Mystery surrounds an advertisement announcing the dissolving of the United Bermuda Party as its two remaining MPs are understood not to know anything about it.UBP leader Kim Swan and MP Charlie Swan are believed to have been left in the dark about the official notice stating the party will cease to operate from today.It is understood they will be taking the matter up with the party’s Central Council as they are unhappy they were not consulted.The Royal Gazette has been told that the two remaining MPs insist they are still members of the UBP as that’s the party they were elected under.It is being said that both Mr Swans want to remain loyal to the UBP and are not showing any interest in moving to the One Bermuda Alliance or becoming Independent MPs.The advertisement, which was published yesterday by direction of UBP secretary Janet Bridgewater, states the 47-year-old UBP would cease to operate as a political party from today.Kim Swan is currently off-island attending the conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in Grenada and Charlie Swan has just returned to Bermuda after attending the Island Games in the Isle of Wight.The advert states: “In pursuance with a resolution taken at a Special Meeting of the Central Council of the United Bermuda Party held on 3rd May 2011, notice is hereby given that the United Bermuda Party will cease to operate as a Political Body as of 30th June 2011.”The advert adds that the party’s offices, on the third floor of the Bermudiana Arcade on Queen Street, Hamilton, will be closed from today.The UBP ruled for 30 years until 1998, winning eight back-to-back General Elections between 1968 and 1993.But yesterday in a dramatic fall from grace the phone rang out at the UBP’s office and the party’s website was no longer in operation.At the May 3 meeting, the UBP’s central committee voted 68 to 14 in favour of dismantling in order to merge with the Bermuda Democratic Alliance to form the One Bermuda Alliance.The party then split over the move to dissolve the party and join forces with the BDA, which splintered from them in 2009.But the launch of the OBA was delayed after Kim Swan and others won a temporary injunction to the move on the grounds the consultation process was “deeply flawed”.Seven of the nine UBP MPs then sidestepped this by resigning as members and Kim Swan was forced to resign as leader of the Opposition.This paved the way for the OBA to be set up, with John Barritt named as interim leader, as the politicians were free to act as individuals rather than party members.Since the launch of the OBA in May, the UBP has held just two seats in the House of Assembly.Former UBP Senator Charlie Marshall said he did not know anything about the newspaper advert.He said: “It’s a sad chapter in Bermuda’s history that this has come to pass. Maybe I’m of the old school, but the good that this party has done over the years has deteriorated.“It seems to be the new generation wishes to make changes. We shall see if it can bring the same commitment and sacrifice, because it was a long struggle for the UBP, and things will not change just by changing a name.”Charlie Swan refused to comment and Kim Swan did not respond to our request for comment yesterday.The Royal Gazette was unable to reach Ms Bridgewater or anyone from the UBP’s Central Council.