Communist Party of Great Britain election results
This article lists the Communist Party of Great Britain's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Summary of general election performance
Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average voters per candidate | Percentage of vote | Saved deposits | Change (percentage points) | Number of MPs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1922 | 5 | 30,684 | 6,137 | 0.2 | x | N/A | 1 |
1923 | 4 | 34,258 | 8,565 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
1924 | 8 | 51,176 | 6,397 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 |
1929 | 25 | 47,554 | 1,902 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
1931 | 26 | 69,692 | 2,680 | 0.3 | 6 | +0.1 | 0 |
1935 | 2 | 27,177 | 13,589 | 0.1 | 2 | −0.2 | 1 |
1945 | 21 | 97,945 | 4,664 | 0.4 | 9 | +0.3 | 2 |
1950 | 100 | 91,765 | 918 | 0.3 | 3 | −0.1 | 0 |
1951 | 10 | 21,640 | 2,164 | 0.1 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 |
1955 | 17 | 33,144 | 1,950 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
1959 | 18 | 30,896 | 1,716 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
1964 | 36 | 46,442 | 1,290 | 0.2 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 |
1966 | 57 | 62,092 | 1,089 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1970 | 57 | 37,970 | 655 | 0.1 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 |
1974 February | 44 | 32,743 | 744 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
1974 October | 29 | 17,426 | 601 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1979 | 38 | 16,858 | 444 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1983 | 35 | 11,606 | 332 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 |
1987 | 19 | 6,078 | 320 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 |
Election results
By-elections, 1921–22
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Caerphilly by-election, 1921 | Stewart, BobBob Stewart | 2,592 | 10.3 | 3 |
1922 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green North East | Windsor, WalterWalter Windsor | 5,659 | 35.3 | 2 |
Dundee | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 5,906 | 5.0 | 6 |
Greenock | Geddes, AlecAlec Geddes | 9,776 | 34.1 | 2 |
Motherwell | Newbold, WaltonWalton Newbold | 8,262 | 33.3 | 1 |
This list does not include Shapurji Saklatvala, a member of the party who was elected for the Labour Party, nor Joe Vaughan who also stood for the Labour Party.
1923 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dundee | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 10,380 | 10.1 | 5 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | Ferguson, AitkenAitken Ferguson | 10,021 | 39.0 | 2 |
Greenock | Geddes, AlecAlec Geddes | 10,335 | 38.8 | 2 |
Motherwell | Newbold, WaltonWalton Newbold | 8,712 | 37.4 | 2 |
This list does not include William Paul, Morgan Philips Price, Shapurji Saklatvala, Joe Vaughan or Ellen Wilkinson, party members who stood for the Labour Party.
1924 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Battersea North | Saklatvala, ShapurjiShapurji Saklatvala | 15,096 | 50.9 | 1 |
Bethnal Green South West | Vaughan, JoeJoe Vaughan | 6,024 | 40.9 | 2 |
Birmingham West | Dunstan, RobertRobert Dunstan | 7,158 | 32.1 | 2 |
Dundee | Stewart, BobBob Stewart | 8,340 | 6.7 | 5 |
Greenock | Geddes, AlecAlec Geddes | 7,590 | 29.0 | 2 |
Manchester Rusholme | Paul, WilliamWilliam Paul | 5,328 | 20.2 | 3 |
Nottingham East | Mann, TomTom Mann | 2,606 | 10.8 | 3 |
Streatham | Wall, AlfredAlfred Wall | 3,204 | 13.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1924–29
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North by-election, 1928 | Ferguson, AitkenAitken Ferguson | 2,618 | 12.9 | 3 |
1929 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Ferguson, AitkenAitken Ferguson | 1,686 | 5.8 | 3 |
Battersea North | Saklatvala, ShapurjiShapurji Saklatvala | 6,554 | 18.6 | 3 |
Bethnal Green South West | Dunstan, RobertRobert Dunstan | 1,368 | 7.7 | 3 |
Bothwell | Crawfurd, HelenHelen Crawfurd | 1,677 | 5.5 | 3 |
Caerphilly | Wilson, JockJock Wilson | 829 | 2.2 | 4 |
Dundee | Stewart, BobBob Stewart | 6,160 | 3.6 | 5 |
Dunfermline Burghs | Leckie, JackJack Leckie | 1,712 | 6.5 | 3 |
Glasgow St Rollox | Middleton, GeorgeGeorge Middleton | 613 | 1.9 | 3 |
Greenock | Geddes, AlecAlec Geddes | 7,005 | 25.1 | 3 |
Hackney South | Murphy, J. T.J. T. Murphy | 331 | 1.1 | 4 |
Hamilton | Moore, FrankFrank Moore | 395 | 1.6 | 3 |
Limehouse | Tapsell, WalterWalter Tapsell | 245 | 1.0 | 4 |
Manchester Platting | Vaughan, JosephJoseph Vaughan | 401 | 1.0 | 3 |
Mansfield | Smith, RoseRose Smith | 533 | 1.1 | 4 |
Motherwell | Brown, IsabelIsabel Brown | 984 | 3.4 | 4 |
Ogmore | Campbell, John RossJohn Ross Campbell | 1,525 | 3.8 | 4 |
Rhondda East | Horner, ArthurArthur Horner | 5,789 | 15.2 | 3 |
Rutherglen | Moffat, AlexAlex Moffat | 842 | 2.5 | 4 |
Seaham | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 1,431 | 2.9 | 4 |
Sheffield Attercliffe | Fletcher, GeorgeGeorge Fletcher | 1,731 | 5.5 | 4 |
Spen Valley | Usmani, ShaukatShaukat Usmani | 242 | 0.6 | 3 |
Tottenham South | Sara, HenryHenry Sara | 490 | 1.5 | 4 |
Wallsend | Hannington, WalWal Hannington | 744 | 1.8 | 4 |
West Fife | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 6,040 | 20.5 | 2 |
Wigan | Bright, FrankFrank Bright | 1,307 | 2.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1929–31
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leeds South East by-election, 1929 | Brain, WillWill Brain | 512 | 4.2 | 2 |
