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- Summary of general election performance
- Election results By-elections, 1921–22 1922 general election 1923 general election 1924 general election By-elections, 1924–29 1929 general election By-elections, 1929–31 1931 general election By-elections, 1931–35 1935 general election By-elections, 1935–45 1945 general election By-elections, 1945–50 1950 general election By-elections, 1950–51 1951 general election By-elections, 1951–55 1955 general election By-elections, 1955–59 1959 general election By-elections, 1959–64 1964 general election 1966 general election By-elections, 1966–70 1970 general election By-elections, 1970–74 February 1974 general election October 1974 general election By-elections, 1974–79 1979 general election By-elections, 1979–83 1983 general election By-elections, 1983–87 1987 general election By-elections, 1987–90
- References
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[1] | Change (percentage points) | Number of MPs[2] |
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1922 | 5 | 30,684 | 6,137 | 0.2 | 3 | N/A | 1 |
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1923 | 4 | 39,448 | 9,862 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1924 | 8 | 55,346 | 6,918 | 0.3 | 7 | +0.1 | 1 |
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1929 | 25 | 50,634 | 2,205 | 0.2 | 4 | -0.1 | 0 |
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1931 | 26 | 74,824 | 2,878 | 0.3 | 5 | +0.1 | 0 |
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1935 | 2 | 27,177 | 13,589 | 0.1 | 2 | −0.2 | 1 |
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1945 | 21 | 102,780 | 4,894 | 0.4 | 9 | +0.3 | 2 |
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1950 | 100 | 91,765 | 918 | 0.3 | 3 | −0.1 | 0 |
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1951 | 10 | 21,640 | 2,164 | 0.1 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 |
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1955 | 17 | 33,144 | 1,950 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1959 | 18 | 30,896 | 1,716 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1964 | 36 | 46,442 | 1,290 | 0.2 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 |
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1966 | 57 | 62,092 | 1,089 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1970 | 57 | 37,970 | 655 | 0.1 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 |
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1974 February | 44 | 32,743 | 744 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1974 October | 29 | 17,426 | 601 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1979 | 38 | 16,858 | 444 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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1983 | 35 | 11,606 | 332 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 |
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1987 | 19 | 6,078 | 320 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 |
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Election resultsBy-elections, 1921–22 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[3] | Caerphilly by-election, 1921 | Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}} | 2,592 | 10.3 | 3 |
1922 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] | Bethnal Green North East | Walter|Windsor}} | 5,659 | 35.3 | 2 | Dundee | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 5,906 | 5.0 | 6 | Greenock | Alec|Geddes}} | 9,776 | 34.1 | 2 | Motherwell | Walton|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,[5] nor Joe Vaughan who also stood for the Labour Party.[4] 1923 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[6] | Dundee | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 10,380 | 10.1 | 5 | Glasgow Kelvingrove | Aitken|Ferguson}} | 10,021 | 39.0 | 2 | Greenock | Alec|Geddes}} | 10,335 | 38.8 | 2 | Motherwell | Walton|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.[5] 1924 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[7] | Battersea North | Shapurji|Saklatvala}} | 15,096 | 50.9 | 1 | Bethnal Green South West | Joe|Vaughan|Joe Vaughan (politician)}} | 6,024 | 40.9 | 2 | Birmingham West | Robert|Dunstan}} | 7,158 | 32.1 | 2 | Dundee | Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}} | 8,340 | 6.7 | 5 | Greenock | Alec|Geddes}} | 7,590 | 29.0 | 2 | Manchester Rusholme | William|Paul|William Paul (British politician)}} | 5,328 | 20.2 | 3 | Nottingham East | Tom|Mann}} | 2,606 | 10.8 | 3 | Streatham | Alfred|Wall}} | 3,204 | 13.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1924–29 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberdeen North by-election, 1928 | Aitken|Ferguson}} | 2,618 | 12.9 | 3 |
