[1] The party drew support mainly from Roman Catholics.
[2] In Banjul it had support mainly amongst the Wolofs, in the rural areas mainly amongst Fulas.
[3] In 1963, the People's Progressive Party and DCA invited UP to join the government.
In 1970, the party suffered a heavy blow as its leader joined the PPP.
[1] During the 1970s and 1980s the party strongly opposed a union with Senegal.