Alliance is different to the other significant political parties in Northern Ireland.
Alliance has 40 Councillors in local government and six Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Our former Party Leader, John Alderdice, sits in the House of Lords. Alliance is committed to the creation of a just, fair, peaceful and prosperous society in Northern Ireland, based on respect for all sections of our community and on the widest possible participation in government. We are committed to the protection of human rights, and we utterly oppose the use of violence. We believe that the people of Northern Ireland must decide their own future, and that there should be no change in the constitutional position without their consent.