1929 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberdeen North | Aitken|Ferguson}} | 1,686 | 5.8 | 3 | Battersea North | Shapurji|Saklatvala}} | 6,554 | 18.6 | 3 | Bethnal Green South West | Robert|Dunstan}} | 1,368 | 7.7 | 3 | Bothwell | Helen|Crawfurd}} | 1,677 | 5.5 | 3 | Caerphilly | Jock|Wilson|nolink=1}} | 829 | 2.2 | 4 | Dundee | Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}} | 6,160 | 3.6 | 5 | Dunfermline Burghs | Jack|Leckie}} | 1,712 | 6.5 | 3 | Glasgow St Rollox | George|Middleton|George Middleton (trade unionist)}} | 613 | 1.9 | 3 | Greenock | Alec|Geddes}} | 7,005 | 25.1 | 3 | Hackney South | J. T.|Murphy}} | 331 | 1.1 | 4 | Hamilton | Frank|Moore|nolink=1}} | 395 | 1.6 | 3 | Limehouse | Walter|Tapsell}} | 245 | 1.0 | 4 | Manchester Platting | Joseph|Vaughan|Joe Vaughan (politician)}} | 401 | 1.0 | 3 | Mansfield | Rose|Smith}} | 533 | 1.1 | 4 | Motherwell | Isabel|Brown}} | 984 | 3.4 | 4 | Ogmore | John Ross|Campbell}} | 1,525 | 3.8 | 4 | Rhondda East | Arthur|Horner|Arthur Horner (politician)}} | 5,789 | 15.2 | 3 | Rutherglen | Alex|Moffat|Alex Moffat (trade unionist)}} | 842 | 2.5 | 4 | Seaham | Harry|Pollitt}} | 1,431 | 2.9 | 4 | Sheffield Attercliffe | George|Fletcher|George Fletcher (communist)}} | 1,731 | 5.5 | 4 | Spen Valley | Shaukat|Usmani}} | 242 | 0.6 | 3 | Tottenham South | Henry|Sara|nolink=1}} | 490 | 1.5 | 4 | Wallsend | Wal|Hannington}} | 744 | 1.8 | 4 | West Fife | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 6,040 | 20.5 | 2 | Wigan | Frank|Bright|nolink=1}} | 1,307 | 2.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1929–31 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Leeds South East by-election, 1929 | Will|Brain|nolink=1}} | 512 | 4.2 | 2 | Kilmarnock by-election, 1929 | Isabel|Brown}} | 1,448 | 4.4 | 3 | Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1930 | J. T.|Murphy}} | 1,084 | 4.4 | 4 | Glasgow Shettleston by-election, 1930 | Shapurji|Saklatvala}} | 1,459 | 5.8 | 4 | Shipley by-election, 1930 | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 701 | 1.7 | 4 | Whitechapel and St Georges by-election, 1930 | Harry|Pollitt}} | 2,106 | 9.6 | 4 | Ogmore by-election, 1931 | John Ross|Campbell}} | 5,219 | 21.2 | 2 |
1931 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberdeen North | Helen|Crawfurd}} | 3,980 | 11.1 | 3 | Battersea North | Shapurji|Saklatvala}} | 3,021 | 8.9 | 3 | Bethnal Green South West | Joe|Vaughan|Joe Vaughan (politician)}} | 2,970 | 17.4 | 3 | Bermondsey West | Wal|Hannington}} | 873 | 4.2 | 3 | Birmingham Duddeston | Bernard|Moore|nolink=1}} | 327 | 1.2 | 3 | Bothwell | Barney|McCourt|nolink=1}} | 1,677 | 6.5 | 3 | Burnley | Jim|Rushton|nolink=1}} | 512 | 0.8 | 3 | Dundee | Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}} | 10,264 | 5.8 | 5 | Edinburgh Central | Fred|Douglas|nolink=1}} | 1,319 | 4.5 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals | Harry|McShane}} | 2,626 | 7.9 | 3 | Glasgow Springburn | A.|Haines|nolink=1}} | 1,997 | 5.8 | 3 | Gorton | Chris|Flanagan|nolink=1}} | 1,000 | 2.6 | 3 | Greenock | Aitken|Ferguson}} | 6,440 | 18.2 | 3 | Greenwich | Kath|Duncan}} | 2,024 | 4.5 | 3 | Hammersmith North | Ted|Bramley}} | 697 | 2.2 | 3 | Liverpool Scotland | Leo|McGree|nolink=1}} | 1,544 | 5.6 | 3 | Ogmore | John Ross|Campbell}} | 3,099 | 8.2 | 3 | Rhondda East | Arthur|Horner|Arthur Horner (politician)}} | 10,359 | 31.9 | 2 | Rhondda West | John Leigh|Davies|nolink=1}} | 4,296 | 15.7 | 2 | St Pancras North | William|Shepherd|nolink=1}} | 456 | 1.3 | 3 | St Pancras South East | Shaukat|Usmani}} | 332 | 1.2 | 3 | Seaham | George|Lumley|nolink=1}} | 677 | 1.3 | 3 | Sheffield Attercliffe | George|Fletcher|George Fletcher (communist)}} | 2,790 | 8.5 | 3 | Sheffield Brightside | J. T.|Murphy}} | 1,571 | 4.1 | 3 | West Fife | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 6,829 | 22.1 | 3 | Whitechapel and St Georges | Harry|Pollitt}} | 2,658 | 11.2 | 3 |
By-elections, 1931–35 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Dunbartonshire by-election, 1932 | Hughie|McIntyre|nolink=1}} | 2,870 | 7.5 | 4 | Rhondda East by-election, 1933 | Arthur|Horner|Arthur Horner (politician)}} | 11,228 | 33.8 | 2 | Clay Cross by-election, 1933 | Harry|Pollitt}} | 3,434 | 10.8 | 3 | Skipton by-election, 1933 | James|Rushton|nolink=1}} | 704 | 1.7 | 4 | Hammersmith North by-election, 1934 | Ted|Bramley}} | 614 | 2.4 | 3 | Merthyr by-election, 1934 | Wal|Hannington}} | 3,409 | 9.5 | 4 |
1935 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Rhondda East | Harry|Pollitt}} | 13,655 | 38.2 | 2 | West Fife | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 13,462 | 37.4 | 1 |
By-elections, 1935–45 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Stretford by-election, 1939 | Eric|Gower|nolink=1}} | 1,514 | 5.1 | 3 | Silvertown by-election, 1940 | Harry|Pollitt}} | 966 | 6.2 | 2 | Bow and Bromley by-election, 1940 | Isabel|Brown}} | 506 | 4.2 | 2 | Dunbartonshire by-election, 1941 | Malcolm|MacEwen}} | 3,862 | 15.0 | 2 |