Kilmarnock by-election, 1929 | Brown, IsabelIsabel Brown | 1,448 | 4.4 | 3 |
Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1930 | Murphy, J. T.J. T. Murphy | 1,084 | 4.4 | 4 |
Glasgow Shettleston by-election, 1930 | Saklatvala, ShapurjiShapurji Saklatvala | 1,459 | 5.8 | 4 |
Shipley by-election, 1930 | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 701 | 1.7 | 4 |
Whitechapel and St Georges by-election, 1930 | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 2,106 | 9.6 | 4 |
Ogmore by-election, 1931 | Campbell, John RossJohn Ross Campbell | 5,219 | 21.2 | 2 |
1931 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdeen North | Crawfurd, HelenHelen Crawfurd | 3,980 | 11.1 | 3 |
Battersea North | Saklatvala, ShapurjiShapurji Saklatvala | 3,021 | 8.9 | 3 |
Bethnal Green South West | Vaughan, JoeJoe Vaughan | 2,970 | 17.4 | 3 |
Bermondsey West | Hannington, WalWal Hannington | 873 | 4.2 | 3 |
Birmingham Duddeston | Moore, BernardBernard Moore | 327 | 1.2 | 3 |
Bothwell | McCourt, BarneyBarney McCourt | 1,677 | 6.5 | 3 |
Burnley | Rushton, JimJim Rushton | 512 | 0.8 | 3 |
Dundee | Stewart, BobBob Stewart | 10,264 | 5.8 | 5 |
Edinburgh Central | Douglas, FredFred Douglas | 1,319 | 4.5 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals | McShane, HarryHarry McShane | 2,626 | 7.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Haines, A.A. Haines | 1,997 | 5.8 | 3 |
Gorton | Flanagan, ChrisChris Flanagan | 1,000 | 2.6 | 3 |
Greenock | Ferguson, AitkenAitken Ferguson | 6,440 | 18.2 | 3 |
Greenwich | Duncan, KathKath Duncan | 2,024 | 4.5 | 3 |
Hammersmith North | Bramley, TedTed Bramley | 697 | 2.2 | 3 |
Liverpool Scotland | McGree, LeoLeo McGree | 1,544 | 5.6 | 3 |
Ogmore | Campbell, John RossJohn Ross Campbell | 3,099 | 8.2 | 3 |
Rhondda East | Horner, ArthurArthur Horner | 10,359 | 31.9 | 2 |
Rhondda West | Davies, John LeighJohn Leigh Davies | 4,296 | 15.7 | 2 |
St Pancras North | Shepherd, WilliamWilliam Shepherd | 456 | 1.3 | 3 |
St Pancras South East | Usmani, ShaukatShaukat Usmani | 332 | 1.2 | 3 |
Seaham | Lumley, GeorgeGeorge Lumley | 677 | 1.3 | 3 |
Sheffield Attercliffe | Fletcher, GeorgeGeorge Fletcher | 2,790 | 8.5 | 3 |
Sheffield Brightside | Murphy, J. T.J. T. Murphy | 1,571 | 4.1 | 3 |
West Fife | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 6,829 | 22.1 | 3 |
Whitechapel and St Georges | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 2,658 | 11.2 | 3 |
By-elections, 1931–35
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dunbartonshire by-election, 1932 | McIntyre, HughieHughie McIntyre | 2,870 | 7.5 | 4 |
Rhondda East by-election, 1933 | Horner, ArthurArthur Horner | 11,228 | 33.8 | 2 |
Clay Cross by-election, 1933 | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 3,434 | 10.8 | 3 |
Skipton by-election, 1933 | Rushton, JamesJames Rushton | 704 | 1.7 | 4 |
Hammersmith North by-election, 1934 | Bramley, TedTed Bramley | 614 | 2.4 | 3 |
Merthyr by-election, 1934 | Hannington, WalWal Hannington | 3,409 | 9.5 | 4 |
1935 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rhondda East | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 13,655 | 38.2 | 2 |
West Fife | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 13,462 | 37.4 | 1 |
By-elections, 1935–45
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stretford by-election, 1939 | Gower, EricEric Gower | 1,514 | 5.1 | 3 |
Silvertown by-election, 1940 | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 966 | 6.2 | 2 |
Bow and Bromley by-election, 1940 | Brown, IsabelIsabel Brown | 506 | 4.2 | 2 |
Dunbartonshire by-election, 1941 | MacEwen, MalcolmMalcolm MacEwen | 3,862 | 15.0 | 2 |
1945 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon | Dunman, John Clement DixJohn Clement Dix Dunman | 1,668 | 4.4 | 4 |
Birmingham Handsworth | Eden, JessieJessie Eden | 1,390 | 3.4 | 5 |
Birmingham Sparkbrook | Palme Dutt, RajaniRajani Palme Dutt | 1,853 | 7.6 | 3 |
Coventry East | Alexander, BillBill Alexander | 3,986 | 7.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Central | Cooney, BobBob Cooney | 2,709 | 12.7 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Kerrigan, PeterPeter Kerrigan | 4,122 | 12.3 | 4 |
Greenock | Campbell, John RossJohn Ross Campbell | 5,900 | 17.2 | 3 |
Hackney South | Rust, WilliamWilliam Rust | 4,891 | 24.2 | 3 |
Harrow East | Driver, GladysGladys Driver | 3,493 | 5.9 | 4 |
Hornsey | Jones, George JohnGeorge John Jones | 10,058 | 21.5 | 3 |
Kirkcaldy Burghs | McArthur, JohnJohn McArthur | 2,898 | 8.5 | 4 |
Mile End | Piratin, PhilPhil Piratin | 5,075 | 47.6 | 1 |
Preston | Devine, Pat J.Pat J. Devine | 5,168 | 3.8 | 6 |
Rhondda East | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 15,761 | 45.5 | 2 |
Rossendale | Whittaker, BillBill Whittaker | 1,663 | 4.6 | 4 |
Sevenoaks | Thompson, KenKen Thompson | 676 | 1.6 | 4 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 4,115 | 13.0 | 3 |
Sheffield Hallam | Cree, Gordon HerbertGordon Herbert Cree | 2,253 | 6.7 | 4 |
Sunderland | Richardson, TommyTommy Richardson | 4,501 | 3.3 | 5 |
West Fife | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 17,636 | 42.2 | 1 |
Westminster Abbey | Carritt, Gabriel BillyGabriel Billy Carritt | 2,964 | 17.6 | 3 |
By-elections, 1945–50
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wigan by-election, 1948 | Rowlandson, ThomasThomas Rowlandson | 1,647 | 3.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1948 | Kerrigan, PeterPeter Kerrigan | 4,233 | 16.9 | 3 |
St Pancras North by-election, 1949 | Mahon, JohnJohn Mahon | 854 | 3.0 | 3 |
