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• Alliance Party of Northern Ireland - Non-sectarian party which advocates co-operation between Nationalist and Unionist communities and power sharing. Aligned with the Liberal Democrats. Supports the Good Friday Agreement.
• Labour In Northern Ireland - Trying to pressure the UK Labour Party to reverse Labour's ban on having members from or running candidates in the province. Unconnected with Northern Ireland Labour. Does not run electorally.
• Northern Ireland Labour - A non-sectarian coalition of left-wing groups and trade unionists formed in 1996 under the leadership of Malachi Curran. Not affiliated with either the UK Labour Party or the Irish Labour Party.
• Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (NIWC) - Includes information on the history, policies, and membership of the non-sectarian, cross community political party "dedicated to finding a peaceful and just solution to the Conflict in Northern Ireland."
• Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) - Nationalist party, favours eventual unification of Ireland on a peaceful, consensual basis. Prioritises goal of powersharing between Catholics and Protestants. Supports the Good Friday Agreement. Led by Mark Durkan and Brid Rodgers.
• The Conservative Party in Northern Ireland - Provincial section of the British Conservatives. Non-sectarian.
• The Socialist Party in Northern Ireland - "For Workers Unity and Socialism, opposing Sectarianism," the party campaigns for working class unity across the sectarian divide. Part of the Committee for a Workers International.
• Ulster Christian Democrat Party - Advocates the recreation of Ulster as an independent and sovereign state based on Christian principles. Provides platform for reform of church and state including positions on constitutional structures and the bill of rights.