1945 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Abingdon | John Clement Dix|Dunman|nolink=1}} | 1,668 | 4.4 | 4 | Birmingham Handsworth | Jessie|Eden|nolink=1}} | 1,390 | 3.4 | 5 | Birmingham Sparkbrook | Rajani|Palme Dutt}} | 1,853 | 7.6 | 3 | Coventry East | Bill|Alexander|Bill Alexander (politician)}} | 3,986 | 7.0 | 3 | Glasgow Central | Bob|Cooney|nolink=1}} | 2,709 | 12.7 | 3 | Glasgow Shettleston | Peter|Kerrigan}} | 4,122 | 12.3 | 4 | Greenock | John Ross|Campbell}} | 5,900 | 17.2 | 3 | Hackney South | William|Rust|William Rust (journalist)}} | 4,891 | 24.2 | 3 | Harrow East | Gladys|Driver|nolink=1}} | 3,493 | 5.9 | 4 | Hornsey | George John|Jones|nolink=1}} | 10,058 | 21.5 | 3 | Kirkcaldy Burghs | John|McArthur|nolink=1}} | 2,898 | 8.5 | 4 | Mile End | Phil|Piratin}} | 5,075 | 47.6 | 1 | Preston | Pat J.|Devine|nolink=1}} | 5,168 | 3.8 | 6 | Rhondda East | Harry|Pollitt}} | 15,761 | 45.5 | 2 | Rossendale | Bill|Whittaker|nolink=1}} | 1,663 | 4.6 | 4 | Sevenoaks | Ken|Thompson|nolink=1}} | 676 | 1.6 | 4 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 4,115 | 13.0 | 3 | Sheffield Hallam | Gordon Herbert|Cree|nolink=1}} | 2,253 | 6.7 | 4 | Sunderland | Tommy|Richardson|nolink=1}} | 4,501 | 3.3 | 5 | West Fife | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 17,636 | 42.2 | 1 | Westminster Abbey | Gabriel Billy|Carritt|nolink=1}} | 2,964 | 17.6 | 3 |
By-elections, 1945–50 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Wigan by-election, 1948 | Thomas|Rowlandson|nolink=1}} | 1,647 | 3.4 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1948 | Peter|Kerrigan}} | 4,233 | 16.9 | 3 | St Pancras North by-election, 1949 | John|Mahon|John Mahon (politician)}} | 854 | 3.0 | 3 |
1950 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberdare | Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}} | 1,382 | 3.1 | 4 | Aberdeen North | Bob|Cooney|nolink=1}} | 1,391 | 2.7 | 4 | Abingdon | John Clement Dix|Dunman|nolink=1}} | 396 | 0.9 | 4 | Acton | Albert F.|Papworth|nolink=1}} | 663 | 1.5 | 4 | Ashton-under-Lyne | H. H.|Blackwell|nolink=1}} | 459 | 1.1 | 3 | Battersea North | John|Mahon|John Mahon (politician)}} | 655 | 1.8 | 4 | Bedford | Betty Lynette|Matthews|nolink=1}} | 207 | 0.5 | 4 | Bethnal Green | G.|Midwater|nolink=1}} | 610 | 1.9 | 4 | Bexley | Charles|Job|nolink=1}} | 481 | 0.9 | 4 | Birkenhead | S.|Coulthard|nolink=1}} | 971 | 1.8 | 4 | Birmingham Northfield | Dick|Etheridge|nolink=1}} | 479 | 1.0 | 4 | Birmingham Sparkbrook | Jim|Crump|nolink=1}} | 355 | 0.9 | 3 | Birmingham Yardley | J.|Falconer|nolink=1}} | 347 | 0.8 | 4 | Bradford East | H.|Green|nolink=1}} | 543 | 1.2 | 4 | Brentford and Chiswick | Joseph Henry|Parker|nolink=1}} | 401 | 1.0 | 4 | Bristol South East | Jack F.|Webb|nolink=1}} | 524 | 1.1 | 4 | Burnley | Bill|Whittaker|nolink=1}} | 526 | 1.0 | 3 | Chesterfield | Bas|Barker|nolink=1}} | 554 | 1.0 | 4 | Cirencester and Tewkesbury | Wogan|Philipps}} | 423 | 0.9 | 4 | Cities of London and Westminster | G. Billy|Carritt|nolink=1}} | 888 | 1.7 | 4 | Clapham | G. M.|Draper|nolink=1}} | 619 | 1.3 | 4 | Coventry East | Bill|Alexander|Bill Alexander (politician)}} | 487 | 1.0 | 4 | Croydon West | Bob|Jarvie|nolink=1}} | 336 | 0.7 | 4 | Dagenham | George|Bridges|nolink=1}} | 883 | 1.5 | 4 | Deptford | Les|Stannard|nolink=1}} | 562 | 1.3 | 4 | Don Valley | Sammy|Taylor|nolink=1}} | 1,007 | 1.9 | 3 | Dover | Bob|Morrison|nolink=1}} | 474 | 0.9 | 4 | Dundee East | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,093 | 2.2 | 3 | East Ham South | E.|Thomas|nolink=1}} | 401 | 1.1 | 4 | Edinburgh Central | Donald|Renton|nolink=1}} | 646 | 1.9 | 4 | Eton and Slough | P. L. N.|Smith|nolink=1}} | 614 | 1.5 | 4 | Eye | Lee|Chadwick|nolink=1}} | 277 | 0.6 | 4 | Fulham East | R.|Ellesmere|nolink=1}} | 399 | 1.1 | 4 | Glasgow Bridgeton | D.|Kelly|nolink=1}} | 858 | 2.5 | 4 | Glasgow Gorbals | Peter|Kerrigan}} | 2,426 | 5.9 | 3 | Glasgow Govan | William|Lauchlan}} | 1,547 | 3.7 | 4 | Glasgow Scotstoun | Bob|McIlhone|nolink=1}} | 1,088 | 2.6 | 4 | Glasgow Shettleston | Malcolm|MacEwen}} | 1,678 | 4.1 | 3 | Glasgow Springburn | Robert F.|Horne|nolink=1}} | 1,764 | 4.1 | 4 | Greenock | John Ross|Campbell}} | 1,228 | 3.0 | 4 | Hackney South | John R.|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 2,199 | 3.8 | 4 | Hampstead | R.|Gore|nolink=1}} | 1,603 | 2.8 | 4 | Harrow East | Bill|Seaman|nolink=1}} | 633 | 1.2 | 4 | Hayes and Harlington | Frank|Foster|nolink=1}} | 593 | 1.6 | 4 | Hendon North | Marjorie|Pollitt|nolink=1}} | 918 | 2.0 | 4 | Hornsey | George John|Jones|nolink=1}} | 1,191 | 1.9 | 4 | Huyton | Leo|McGree|nolink=1}} | 387 | 0.9 | 4 | Ilford South | Dave|Kelly|nolink=1}} | 913 | 1.6 | 4 | Islington South West | Alfred|Bender|nolink=1}} | 834 | 1.8 | 4 | Kensington North | M. J.