1950 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdare | Wilson, AlistairAlistair Wilson | 1,382 | 3.1 | 4 |
Aberdeen North | Cooney, BobBob Cooney | 1,391 | 2.7 | 4 |
Abingdon | Dunman, John Clement DixJohn Clement Dix Dunman | 396 | 0.9 | 4 |
Acton | Papworth, Albert F.Albert F. Papworth | 663 | 1.5 | 4 |
Ashton-under-Lyne | Blackwell, H. H.H. H. Blackwell | 459 | 1.1 | 3 |
Battersea North | Mahon, JohnJohn Mahon | 655 | 1.8 | 4 |
Bedford | Matthews, Betty LynetteBetty Lynette Matthews | 207 | 0.5 | 4 |
Bethnal Green | Midwater, G.G. Midwater | 610 | 1.9 | 4 |
Bexley | Job, CharlesCharles Job | 481 | 0.9 | 4 |
Birkenhead | Coulthard, S.S. Coulthard | 971 | 1.8 | 4 |
Birmingham Northfield | Etheridge, DickDick Etheridge | 479 | 1.0 | 4 |
Birmingham Sparkbrook | Crump, JimJim Crump | 355 | 0.9 | 3 |
Birmingham Yardley | Falconer, J.J. Falconer | 347 | 0.8 | 4 |
Bradford East | Green, H.H. Green | 543 | 1.2 | 4 |
Brentford and Chiswick | Parker, Joseph HenryJoseph Henry Parker | 401 | 1.0 | 4 |
Bristol South East | Webb, Jack F.Jack F. Webb | 524 | 1.1 | 4 |
Burnley | Whittaker, BillBill Whittaker | 526 | 1.0 | 3 |
Chesterfield | Barker, BasBas Barker | 554 | 1.0 | 4 |
Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Philipps, WoganWogan Philipps | 423 | 0.9 | 4 |
Cities of London and Westminster | Carritt, G. BillyG. Billy Carritt | 888 | 1.7 | 4 |
Clapham | Draper, G. M.G. M. Draper | 619 | 1.3 | 4 |
Coventry East | Alexander, BillBill Alexander | 487 | 1.0 | 4 |
Croydon West | Jarvie, BobBob Jarvie | 336 | 0.7 | 4 |
Dagenham | Bridges, GeorgeGeorge Bridges | 883 | 1.5 | 4 |
Deptford | Stannard, LesLes Stannard | 562 | 1.3 | 4 |
Don Valley | Taylor, SammySammy Taylor | 1,007 | 1.9 | 3 |
Dover | Morrison, BobBob Morrison | 474 | 0.9 | 4 |
Dundee East | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,093 | 2.2 | 3 |
East Ham South | Thomas, E.E. Thomas | 401 | 1.1 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Renton, DonaldDonald Renton | 646 | 1.9 | 4 |
Eton and Slough | Smith, P. L. N.P. L. N. Smith | 614 | 1.5 | 4 |
Eye | Chadwick, LeeLee Chadwick | 277 | 0.6 | 4 |
Fulham East | Ellesmere, R.R. Ellesmere | 399 | 1.1 | 4 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Kelly, D.D. Kelly | 858 | 2.5 | 4 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Kerrigan, PeterPeter Kerrigan | 2,426 | 5.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | Lauchlan, WilliamWilliam Lauchlan | 1,547 | 3.7 | 4 |
Glasgow Scotstoun | McIlhone, BobBob McIlhone | 1,088 | 2.6 | 4 |
Glasgow Shettleston | MacEwen, MalcolmMalcolm MacEwen | 1,678 | 4.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Horne, Robert F.Robert F. Horne | 1,764 | 4.1 | 4 |
Greenock | Campbell, John RossJohn Ross Campbell | 1,228 | 3.0 | 4 |
Hackney South | Betteridge, John R.John R. Betteridge | 2,199 | 3.8 | 4 |
Hampstead | Gore, R.R. Gore | 1,603 | 2.8 | 4 |
Harrow East | Seaman, BillBill Seaman | 633 | 1.2 | 4 |
Hayes and Harlington | Foster, FrankFrank Foster | 593 | 1.6 | 4 |
Hendon North | Pollitt, MarjorieMarjorie Pollitt | 918 | 2.0 | 4 |
Hornsey | Jones, George JohnGeorge John Jones | 1,191 | 1.9 | 4 |
Huyton | McGree, LeoLeo McGree | 387 | 0.9 | 4 |
Ilford South | Kelly, DaveDave Kelly | 913 | 1.6 | 4 |
Islington South West | Bender, AlfredAlfred Bender | 834 | 1.8 | 4 |
Kensington North | Eyre, M. J.M. J. Eyre | 551 | 1.3 | 4 |
Kettering | O'Connor, L. P.L. P. O'Connor | 368 | 0.6 | 4 |
Kilmarnock | Brown, IsabelIsabel Brown | 860 | 2.2 | 4 |
Leeds North East | Ramelson, BertBert Ramelson | 612 | 1.6 | 4 |
Leicester North East | Westacott, Frederick C.Frederick C. Westacott | 327 | 0.7 | 4 |
Lewisham South | Jones, J. W.J. W. Jones | 635 | 1.3 | 4 |
Liverpool Scotland | Coward, JackJack Coward | 615 | 1.4 | 3 |
Manchester Blackley | Ainley, BenBen Ainley | 562 | 1.1 | 4 |
Manchester Gorton | Abbott, SydSyd Abbott | 873 | 1.7 | 4 |
Manchester Wythenshawe | Dean, FrancesFrances Dean | 588 | 1.3 | 4 |
Mansfield | Ellis, LesLes Ellis | 482 | 0.9 | 4 |
Middlesbrough East | Levy, N.N. Levy | 367 | 0.8 | 4 |
Motherwell | Henderson, R.R. Henderson | 1,007 | 2.4 | 4 |
Neath | Thomas, AlunAlun Thomas | 1,584 | 3.5 | 4 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East | McNair, R.R. McNair | 492 | 0.9 | 3 |
Nottingham North West | West, ArthurArthur West | 719 | 1.5 | 4 |
Ogmore | Llewellyn, MavisMavis Llewellyn | 1,691 | 3.5 | 3 |
Oldham West | Mawdsley, W.W. Mawdsley | 438 | 0.9 | 4 |
Oxford | Keeling, ErnestErnest Keeling | 494 | 0.8 | 4 |
Paddington North | Cohen, DanielDaniel Cohen | 417 | 1.2 | 4 |
Peckham | Gibson, T.T. Gibson | 886 | 1.8 | 4 |
Poplar | Watson, H.H. Watson | 540 | 1.4 | 4 |
Portsmouth West | Swanton, GeorgeGeorge Swanton | 251 | 0.5 | 3 |
Preston North | Devine, P. J.P. J. Devine | 366 | 0.8 | 4 |
Rhondda East | Pollitt, HarryHarry Pollitt | 4,463 | 12.7 | 2 |
St Pancras North | Aherne, T.T. Aherne | 967 | 1.9 | 4 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 1,081 | 2.3 | 3 |
Sheffield Hillsborough | Bennett, M.M. Bennett | 759 | 1.5 | 3 |
Sheffield Park | Fullard, ArthurArthur Fullard | 909 | 2.0 | 3 |
Shipley | Robb, L. T.L. T. Robb | 237 | 0.6 | 4 |
Southall | Purton, J. A.J. A. Purton | 839 | 1.7 | 4 |
South Shields | Smith, F. O.F. O. Smith | 415 | 0.7 | 4 |
Southwark | Bent, JoeJoe Bent | 668 | 1.3 | 4 |
Stalybridge and Hyde | Herrick, D. P.D. P. Herrick | 389 | 0.8 | 4 |
Stepney | Piratin, PhilPhil Piratin | 5,991 | 12.5 | 3 |
Stirling and Falkirk | McAlister, G.G. McAlister | 801 | 1.8 | 4 |
Swindon | Gradwell, IkeIke Gradwell | 295 | 0.7 | 4 |
Totnes | Tapscott, EdwinEdwin Tapscott | 423 | 0.8 | 4 |
