political Forum Conservative pre-2013
York Dialectic Union

(as York Union)

University of York Debating society None 2013
ORACLE - Political Information Forum University of Central Lancashire Non-partisan political organisation None 2015
Birkbeck Politics Society Birkbeck, University of London Politics Society None 2019
LJMU Political Society Liverpool John Moores University Politics Society None 2019
University of Dundee Socialist Society University of Dundee Activist Organisation None 2021

References

  1. ^ "Spotlight on research | News Centre | King's College London".
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