|Eyre|nolink=1}} | 551 | 1.3 | 4 | Kettering | L. P.|O'Connor|nolink=1}} | 368 | 0.6 | 4 | Kilmarnock | Isabel|Brown}} | 860 | 2.2 | 4 | Leeds North East | Bert|Ramelson}} | 612 | 1.6 | 4 | Leicester North East | Frederick C.|Westacott|nolink=1}} | 327 | 0.7 | 4 | Lewisham South | J. W.|Jones|nolink=1}} | 635 | 1.3 | 4 | Liverpool Scotland | Jack|Coward|nolink=1}} | 615 | 1.4 | 3 | Manchester Blackley | Ben|Ainley|nolink=1}} | 562 | 1.1 | 4 | Manchester Gorton | Syd|Abbott|nolink=1}} | 873 | 1.7 | 4 | Manchester Wythenshawe | Frances|Dean|nolink=1}} | 588 | 1.3 | 4 | Mansfield | Les|Ellis|nolink=1}} | 482 | 0.9 | 4 | Middlesbrough East | N.|Levy|nolink=1}} | 367 | 0.8 | 4 | Motherwell | R.|Henderson|nolink=1}} | 1,007 | 2.4 | 4 | Neath | Alun|Thomas|nolink=1}} | 1,584 | 3.5 | 4 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne East | R.|McNair|nolink=1}} | 492 | 0.9 | 3 | Nottingham North West | Arthur|West|nolink=1}} | 719 | 1.5 | 4 | Ogmore | Mavis|Llewellyn|nolink=1}} | 1,691 | 3.5 | 3 | Oldham West | W.|Mawdsley|nolink=1}} | 438 | 0.9 | 4 | Oxford | Ernest|Keeling|nolink=1}} | 494 | 0.8 | 4 | Paddington North | Daniel|Cohen|nolink=1}} | 417 | 1.2 | 4 | Peckham | T.|Gibson|nolink=1}} | 886 | 1.8 | 4 | Poplar | H.|Watson|nolink=1}} | 540 | 1.4 | 4 | Portsmouth West | George|Swanton|nolink=1}} | 251 | 0.5 | 3 | Preston North | P. J.|Devine|nolink=1}} | 366 | 0.8 | 4 | Rhondda East | Harry|Pollitt}} | 4,463 | 12.7 | 2 | St Pancras North | T.|Aherne|nolink=1}} | 967 | 1.9 | 4 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 1,081 | 2.3 | 3 | Sheffield Hillsborough | M.|Bennett|nolink=1}} | 759 | 1.5 | 3 | Sheffield Park | Arthur|Fullard|nolink=1}} | 909 | 2.0 | 3 | Shipley | L. T.|Robb|nolink=1}} | 237 | 0.6 | 4 | Southall | J. A.|Purton|nolink=1}} | 839 | 1.7 | 4 | South Shields | F. O.|Smith|nolink=1}} | 415 | 0.7 | 4 | Southwark | Joe|Bent|nolink=1}} | 668 | 1.3 | 4 | Stalybridge and Hyde | D. P.|Herrick|nolink=1}} | 389 | 0.8 | 4 | Stepney | Phil|Piratin}} | 5,991 | 12.5 | 3 | Stirling and Falkirk | G.|McAlister|nolink=1}} | 801 | 1.8 | 4 | Swindon | Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}} | 295 | 0.7 | 4 | Totnes | Edwin|Tapscott|nolink=1}} | 423 | 0.8 | 4 | Tottenham | G.|Cross|nolink=1}} | 802 | 1.5 | 4 | Vauxhall | Margot|Heinemann}} | 508 | 1.3 | 4 | Warrington | James Joseph|Grady|nolink=1}} | 496 | 1.1 | 4 | Wembley South | N.|Gill|nolink=1}} | 430 | 1.0 | 4 | West Dunbartonshire | Finlay|Hart}} | 1,198 | 2.9 | 3 | West Fife | Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}} | 9,301 | 21.6 | 3 | West Ham South | W.|Norris|nolink=1}} | 730 | 1.6 | 4 | West Lothian | J.|Borrowman|nolink=1}} | 664 | 1.5 | 4 | Wigan | Thomas|Rowlandson|nolink=1}} | 1,243 | 2.4 | 4 | Willesden West | David|Michaelson|nolink=1}} | 938 | 1.7 | 4 | Woodford | William George Philip|Brooks|nolink=1}} | 827 | 1.3 | 4 | Woolwich East | Rajani|Palme Dutt}} | 601 | 1.4 | 4 | Wycombe | Elizabeth Rose|Leigh|nolink=1}} | 199 | 0.4 | 4 |
By-elections, 1950–51 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Sheffield Neepsend by-election, 1950 | Bill|Moore|nolink=1}} | 729 | 2.4 | 3 |
1951 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Dundee West | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,508 | 2.7 | 3 | East Dunbartonshire | Arnold|Henderson|nolink=1}} | 2,158 | 4.1 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals | Peter|Kerrigan}} | 2,553 | 6.2 | 3 | Hackney South | John|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 1,744 | 3.0 | 3 | Lewisham South | John|Mahon|John Mahon (politician)}} | 578 | 1.2 | 3 | Rhondda East | Idris|Cox}} | 2,948 | 8.6 | 3 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 1,116 | 2.5 | 3 | Stepney | Ted|Bramley}} | 3,436 | 7.3 | 3 | West Fife | William|Lauchlan}} | 4,728 | 10.5 | 3 | Woodford | John Ross|Campbell}} | 871 | 1.3 | 3 |
By-elections, 1951–55 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Motherwell by-election, 1954 | John|Gollan}} | 1,457 | 4.3 | 3 |
1955 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Birmingham Perry Barr | Bert|Pearce}} | 928 | 2.5 | 3 | Dundee West | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,335 | 2.6 | 3 | East Dunbartonshire | Arnold|Henderson|nolink=1}} | 2,448 | 4.9 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals | Peter|Kerrigan}} | 2,491 | 6.8 | 3 | Glasgow Springburn | Finlay|Hart}} | 1,532 | 5.5 | 3 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Aubrey|Morris|nolink=1}} | 1,525 | 3.4 | 4 | Hackney Central | John|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 1,530 | 3.5 | 3 | Hayes and Harlington | Frank|Foster|nolink=1}} | 886 | 2.6 | 3 | Hornsey | George John|Jones|nolink=1}} | 1,442 | 2.6 | 3 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 916 | 1.9 | 3 | Rhondda East | Annie|Powell}} | 4,544 | 15.1 | 2 | St Pancras North | Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}} | 1,303 | 3.0 | 3 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 1,461 | 3.5 | 3 | Southwark | Joe|Bent|nolink=1}} | 959 | 2.4 | 3 | Stepney | Solly|Kaye}} | 2,888 | 7.6 | 3 | West Fife | William|Lauchlan}} | 4,728 | 10.5 | 3 | Wigan | Thomas|Rowlandson|nolink=1}} | 1,567 | 3.4 | 3 |