Tottenham | Cross, G.G. Cross | 802 | 1.5 | 4 |
Vauxhall | Heinemann, MargotMargot Heinemann | 508 | 1.3 | 4 |
Warrington | Grady, James JosephJames Joseph Grady | 496 | 1.1 | 4 |
Wembley South | Gill, N.N. Gill | 430 | 1.0 | 4 |
West Dunbartonshire | Hart, FinlayFinlay Hart | 1,198 | 2.9 | 3 |
West Fife | Gallacher, WillieWillie Gallacher | 9,301 | 21.6 | 3 |
West Ham South | Norris, W.W. Norris | 730 | 1.6 | 4 |
West Lothian | Borrowman, J.J. Borrowman | 664 | 1.5 | 4 |
Wigan | Rowlandson, ThomasThomas Rowlandson | 1,243 | 2.4 | 4 |
Willesden West | Michaelson, DavidDavid Michaelson | 938 | 1.7 | 4 |
Woodford | Brooks, William George PhilipWilliam George Philip Brooks | 827 | 1.3 | 4 |
Woolwich East | Palme Dutt, RajaniRajani Palme Dutt | 601 | 1.4 | 4 |
Wycombe | Leigh, Elizabeth RoseElizabeth Rose Leigh | 199 | 0.4 | 4 |
By-elections, 1950–51
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sheffield Neepsend by-election, 1950 | Moore, BillBill Moore | 729 | 2.4 | 3 |
1951 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dundee West | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,508 | 2.7 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | Henderson, ArnoldArnold Henderson | 2,158 | 4.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Kerrigan, PeterPeter Kerrigan | 2,553 | 6.2 | 3 |
Hackney South | Betteridge, JohnJohn Betteridge | 1,744 | 3.0 | 3 |
Lewisham South | Mahon, JohnJohn Mahon | 578 | 1.2 | 3 |
Rhondda East | Cox, IdrisIdris Cox | 2,948 | 8.6 | 3 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 1,116 | 2.5 | 3 |
Stepney | Bramley, TedTed Bramley | 3,436 | 7.3 | 3 |
West Fife | Lauchlan, WilliamWilliam Lauchlan | 4,728 | 10.5 | 3 |
Woodford | Campbell, John RossJohn Ross Campbell | 871 | 1.3 | 3 |
By-elections, 1951–55
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Motherwell by-election, 1954 | Gollan, JohnJohn Gollan | 1,457 | 4.3 | 3 |
1955 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham Perry Barr | Pearce, BertBert Pearce | 928 | 2.5 | 3 |
Dundee West | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,335 | 2.6 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | Henderson, ArnoldArnold Henderson | 2,448 | 4.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Kerrigan, PeterPeter Kerrigan | 2,491 | 6.8 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | Hart, FinlayFinlay Hart | 1,532 | 5.5 | 3 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Morris, AubreyAubrey Morris | 1,525 | 3.4 | 4 |
Hackney Central | Betteridge, JohnJohn Betteridge | 1,530 | 3.5 | 3 |
Hayes and Harlington | Foster, FrankFrank Foster | 886 | 2.6 | 3 |
Hornsey | Jones, George JohnGeorge John Jones | 1,442 | 2.6 | 3 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 916 | 1.9 | 3 |
Rhondda East | Powell, AnnieAnnie Powell | 4,544 | 15.1 | 2 |
St Pancras North | Nicolson, JockJock Nicolson | 1,303 | 3.0 | 3 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 1,461 | 3.5 | 3 |
Southwark | Bent, JoeJoe Bent | 959 | 2.4 | 3 |
Stepney | Kaye, SollySolly Kaye | 2,888 | 7.6 | 3 |
West Fife | Lauchlan, WilliamWilliam Lauchlan | 4,728 | 10.5 | 3 |
Wigan | Rowlandson, ThomasThomas Rowlandson | 1,567 | 3.4 | 3 |
By-elections, 1955–59
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wigan by-election, 1958 | Weaver, MickMick Weaver | 972 | 2.5 | 3 |
1959 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham Perry Barr | Pearce, BertBert Pearce | 424 | 1.1 | 4 |
Dundee West | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,087 | 2.1 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | Henderson, ArnoldArnold Henderson | 2,200 | 4.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Kerrigan, PeterPeter Kerrigan | 1,932 | 5.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | McLennan, GordonGordon McLennan | 1,869 | 4.9 | 4 |
Glasgow Springburn | Hart, FinlayFinlay Hart | 1,235 | 4.5 | 3 |
Hayes and Harlington | Foster, FrankFrank Foster | 527 | 1.4 | 4 |
Hornsey | Jones, George JohnGeorge John Jones | 1,107 | 2.0 | 4 |
Neath | David, JimJim David | 1,962 | 4.6 | 3 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 1,331 | 2.6 | 4 |
Rhondda East | Powell, AnnieAnnie Powell | 4,580 | 14.5 | 2 |
St Pancras North | Nicolson, JockJock Nicolson | 1,230 | 3.0 | 4 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 1,373 | 3.3 | 3 |
Southwark | Bent, JoeJoe Bent | 1,395 | 3.6 | 3 |
Stepney | Kaye, SollySolly Kaye | 2,548 | 6.7 | 3 |
West Fife | Lauchlan, WilliamWilliam Lauchlan | 3,828 | 8.4 | 4 |
Wigan | Weaver, MickMick Weaver | 945 | 2.0 | 3 |
Willesden West | Burt, LesLes Burt | 1,324 | 3.0 | 3 |
By-elections, 1959–64
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
West Lothian by-election, 1962 | McLennan, GordonGordon McLennan | 1,511 | 3.6 | 5 |
Swansea East by-election, 1963 | Pearce, BertBert Pearce | 773 | 2.5 | 6 |
Leeds South by-election, 1963 | Ramelson, BertBert Ramelson | 670 | 2.2 | 4 |
Luton by-election, 1963 | Chater, TonyTony Chater | 490 | 1.1 | 4 |
Dundee West by-election, 1963 | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,170 | 2.6 | 4 |
Manchester Openshaw by-election, 1963 | Marsden, EddieEddie Marsden | 1,185 | 4.9 | 3 |
1964 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberavon | Tudor Hart, JulianJulian Tudor Hart | 1,260 | 2.7 | 4 |
Battersea North | Easton, GladysGladys Easton | 471 | 2.0 | 4 |
Birmingham Small Heath | Jelf, GeorgeGeorge Jelf | 926 | 3.3 | 3 |
Coventry East | Bourne, HarryHarry Bourne | 1,138 | 1.9 | 3 |
Dagenham | Halpin, KevinKevin Halpin | 1,070 | 2.1 | 4 |
