I know the Labour Party is the left-wing party and the Conservative party is the right-wing.

I often try to draw parallels between the Democratic and Republican party to make it easier to understand the differences but it actually makes it more difficult.

The Democratic Party is actually closer to the Liberal Democrats in the UK and not the Labour Party. The Labour Party is a socialist organization if I'm not mistaken and America has no such party.


So are the Liberal Democrats considered moderate or liberal in the UK? Why isn't it the major party?