By-elections, 1955–59 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Wigan by-election, 1958 | Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}} | 972 | 2.5 | 3 |
1959 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Birmingham Perry Barr | Bert|Pearce}} | 424 | 1.1 | 4 | Dundee West | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,087 | 2.1 | 3 | East Dunbartonshire | Arnold|Henderson|nolink=1}} | 2,200 | 4.0 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals | Peter|Kerrigan}} | 1,932 | 5.9 | 3 | Glasgow Govan | Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}} | 1,869 | 4.9 | 4 | Glasgow Springburn | Finlay|Hart}} | 1,235 | 4.5 | 3 | Hayes and Harlington | Frank|Foster|nolink=1}} | 527 | 1.4 | 4 | Hornsey | George John|Jones|nolink=1}} | 1,107 | 2.0 | 4 | Neath | Jim|David|nolink=1}} | 1,962 | 4.6 | 3 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 1,331 | 2.6 | 4 | Rhondda East | Annie|Powell}} | 4,580 | 14.5 | 2 | St Pancras North | Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}} | 1,230 | 3.0 | 4 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 1,373 | 3.3 | 3 | Southwark | Joe|Bent|nolink=1}} | 1,395 | 3.6 | 3 | Stepney | Solly|Kaye}} | 2,548 | 6.7 | 3 | West Fife | William|Lauchlan}} | 3,828 | 8.4 | 4 | Wigan | Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}} | 945 | 2.0 | 3 | Willesden West | Les|Burt|nolink=1}} | 1,324 | 3.0 | 3 |
By-elections, 1959–64 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | West Lothian by-election, 1962 | Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}} | 1,511 | 3.6 | 5 | Swansea East by-election, 1963 | Bert|Pearce}} | 773 | 2.5 | 6 | Leeds South by-election, 1963 | Bert|Ramelson}} | 670 | 2.2 | 4 | Luton by-election, 1963 | Tony|Chater}} | 490 | 1.1 | 4 | Dundee West by-election, 1963 | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,170 | 2.6 | 4 | Manchester Openshaw by-election, 1963 | Eddie|Marsden}} | 1,185 | 4.9 | 3 |
1964 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberavon | Julian|Tudor Hart}} | 1,260 | 2.7 | 4 | Battersea North | Gladys|Easton|nolink=1}} | 471 | 2.0 | 4 | Birmingham Small Heath | George|Jelf|nolink=1}} | 926 | 3.3 | 3 | Coventry East | Harry|Bourne|nolink=1}} | 1,138 | 1.9 | 3 | Dagenham | Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}} | 1,070 | 2.1 | 4 | Dundee West | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,228 | 2.4 | 3 | East Dunbartonshire | Jimmy|Reid}} | 1,171 | 2.0 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals | Margaret|Hunter}} | 1,339 | 5.6 | 3 | Glasgow Govan | Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}} | 1,378 | 4.4 | 3 | Glasgow Springburn | Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}} | 950 | 3.7 | 4 | Goole | William|Carr|nolink=1}} | 1,165 | 2.8 | 3 | Hayes and Harlington | Frank|Stanley|nolink=1}} | 873 | 2.6 | 3 | Hornsey | Max|Morris|nolink=1}} | 1,258 | 2.6 | 4 | Islington South West | John|Moss|nolink=1}} | 1,377 | 5.1 | 3 | Kinross and Western Perthshire | C. M.|Grieve|Hugh MacDiarmid}} | 127 | 0.5 | 4 | Leeds South | Bert|Ramelson}} | 928 | 2.6 | 3 | Liverpool Scotland | Tom|Cassin|nolink=1}} | 725 | 2.8 | 3 | Llanelli | Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}} | 1,061 | 2.2 | 5 | Luton | Tony|Chater}} | 567 | 1.2 | 3 | Manchester Openshaw | Eddie|Marsden}} | 1,947 | 5.1 | 3 | Mitcham | Sid|French}} | 657 | 1.2 | 4 | Motherwell | James|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 1,565 | 4.0 | 3 | Neath | Jim|David|nolink=1}} | 2,432 | 6.0 | 3 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Tom|Welch|nolink=1}} | 532 | 1.8 | 3 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 1,579 | 3.1 | 3 | Pontypool | Eddie|Jones|nolink=1}} | 1,329 | 3.6 | 3 | Rhondda East | Annie|Powell}} | 3,385 | 11.8 | 2 | St Pancras North | Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}} | 1,140 | 3.4 | 4 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 1,356 | 3.5 | 3 | Southwark | Joe|Bent|nolink=1}} | 1,599 | 4.9 | 3 | Stepney | Solly|Kaye}} | 2,454 | 7.9 | 3 | Swindon | Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}} | 944 | 2.1 | 3 | West Fife | William|Lauchlan}} | 3,273 | 7.5 | 3 | West Lothian | Irene|Swan|nolink=1}} | 610 | 1.2 | 4 | Wigan | Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}} | 988 | 2.4 | 3 | Willesden West | Les|Burt|nolink=1}} | 1,130 | 3.0 | 3 |