Dundee West | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,228 | 2.4 | 3 |
East Dunbartonshire | Reid, JimmyJimmy Reid | 1,171 | 2.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Hunter, MargaretMargaret Hunter | 1,339 | 5.6 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | McLennan, GordonGordon McLennan | 1,378 | 4.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | McLellan, NeilNeil McLellan | 950 | 3.7 | 4 |
Goole | Carr, WilliamWilliam Carr | 1,165 | 2.8 | 3 |
Hayes and Harlington | Stanley, FrankFrank Stanley | 873 | 2.6 | 3 |
Hornsey | Morris, MaxMax Morris | 1,258 | 2.6 | 4 |
Islington South West | Moss, JohnJohn Moss | 1,377 | 5.1 | 3 |
Kinross and Western Perthshire | Grieve, C. M.C. M. Grieve | 127 | 0.5 | 4 |
Leeds South | Ramelson, BertBert Ramelson | 928 | 2.6 | 3 |
Liverpool Scotland | Cassin, TomTom Cassin | 725 | 2.8 | 3 |
Llanelli | Hitchon, BobBob Hitchon | 1,061 | 2.2 | 5 |
Luton | Chater, TonyTony Chater | 567 | 1.2 | 3 |
Manchester Openshaw | Marsden, EddieEddie Marsden | 1,947 | 5.1 | 3 |
Mitcham | French, SidSid French | 657 | 1.2 | 4 |
Motherwell | Sneddon, JamesJames Sneddon | 1,565 | 4.0 | 3 |
Neath | David, JimJim David | 2,432 | 6.0 | 3 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Welch, TomTom Welch | 532 | 1.8 | 3 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 1,579 | 3.1 | 3 |
Pontypool | Jones, EddieEddie Jones | 1,329 | 3.6 | 3 |
Rhondda East | Powell, AnnieAnnie Powell | 3,385 | 11.8 | 2 |
St Pancras North | Nicolson, JockJock Nicolson | 1,140 | 3.4 | 4 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 1,356 | 3.5 | 3 |
Southwark | Bent, JoeJoe Bent | 1,599 | 4.9 | 3 |
Stepney | Kaye, SollySolly Kaye | 2,454 | 7.9 | 3 |
Swindon | Gradwell, IkeIke Gradwell | 944 | 2.1 | 3 |
West Fife | Lauchlan, WilliamWilliam Lauchlan | 3,273 | 7.5 | 3 |
West Lothian | Swan, IreneIrene Swan | 610 | 1.2 | 4 |
Wigan | Weaver, MickMick Weaver | 988 | 2.4 | 3 |
Willesden West | Burt, LesLes Burt | 1,130 | 3.0 | 3 |
1966 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberavon | Tudor Hart, JulianJulian Tudor Hart | 1,620 | 3.6 | 3 |
Aberdare | Wilson, AlistairAlistair Wilson | 2,305 | 6.4 | 4 |
Aberdeen North | Rose, MargaretMargaret Rose | 719 | 1.7 | 4 |
Battersea North | Easton, GladysGladys Easton | 650 | 3.0 | 3 |
Birkenhead | Williams, BarryBarry Williams | 604 | 1.5 | 3 |
Birmingham Northfield | Robinson, DerekDerek Robinson | 1,029 | 1.6 | 3 |
Birmingham Small Heath | Jelf, GeorgeGeorge Jelf | 477 | 1.8 | 3 |
Birmingham Stechford | Dunn, BillBill Dunn | 998 | 2.6 | 3 |
Bothwell | Woods, ThomasThomas Woods | 1,209 | 2.7 | 3 |
Bristol North West | Underwood, BrianBrian Underwood | 595 | 1.2 | 3 |
Coventry East | Bourne, HarryHarry Bourne | 1,368 | 2.3 | 4 |
Dagenham | Wake, GeorgeGeorge Wake | 1,373 | 2.9 | 3 |
Dundee West | Bowman, DaveDave Bowman | 1,217 | 2.5 | 4 |
East Dunbartonshire | Reid, JimmyJimmy Reid | 1,548 | 2.5 | 4 |
Eccles | Bennett, MichaelMichael Bennett | 1,239 | 3.0 | 3 |
Edinburgh Leith | Arundel, HonorHonor Arundel | 279 | 1.0 | 3 |
Erith and Crayford | Smith, LaurieLaurie Smith | 556 | 1.3 | 4 |
Fulham | Robson, PeterPeter Robson | 256 | 0.7 | 4 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Hunter, MargaretMargaret Hunter | 819 | 4.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Govan | McLennan, GordonGordon McLennan | 1,378 | 4.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Provan | Jackson, JohnJohn Jackson | 988 | 2.3 | 3 |
Glasgow Scotstoun | Boyd, HughHugh Boyd | 2,395 | 5.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Springburn | McLellan, NeilNeil McLellan | 867 | 3.7 | 4 |
Goole | Carr, WilliamWilliam Carr | 952 | 2.3 | 3 |
Greenock | Dunn, WilliamWilliam Dunn | 702 | 2.1 | 4 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Goldman, MontyMonty Goldman | 1,491 | 4.2 | 3 |
Hayes and Harlington | Stanley, FrankFrank Stanley | 698 | 2.1 | 3 |
Hornsey | Morris, MaxMax Morris | 1,184 | 2.5 | 4 |
Islington South West | Moss, JohnJohn Moss | 756 | 3.0 | 5 |
Leeds South | Ramelson, BertBert Ramelson | 714 | 2.1 | 3 |
Liverpool Scotland | Cassin, TomTom Cassin | 779 | 3.9 | 3 |
Llanelli | Hitchon, BobBob Hitchon | 1,211 | 2.6 | 4 |
Luton | Chater, TonyTony Chater | 586 | 1.2 | 4 |
Manchester Openshaw | Marsden, EddieEddie Marsden | 1,479 | 4.3 | 3 |
Mansfield | Westacott, FredFred Westacott | 590 | 1.3 | 4 |
Mitcham | French, SidSid French | 580 | 1.1 | 4 |
Motherwell | Sneddon, JamesJames Sneddon | 1,508 | 4.1 | 3 |
Neath | David, JimJim David | 1,632 | 4.2 | 3 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Welch, TomTom Welch | 404 | 1.6 | 3 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 1,070 | 2.1 | 3 |
Pontypool | Jones, EddieEddie Jones | 897 | 2.5 | 3 |
Rhondda East | Powell, AnnieAnnie Powell | 2,349 | 8.4 | 2 |
Rhondda West | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,853 | 7.4 | 4 |
St Pancras North | Nicolson, JockJock Nicolson | 1,253 | 3.8 | 3 |
Sheffield Brightside | Hill, HowardHoward Hill | 989 | 2.8 | 3 |
Sheffield Park | Morton, CyrilCyril Morton | 1,022 | 3.3 | 3 |
Southwark | Bent, JoeJoe Bent | 1,404 | 4.7 | 3 |
Stepney | Kaye, SollySolly Kaye | 2,209 | 7.3 | 3 |
Stirling and Falkirk | McIntosh, P.P. McIntosh | 767 | 1.7 | 4 |
Stockton-on-Tees | Jones, ErnestErnest Jones | 710 | 1.8 | 3 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | Lomas, SamSam Lomas | 2,262 | 5.1 | 3 |
Swansea East | Jones, BillBill Jones | 902 | 2.2 | 4 |
Swindon | Gradwell, IkeIke Gradwell | 838 | 2.0 | 3 |
West Fife | Macmillan, ArchieArchie Macmillan | 1,542 | 3.6 | 4 |
West Lothian | Swan, IreneIrene Swan | 567 | 1.1 | 4 |
