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 |