1966 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberavon | Julian|Tudor Hart}} | 1,620 | 3.6 | 3 | Aberdare | Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}} | 2,305 | 6.4 | 4 | Aberdeen North | Margaret|Rose|nolink=1}} | 719 | 1.7 | 4 | Battersea North | Gladys|Easton|nolink=1}} | 650 | 3.0 | 3 | Birkenhead | Barry|Williams|Barry Williams (politician)}} | 604 | 1.5 | 3 | Birmingham Northfield | Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}} | 1,029 | 1.6 | 3 | Birmingham Small Heath | George|Jelf|nolink=1}} | 477 | 1.8 | 3 | Birmingham Stechford | Bill|Dunn|nolink=1}} | 998 | 2.6 | 3 | Bothwell | Thomas|Woods|nolink=1}} | 1,209 | 2.7 | 3 | Bristol North West | Brian|Underwood|nolink=1}} | 595 | 1.2 | 3 | Coventry East | Harry|Bourne|nolink=1}} | 1,368 | 2.3 | 4 | Dagenham | George|Wake|nolink=1}} | 1,373 | 2.9 | 3 | Dundee West | Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}} | 1,217 | 2.5 | 4 | East Dunbartonshire | Jimmy|Reid}} | 1,548 | 2.5 | 4 | Eccles | Michael|Bennett|nolink=1}} | 1,239 | 3.0 | 3 | Edinburgh Leith | Honor|Arundel|nolink=1}} | 279 | 1.0 | 3 | Erith and Crayford | Laurie|Smith|nolink=1}} | 556 | 1.3 | 4 | Fulham | Peter|Robson|nolink=1}} | 256 | 0.7 | 4 | Glasgow Gorbals | Margaret|Hunter}} | 819 | 4.1 | 3 | Glasgow Govan | Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}} | 1,378 | 4.4 | 3 | Glasgow Provan | John|Jackson|nolink=1}} | 988 | 2.3 | 3 | Glasgow Scotstoun | Hugh|Boyd|nolink=1}} | 2,395 | 5.4 | 3 | Glasgow Springburn | Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}} | 867 | 3.7 | 4 | Goole | William|Carr|nolink=1}} | 952 | 2.3 | 3 | Greenock | William|Dunn|nolink=1}} | 702 | 2.1 | 4 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Monty|Goldman}} | 1,491 | 4.2 | 3 | Hayes and Harlington | Frank|Stanley|nolink=1}} | 698 | 2.1 | 3 | Hornsey | Max|Morris|nolink=1}} | 1,184 | 2.5 | 4 | Islington South West | John|Moss|nolink=1}} | 756 | 3.0 | 5 | Leeds South | Bert|Ramelson}} | 714 | 2.1 | 3 | Liverpool Scotland | Tom|Cassin|nolink=1}} | 779 | 3.9 | 3 | Llanelli | Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}} | 1,211 | 2.6 | 4 | Luton | Tony|Chater}} | 586 | 1.2 | 4 | Manchester Openshaw | Eddie|Marsden}} | 1,479 | 4.3 | 3 | Mansfield | Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}} | 590 | 1.3 | 4 | Mitcham | Sid|French}} | 580 | 1.1 | 4 | Motherwell | James|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 1,508 | 4.1 | 3 | Neath | Jim|David|nolink=1}} | 1,632 | 4.2 | 3 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Tom|Welch|nolink=1}} | 404 | 1.6 | 3 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 1,070 | 2.1 | 3 | Pontypool | Eddie|Jones|nolink=1}} | 897 | 2.5 | 3 | Rhondda East | Annie|Powell}} | 2,349 | 8.4 | 2 | Rhondda West | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,853 | 7.4 | 4 | St Pancras North | Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}} | 1,253 | 3.8 | 3 | Sheffield Brightside | Howard|Hill|nolink=1}} | 989 | 2.8 | 3 | Sheffield Park | Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}} | 1,022 | 3.3 | 3 | Southwark | Joe|Bent|nolink=1}} | 1,404 | 4.7 | 3 | Stepney | Solly|Kaye}} | 2,209 | 7.3 | 3 | Stirling and Falkirk | P.|McIntosh|nolink=1}} | 767 | 1.7 | 4 | Stockton-on-Tees | Ernest|Jones|nolink=1}} | 710 | 1.8 | 3 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Sam|Lomas|nolink=1}} | 2,262 | 5.1 | 3 | Swansea East | Bill|Jones|nolink=1}} | 902 | 2.2 | 4 | Swindon | Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}} | 838 | 2.0 | 3 | West Fife | Archie|Macmillan|nolink=1}} | 1,542 | 3.6 | 4 | West Lothian | Irene|Swan|nolink=1}} | 567 | 1.1 | 4 | Wigan | Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}} | 858 | 2.2 | 3 | Willesden West | Les|Burt|nolink=1}} | 1,140 | 3.1 | 3 |
By-elections, 1966–70 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967 | Alexander|Murray|nolink=1}} | 694 | 1.8 | 5 | Rhondda West by-election, 1967 | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,723 | 6.8 | 3 | Manchester Gorton by-election, 1967 | Victor|Eddisford|nolink=1}} | 437 | 1.0 | 5 | Sheffield Brightside by-election, 1968 | Robert|Wilkinson|nolink=1}} | 1,069 | 4.2 | 3 | Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969 | John|Kay|nolink=1}} | 361 | 2.5 | 4 | Swindon by-election, 1969 | Judith|Gradwell|nolink=1}} | 1,723 | 1.3 | 4 |