Wigan | Weaver, MickMick Weaver | 858 | 2.2 | 3 |
Willesden West | Burt, LesLes Burt | 1,140 | 3.1 | 3 |
By-elections, 1966–70
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967 | Murray, AlexanderAlexander Murray | 694 | 1.8 | 5 |
Rhondda West by-election, 1967 | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,723 | 6.8 | 3 |
Manchester Gorton by-election, 1967 | Eddisford, VictorVictor Eddisford | 437 | 1.0 | 5 |
Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1968 | Wilkinson, RobertRobert Wilkinson | 1,069 | 4.2 | 3 |
Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969 | Kay, JohnJohn Kay | 361 | 2.5 | 4 |
Swindon by-election, 1969 | Gradwell, JudithJudith Gradwell | 1,723 | 1.3 | 4 |
1970 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberavon | Tudor Hart, JulianJulian Tudor Hart | 1,102 | 2.4 | 4 |
Aberdare | Wilson, AlistairAlistair Wilson | 1,317 | 3.5 | 4 |
Aberdeen North | Rose, MargaretMargaret Rose | 521 | 1.2 | 5 |
Acton | Costin, MauriceMaurice Costin | 258 | 0.9 | 4 |
Battersea North | Welsh, D.D. Welsh | 179 | 1.0 | 4 |
Birkenhead | Williams, BarryBarry Williams | 351 | 0.9 | 4 |
Birmingham Northfield | Robinson, DerekDerek Robinson | 605 | 0.9 | 3 |
Birmingham Stechford | Pegg, SidneySidney Pegg | 298 | 0.7 | 4 |
Bristol North West | Williams, W. E.W. E. Williams | 227 | 0.5 | 4 |
Coventry East | Hosey, JohnJohn Hosey | 841 | 1.4 | 3 |
Dagenham | Wake, GeorgeGeorge Wake | 982 | 2.2 | 3 |
Dundee West | McLevy, HarryHarry McLevy | 809 | 1.6 | 4 |
Dunfermline | Neilson, JohnJohn Neilson | 462 | 1.2 | 4 |
East Dunbartonshire | Reid, JimmyJimmy Reid | 1,656 | 2.3 | 5 |
Eccles | Keenan, TerryTerry Keenan | 643 | 1.5 | 3 |
Edinburgh Leith | Swan, IreneIrene Swan | 413 | 1.0 | 4 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Kay, JohnJohn Kay | 376 | 2.5 | 4 |
Glasgow Govan | Biggam, ThomasThomas Biggam | 326 | 1.5 | 4 |
Glasgow Provan | Jackson, JohnJohn Jackson | 601 | 1.4 | 4 |
Glasgow Scotstoun | Boyd, HughHugh Boyd | 846 | 1.8 | 4 |
Glasgow Springburn | McLellan, NeilNeil McLellan | 423 | 1.8 | 4 |
Greenock | Dunn, WilliamWilliam Dunn | 559 | 1.6 | 3 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Goldman, MontyMonty Goldman | 793 | 2.4 | 3 |
Hayes and Harlington | Pink, PeterPeter Pink | 372 | 1.1 | 3 |
Hornsey | Morris, MaxMax Morris | 624 | 1.4 | 4 |
Huddersfield East | Beresford, EthelEthel Beresford | 308 | 0.8 | 4 |
Huyton | Kenny, JoeJoe Kenny | 890 | 1.2 | 4 |
Islington South West | Betteridge, MarieMarie Betteridge | 509 | 2.4 | 4 |
Lanark | McDowall, DavidDavid McDowall | 1,273 | 1.9 | 4 |
Leeds East | Bellamy, JoanJoan Bellamy | 513 | 1.0 | 3 |
Leeds South East | Scott, BernardBernard Scott | 198 | 1.1 | 4 |
Liverpool Exchange | O'Hara, RogerRoger O'Hara | 775 | 4.2 | 3 |
Llanelli | Hitchon, BobBob Hitchon | 603 | 1.2 | 5 |
Luton | Chater, TonyTony Chater | 447 | 1.0 | 3 |
Manchester Openshaw | Panter, BernardBernard Panter | 552 | 1.7 | 3 |
Mansfield | Westacott, FredFred Westacott | 628 | 1.4 | 3 |
Mitcham | French, SidSid French | 638 | 1.3 | 3 |
Motherwell | Sneddon, JamesJames Sneddon | 1,829 | 4.7 | 4 |
Neath | Pearce, BertBert Pearce | 579 | 1.5 | 4 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 741 | 1.5 | 4 |
Pontypool | Watkinson, B.B. Watkinson | 435 | 1.1 | 4 |
Rhondda East | Jones, ArthurArthur Jones | 659 | 2.3 | 4 |
Rhondda West | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,201 | 4.8 | 3 |
St Pancras North | McLennan, GordonGordon McLennan | 670 | 2.4 | 3 |
Sheffield Brightside | Ashberry, GordonGordon Ashberry | 665 | 2.0 | 3 |
Sheffield Park | Morton, CyrilCyril Morton | 637 | 2.1 | 3 |
Southwark | Hume, E.E. Hume | 1,128 | 4.5 | 3 |
Stepney | Kaye, SollySolly Kaye | 1,468 | 5.8 | 3 |
Stockton-on-Tees | Jones, ErnestErnest Jones | 369 | 0.9 | 3 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | Lomas, SamSam Lomas | 364 | 1.1 | 3 |
Swansea East | Jones, BillBill Jones | 563 | 1.4 | 4 |
Swindon | Gradwell, IkeIke Gradwell | 456 | 1.0 | 3 |
Walsall North | Brayford, DonDon Brayford | 597 | 1.2 | 3 |
West Fife | Betteridge, MarieMarie Betteridge | 855 | 1.7 | 4 |
West Lothian | Bett, ChrisChris Bett | 459 | 0.8 | 4 |
Wigan | Kay, JackJack Kay | 672 | 1.6 | 3 |
Willesden West | Burt, LesLes Burt | 515 | 1.6 | 3 |
Wolverhampton South West | Carter, PetePete Carter | 189 | 0.5 | 4 |
By-elections, 1970–74
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Merthyr Tydfil by-election, 1972 | Jones, Arthur LewisArthur Lewis Jones | 1,519 | 4.7 | 4 |
February 1974 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdare | Wilson, AlistairAlistair Wilson | 1,038 | 2.6 | 4 |
Birmingham Northfield | Robinson, DerekDerek Robinson | 368 | 0.7 | 4 |
Bootle | Morris, RonaldRonald Morris | 586 | 1.3 | 4 |
Bothwell | Bolton, DavidDavid Bolton | 562 | 1.2 | 5 |
Brent South | Burt, LesLes Burt | 380 | 0.9 | 5 |
Central Dunbartonshire | Reid, JimmyJimmy Reid | 5,928 | 14.6 | 3 |
Central Fife | Maxwell, AlexAlex Maxwell | 2,019 | 4.4 | 4 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Bolton, GeorgeGeorge Bolton | 322 | 0.6 | 4 |
Coventry North East | Hosey, JohnJohn Hosey | 838 | 1.8 | 4 |
Dagenham | Wake, GeorgeGeorge Wake | 1,169 | 2.4 | 3 |
Dundee West | McLevy, HarryHarry McLevy | 673 | 1.3 | 4 |
East Kilbride | McDowell, DavidDavid McDowell | 693 | 1.3 | 4 |
Eccles | Keenan, TerryTerry Keenan | 404 | 0.9 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Swan, IreneIrene Swan | 274 | 0.6 | 5 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Barr, SammySammy Barr | 635 | 1.6 | 4 |