1970 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberavon | Julian|Tudor Hart}} | 1,102 | 2.4 | 4 | Aberdare | Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}} | 1,317 | 3.5 | 4 | Aberdeen North | Margaret|Rose|nolink=1}} | 521 | 1.2 | 5 | Acton | Maurice|Costin|nolink=1}} | 258 | 0.9 | 4 | Battersea North | D.|Welsh|nolink=1}} | 179 | 1.0 | 4 | Birkenhead | Barry|Williams|Barry Williams (politician)}} | 351 | 0.9 | 4 | Birmingham Northfield | Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}} | 605 | 0.9 | 3 | Birmingham Stechford | Sidney|Pegg|nolink=1}} | 298 | 0.7 | 4 | Bristol North West | W. E.|Williams|nolink=1}} | 227 | 0.5 | 4 | Coventry East | John|Hosey|nolink=1}} | 841 | 1.4 | 3 | Dagenham | George|Wake|nolink=1}} | 982 | 2.2 | 3 | Dundee West | Harry|McLevy|nolink=1}} | 809 | 1.6 | 4 | Dunfermline | John|Neilson|nolink=1}} | 462 | 1.2 | 4 | East Dunbartonshire | Jimmy|Reid}} | 1,656 | 2.3 | 5 | Eccles | Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}} | 643 | 1.5 | 3 | Edinburgh Leith | Irene|Swan|nolink=1}} | 413 | 1.0 | 4 | Glasgow Gorbals | John|Kay|nolink=1}} | 376 | 2.5 | 4 | Glasgow Govan | Thomas|Biggam|nolink=1}} | 326 | 1.5 | 4 | Glasgow Provan | John|Jackson|nolink=1}} | 601 | 1.4 | 4 | Glasgow Scotstoun | Hugh|Boyd|nolink=1}} | 846 | 1.8 | 4 | Glasgow Springburn | Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}} | 423 | 1.8 | 4 | Greenock | William|Dunn|nolink=1}} | 559 | 1.6 | 3 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Monty|Goldman}} | 793 | 2.4 | 3 | Hayes and Harlington | Peter|Pink|nolink=1}} | 372 | 1.1 | 3 | Hornsey | Max|Morris|nolink=1}} | 624 | 1.4 | 4 | Huddersfield East | Ethel|Beresford|nolink=1}} | 308 | 0.8 | 4 | Huyton | Joe|Kenny|nolink=1}} | 890 | 1.2 | 4 | Islington South West | Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 509 | 2.4 | 4 | Lanark | David|McDowall|nolink=1}} | 1,273 | 1.9 | 4 | Leeds East | Joan|Bellamy|nolink=1}} | 513 | 1.0 | 3 | Leeds South East | Bernard|Scott|nolink=1}} | 198 | 1.1 | 4 | Liverpool Exchange | Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}} | 775 | 4.2 | 3 | Llanelli | Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}} | 603 | 1.2 | 5 | Luton | Tony|Chater}} | 447 | 1.0 | 3 | Manchester Openshaw | Bernard|Panter|nolink=1}} | 552 | 1.7 | 3 | Mansfield | Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}} | 628 | 1.4 | 3 | Mitcham | Sid|French}} | 638 | 1.3 | 3 | Motherwell | James|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 1,829 | 4.7 | 4 | Neath | Bert|Pearce}} | 579 | 1.5 | 4 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 741 | 1.5 | 4 | Pontypool | B.|Watkinson|nolink=1}} | 435 | 1.1 | 4 | Rhondda East | Arthur|Jones|nolink=1}} | 659 | 2.3 | 4 | Rhondda West | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,201 | 4.8 | 3 | St Pancras North | Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}} | 670 | 2.4 | 3 | Sheffield Brightside | Gordon|Ashberry|nolink=1}} | 665 | 2.0 | 3 | Sheffield Park | Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}} | 637 | 2.1 | 3 | Southwark | E.|Hume|nolink=1}} | 1,128 | 4.5 | 3 | Stepney | Solly|Kaye}} | 1,468 | 5.8 | 3 | Stockton-on-Tees | Ernest|Jones|nolink=1}} | 369 | 0.9 | 3 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Sam|Lomas|nolink=1}} | 364 | 1.1 | 3 | Swansea East | Bill|Jones|nolink=1}} | 563 | 1.4 | 4 | Swindon | Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}} | 456 | 1.0 | 3 | Walsall North | Don|Brayford|nolink=1}} | 597 | 1.2 | 3 | West Fife | Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 855 | 1.7 | 4 | West Lothian | Chris|Bett|nolink=1}} | 459 | 0.8 | 4 | Wigan | Jack|Kay|nolink=1}} | 672 | 1.6 | 3 | Willesden West | Les|Burt|nolink=1}} | 515 | 1.6 | 3 | Wolverhampton South West | Pete|Carter}} | 189 | 0.5 | 4 |
By-elections, 1970–74 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Merthyr Tydfil by-election, 1972 | Arthur Lewis|Jones|nolink=1}} | 1,519 | 4.7 | 4 |
February 1974 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberdare | Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}} | 1,038 | 2.6 | 4 | Birmingham Northfield | Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}} | 368 | 0.7 | 4 | Bootle | Ronald|Morris|nolink=1}} | 586 | 1.3 | 4 | Bothwell | David|Bolton|nolink=1}} | 562 | 1.2 | 5 | Brent South | Les|Burt|nolink=1}} | 380 | 0.9 | 5 | Central Dunbartonshire | Jimmy|Reid}} | 5,928 | 14.6 | 3 | Central Fife | Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}} | 2,019 | 4.4 | 4 | Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | George|Bolton|George Bolton (trade unionist)}} | 322 | 0.6 | 4 | Coventry North East | John|Hosey|nolink=1}} | 838 | 1.8 | 4 | Dagenham | George|Wake|nolink=1}} | 1,169 | 2.4 | 3 | Dundee West | Harry|McLevy|nolink=1}} | 673 | 1.3 | 4 | East Kilbride | David|McDowell|nolink=1}} | 693 | 1.3 | 4 | Eccles | Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}} | 404 | 0.9 | 4 | Edinburgh East | Irene|Swan|nolink=1}} | 274 | 0.6 | 5 | Glasgow Garscadden | Sammy|Barr}} | 635 | 1.6 | 4 | Glasgow Pollok | Thomas|Biggam|nolink=1}} | 377 | 0.8 | 4 | Glasgow Provan | John|Jackson|nolink=1}} | 749 | 2.0 | 4 | Glasgow Queen's Park | John|Kay|nolink=1}} | 372 | 1.3 | 4 | Glasgow Springburn | Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}} | 478 | 1.4 | 4 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Alexander|Murray|nolink=1}} | 483 | 1.1 | 5 