Glasgow Pollok | Biggam, ThomasThomas Biggam | 377 | 0.8 | 4 |
Glasgow Provan | Jackson, JohnJohn Jackson | 749 | 2.0 | 4 |
Glasgow Queen's Park | Kay, JohnJohn Kay | 372 | 1.3 | 4 |
Glasgow Springburn | McLellan, NeilNeil McLellan | 478 | 1.4 | 4 |
Greenock and Port Glasgow | Murray, AlexanderAlexander Murray | 483 | 1.1 | 5 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Goldman, MontyMonty Goldman | 532 | 1.6 | 5 |
Huddersfield East | Drake, TonyTony Drake | 246 | 0.6 | 5 |
Islington South and Finsbury | Betteridge, MarieMarie Betteridge | 492 | 1.8 | 4 |
Leeds South East | Innes, BillBill Innes | 405 | 1.2 | 4 |
Liverpool Scotland Exchange | O'Hara, RogerRoger O'Hara | 505 | 2.5 | 4 |
Llanelli | Hitchon, BobBob Hitchon | 507 | 1.0 | 5 |
Manchester Openshaw | Widdall, PhilipPhilip Widdall | 312 | 1.0 | 5 |
Mansfield | Westacott, FredFred Westacott | 675 | 1.3 | 3 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Jones, Arthur LewisArthur Lewis Jones | 369 | 1.2 | 5 |
Mitcham and Morden | French, SidSid French | 507 | 1.0 | 4 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | Sneddon, JamesJames Sneddon | 1,066 | 2.7 | 4 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 754 | 1.3 | 4 |
Pontypool | Williams, GrahamGraham Williams | 498 | 1.2 | 5 |
Rhondda | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,374 | 2.6 | 5 |
St Pancras North | McLennan, GordonGordon McLennan | 466 | 1.7 | 4 |
Sheffield Brightside | Gill, ViVi Gill | 513 | 1.3 | 4 |
Sheffield Park | Morton, CyrilCyril Morton | 521 | 1.1 | 4 |
Stepney and Poplar | Halpin, KevinKevin Halpin | 1,278 | 3.6 | 3 |
Stockton-on-Tees | Jones, ErnestErnest Jones | 791 | 1.2 | 3 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | Lomas, SamSam Lomas | 489 | 0.9 | 4 |
Swansea East | Jones, BillBill Jones | 507 | 1.2 | 4 |
Tooting | Lewis, LouLou Lewis | 337 | 0.9 | 4 |
Walsall North | Richards, JoeJoe Richards | 819 | 1.6 | 3 |
West Lothian | Bett, ChrisChris Bett | 438 | 0.7 | 4 |
October 1974 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdare | Wilson, AlistairAlistair Wilson | 1,028 | 2.7 | 5 |
Birmingham Northfield | Robinson, DerekDerek Robinson | 180 | 0.3 | 5 |
Bootle | Morris, RonaldRonald Morris | 516 | 1.2 | 4 |
Central Dunbartonshire | Reid, JimmyJimmy Reid | 3,417 | 8.7 | 4 |
Central Fife | Maxwell, AlexAlex Maxwell | 1,040 | 2.4 | 4 |
Coventry North East | Hosey, JohnJohn Hosey | 309 | 0.7 | 5 |
Dagenham | Wake, GeorgeGeorge Wake | 569 | 1.3 | 4 |
Dundee West | McLevy, HarryHarry McLevy | 381 | 0.8 | 5 |
Eccles | Keenan, TerryTerry Keenan | 348 | 0.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Swan, IreneIrene Swan | 213 | 0.5 | 5 |
Glasgow Provan | Jackson, JohnJohn Jackson | 503 | 1.4 | 4 |
Glasgow Queen's Park | Kay, JohnJohn Kay | 354 | 1.4 | 5 |
Glasgow Springburn | McLellan, NeilNeil McLellan | 352 | 1.1 | 5 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Goldman, MontyMonty Goldman | 418 | 1.5 | 5 |
Islington South and Finsbury | Betteridge, MarieMarie Betteridge | 512 | 2.2 | 4 |
Leeds South East | Innes, BillBill Innes | 317 | 1.1 | 4 |
Liverpool Scotland Exchange | O'Hara, RogerRoger O'Hara | 556 | 2.9 | 4 |
Manchester Openshaw | Widdall, PhilipPhilip Widdall | 300 | 1.0 | 4 |
Mansfield | Westacott, FredFred Westacott | 448 | 0.9 | 4 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Roberts, TomTom Roberts | 509 | 1.7 | 5 |
Mitcham and Morden | French, SidSid French | 281 | 0.6 | 4 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | Sneddon, JamesJames Sneddon | 946 | 2.4 | 5 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 525 | 1.0 | 5 |
Rhondda | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,404 | 2.8 | 5 |
Sheffield Park | Morton, CyrilCyril Morton | 403 | 1.0 | 4 |
Stepney and Poplar | Halpin, KevinKevin Halpin | 617 | 2.0 | 4 |
Tooting | Lewis, LouLou Lewis | 268 | 0.8 | 4 |
Walsall North | Richards, JoeJoe Richards | 465 | 1.0 | 4 |
West Lothian | Bett, ChrisChris Bett | 247 | 0.4 | 5 |
By-elections, 1974–79
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 | Barr, SammySammy Barr | 407 | 1.1 | 5 |
1979 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aberavon | Rowden, GeraldGerald Rowden | 406 | 0.8 | 5 |
Aberdare | Winter, MaryMary Winter | 518 | 1.4 | 4 |
Birmingham Sparkbrook | Murray, RogerRoger Murray | 715 | 2.4 | 3 |
Cardiff Central | Spencer, RichardRichard Spencer | 112 | 0.3 | 6 |
Central Dunbartonshire | McCafferty, DanielDaniel McCafferty | 1,017 | 2.6 | 5 |
Central Fife | Maxwell, AlexAlex Maxwell | 1,172 | 2.5 | 4 |
Coventry North East | Corrigan, PaulPaul Corrigan | 390 | 0.8 | 5 |
Dagenham | Connor, DanDan Connor | 553 | 1.2 | 5 |
Dundee West | Mennie, RaymondRaymond Mennie | 316 | 0.6 | 4 |
East Kilbride | McDowell, DavidDavid McDowell | 658 | 1.1 | 4 |
Eccles | Keenan, TerryTerry Keenan | 368 | 0.8 | 4 |
Edinburgh East | Downes, CarolCarol Downes | 173 | 0.4 | 4 |
Flint East | Davies, GlynGlyn Davies | 307 | 0.5 | 5 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Barr, SammySammy Barr | 374 | 1.0 | 4 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Smith, PeterPeter Smith | 287 | 0.8 | 5 |
Glasgow Provan | Jackson, JohnJohn Jackson | 377 | 1.1 | 4 |
Glasgow Queen's Park | Kay, JohnJohn Kay | 263 | 1.1 | 4 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Goldman, MontyMonty Goldman | 440 | 1.5 | 5 |
Hayes and Harlington | Mansfield, JohnJohn Mansfield | 249 | 0.6 | 5 |
Islington South and Finsbury | Betteridge, MarieMarie Betteridge | 330 | 1.4 | 5 |
Leeds South East | Rodgers, JamesJames Rodgers | 190 | 0.7 | 4 |
Liverpool Scotland Exchange | O'Hara, RogerRoger O'Hara | 421 | 2.3 | 4 |
Llanelli | Hitchon, BobBob Hitchon | 617 | 1.2 | 5 |
Luton East | Mitchell, TomTom Mitchell | 107 | 0.3 | 5 |
Manchester Openshaw | Widdall, PhilipPhilip Widdall | 174 | 0.6 | 4 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Dennett, ChrisChris Dennett | 223 | 0.7 | 5 |
Motherwell and Wishaw | Sneddon, JamesJames Sneddon | 740 | 1.9 | 4 |
Norwich North | Panes, AndyAndy Panes | 106 | 0.3 | 6 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 1,071 | 2.0 | 4 |
Paisley | Tait, JuneJune Tait | 145 | 0.3 | 5 |
Rhondda | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,819 | 3.6 | 4 |
Sheffield Park | Ashberry, GordonGordon Ashberry | 279 | 0.7 | 5 |
Stepney and Poplar | Halpin, KevinKevin Halpin | 413 | 1.3 | 6 |
Stockton-on-Tees | Smith, JimJim Smith | 243 | 0.4 | 6 |
Swansea East | Jones, BillBill Jones | 308 | 0.7 | 4 |
Tooting | Lewis, LouLou Lewis | 233 | 0.7 | 5 |
West Lothian | Sneddon, BillBill Sneddon | 404 | 0.6 | 4 |
By-elections, 1979–83
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham Northfield by-election, 1982 | Sheppard, PeterPeter Sheppard | 349 | 0.8 | 5 |
Glasgow Queen's Park by-election, 1982 | Kay, JohnJohn Kay | 339 | 2.1 | 4 |
Bermondsey by-election, 1983 | Gordon, RobertRobert Gordon | 50 | 0.2 | 10 |
1983 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green and Stepney | Rees, J.J. Rees | 243 | 0.8 | 5 |
Birmingham Edgbaston | Davies, P. A.P. A. Davies | 169 | 0.5 | 6 |
Birmingham Northfield | Sheppard, PeterPeter Sheppard | 420 | 0.8 | 4 |
Bristol South | Chester, A.A. Chester | 224 | 0.5 | 5 |
City of London and Westminster South | Spence, A.A. Spence | 161 | 0.5 | 6 |
Clydebank and Milngavie | Bollan, JimJim Bollan | 308 | 0.8 | 5 |
Coventry North East | Meacham, JohnJohn Meacham | 193 | 0.4 | 5 |
Dagenham | Walshe, D.D. Walshe | 141 | 0.4 | 5 |
Dunfermline East | Maxwell, AlexAlex Maxwell | 864 | 2.4 | 5 |
Ealing Acton | Pulley, S.S. Pulley | 192 | 0.4 | 4 |
East Kilbride | Doolan, W.W. Doolan | 256 | 0.5 | 5 |
Eccles | Cottam, B.B. Cottam | 485 | 1.0 | 4 |
Edinburgh Central | Carson, D.D. Carson | 119 | 0.3 | 5 |
Falkirk East | McGregor, FionaFiona McGregor | 334 | 0.9 | 5 |
Glasgow Central | McGoldrick, J. P.J. P. McGoldrick | 347 | 1.1 | 5 |
Glasgow Garscadden | Barr, SammySammy Barr | 218 | 0.6 | 5 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Smith, P.P. Smith | 274 | 0.8 | 5 |
Glasgow Provan | Jackson, I.I. Jackson | 294 | 1.0 | 5 |
Greenwich | Hooks, F.F. Hooks | 149 | 0.4 | 6 |
Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Goldman, MontyMonty Goldman | 426 | 1.2 | 5 |
Hackney South and Shoreditch | Green, DaveDave Green | 246 | 0.6 | 8 |
Leeds Central | Rogers, J. M.J. M. Rogers | 314 | 0.8 | 5 |
Lewisham East | Roberts, GeoffGeoff Roberts | 135 | 0.3 | 6 |
Linlithgow | Parnell, M.M. Parnell | 199 | 0.5 | 5 |
Liverpool Riverside | Blevin, John C.John C. Blevin | 261 | 0.7 | 4 |
Llanelli | Hitchon, BobBob Hitchon | 371 | 0.8 | 5 |
Manchester Gorton | Cowle, MalcolmMalcolm Cowle | 333 | 0.8 | 4 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 1,184 | 2.5 | 4 |
Rhondda | True, ArthurArthur True | 1,350 | 2.8 | 5 |
Sheffield Central | Gill, ViVi Gill | 296 | 0.7 | 4 |
Swansea East | Jones, BillBill Jones | 294 | 0.7 | 5 |
Thurrock | Paul, J.J. Paul | 199 | 0.4 | 6 |
Tooting | Lewis, R. E.R. E. Lewis | 181 | 0.4 | 6 |
Vauxhall | Cook, DaveDave Cook | 199 | 0.5 | 6 |
Warley East | Randhawa, H. S.H. S. Randhawa | 217 | 0.6 | 4 |
By-elections, 1983–87
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cynon Valley by-election, 1984 | Winter, MaryMary Winter | 642 | 1.9 | 5 |
1987 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green and Stepney | Gasquoine, Sarah LouiseSarah Louise Gasquoine | 232 | 0.7 | 4 |
Birmingham Small Heath | Sheppard, Peter RaymondPeter Raymond Sheppard | 154 | 0.5 | 5 |
Bristol West | Ralph, VeronicaVeronica Ralph | 134 | 0.3 | 5 |
Coventry North East | McNally, TomTom McNally | 310 | 0.7 | 4 |
Dundee West | Matthewson, SteveSteve Matthewson | 308 | 0.7 | 5 |
Glasgow Central | McGoldrick, John PatrickJohn Patrick McGoldrick | 265 | 0.8 | 6 |
Glasgow Govan | Chalmers, DouglasDouglas Chalmers | 237 | 0.6 | 5 |
Greenwich | Clinton, PatriciaPatricia Clinton | 58 | 0.2 | 6 |
Hackney South and Shoreditch | Green, DaveDave Green | 403 | 1.0 | 4 |
Leeds Central | Innes, BillBill Innes | 355 | 0.9 | 4 |
Linlithgow | Glassford, JohnJohn Glassford | 154 | 0.3 | 5 |
Liverpool Riverside | Gardner, Katherine AnneKatherine Anne Gardner | 601 | 1.7 | 4 |
Motherwell South | Somerville, RobertRobert Somerville | 223 | 0.6 | 5 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East | Keith, JosephJoseph Keith | 362 | 0.9 | 4 |
Nottingham North | Peck, JohnJohn Peck | 879 | 1.7 | 4 |
Rhondda | True, ArthurArthur True | 869 | 1.8 | 5 |
Sheffield Central | Petts, Keith EdwardKeith Edward Petts | 203 | 0.5 | 5 |
Southwark and Bermondsey | Power, Peter NigelPeter Nigel Power | 108 | 0.3 | 4 |
Vauxhall | Cook, DaveDave Cook | 223 | 0.5 | 5 |
By-elections, 1987–90
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
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Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988 | Chalmers, DouglasDouglas Chalmers | 281 | 0.9 | 6 |
Pontypridd by-election, 1989 | Richards, DaveDave Richards | 239 | 0.6 | 6 |
References
- F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
- Craig, F. W. S. (1975). Minor Parties in British By-elections, 1885–1974. London: Macmillan Press. pp. 18–31.
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