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Monty|Goldman}} | 532 | 1.6 | 5 | Huddersfield East | Tony|Drake|nolink=1}} | 246 | 0.6 | 5 | Islington South and Finsbury | Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 492 | 1.8 | 4 | Leeds South East | Bill|Innes|nolink=1}} | 405 | 1.2 | 4 | Liverpool Scotland Exchange | Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}} | 505 | 2.5 | 4 | Llanelli | Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}} | 507 | 1.0 | 5 | Manchester Openshaw | Philip|Widdall|nolink=1}} | 312 | 1.0 | 5 | Mansfield | Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}} | 675 | 1.3 | 3 | Merthyr Tydfil | Arthur Lewis|Jones|nolink=1}} | 369 | 1.2 | 5 | Mitcham and Morden | Sid|French}} | 507 | 1.0 | 4 | Motherwell and Wishaw | James|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 1,066 | 2.7 | 4 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 754 | 1.3 | 4 | Pontypool | Graham|Williams|nolink=1}} | 498 | 1.2 | 5 | Rhondda | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,374 | 2.6 | 5 | St Pancras North | Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}} | 466 | 1.7 | 4 | Sheffield Brightside | Vi|Gill|nolink=1}} | 513 | 1.3 | 4 | Sheffield Park | Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}} | 521 | 1.1 | 4 | Stepney and Poplar | Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}} | 1,278 | 3.6 | 3 | Stockton-on-Tees | Ernest|Jones|nolink=1}} | 791 | 1.2 | 3 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Sam|Lomas|nolink=1}} | 489 | 0.9 | 4 | Swansea East | Bill|Jones|nolink=1}} | 507 | 1.2 | 4 | Tooting | Lou|Lewis|nolink=1}} | 337 | 0.9 | 4 | Walsall North | Joe|Richards|nolink=1}} | 819 | 1.6 | 3 | West Lothian | Chris|Bett|nolink=1}} | 438 | 0.7 | 4 |
October 1974 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberdare | Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}} | 1,028 | 2.7 | 5 | Birmingham Northfield | Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}} | 180 | 0.3 | 5 | Bootle | Ronald|Morris|nolink=1}} | 516 | 1.2 | 4 | Central Dunbartonshire | Jimmy|Reid}} | 3,417 | 8.7 | 4 | Central Fife | Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}} | 1,040 | 2.4 | 4 | Coventry North East | John|Hosey|nolink=1}} | 309 | 0.7 | 5 | Dagenham | George|Wake|nolink=1}} | 569 | 1.3 | 4 | Dundee West | Harry|McLevy|nolink=1}} | 381 | 0.8 | 5 | Eccles | Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}} | 348 | 0.8 | 4 | Edinburgh East | Irene|Swan|nolink=1}} | 213 | 0.5 | 5 | Glasgow Provan | John|Jackson|nolink=1}} | 503 | 1.4 | 4 | Glasgow Queen's Park | John|Kay|nolink=1}} | 354 | 1.4 | 5 | Glasgow Springburn | Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}} | 352 | 1.1 | 5 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Monty|Goldman}} | 418 | 1.5 | 5 | Islington South and Finsbury | Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 512 | 2.2 | 4 | Leeds South East | Bill|Innes|nolink=1}} | 317 | 1.1 | 4 | Liverpool Scotland Exchange | Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}} | 556 | 2.9 | 4 | Manchester Openshaw | Philip|Widdall|nolink=1}} | 300 | 1.0 | 4 | Mansfield | Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}} | 448 | 0.9 | 4 | Merthyr Tydfil | Tom|Roberts|nolink=1}} | 509 | 1.7 | 5 | Mitcham and Morden | Sid|French}} | 281 | 0.6 | 4 | Motherwell and Wishaw | James|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 946 | 2.4 | 5 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 525 | 1.0 | 5 | Rhondda | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,404 | 2.8 | 5 | Sheffield Park | Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}} | 403 | 1.0 | 4 | Stepney and Poplar | Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}} | 617 | 2.0 | 4 | Tooting | Lou|Lewis|nolink=1}} | 268 | 0.8 | 4 | Walsall North | Joe|Richards|nolink=1}} | 465 | 1.0 | 4 | West Lothian | Chris|Bett|nolink=1}} | 247 | 0.4 | 5 |
By-elections, 1974–79 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978 | Sammy|Barr}} | 407 | 1.1 | 5 |
1979 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Aberavon | Gerald|Rowden|nolink=1}} | 406 | 0.8 | 5 | Aberdare | Mary|Winter|nolink=1}} | 518 | 1.4 | 4 | Birmingham Sparkbrook | Roger|Murray|nolink=1}} | 715 | 2.4 | 3 | Cardiff Central | Richard|Spencer|nolink=1}} | 112 | 0.3 | 6 | Central Dunbartonshire | Daniel|McCafferty|nolink=1}} | 1,017 | 2.6 | 5 | Central Fife | Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}} | 1,172 | 2.5 | 4 | Coventry North East | Paul|Corrigan|Paul Corrigan (civil servant)}} | 390 | 0.8 | 5 | Dagenham | Dan|Connor|nolink=1}} | 553 | 1.2 | 5 | Dundee West | Raymond|Mennie|nolink=1}} | 316 | 0.6 | 4 | East Kilbride | David|McDowell|nolink=1}} | 658 | 1.1 | 4 | Eccles | Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}} | 368 | 0.8 | 4 | Edinburgh East | Carol|Downes|nolink=1}} | 173 | 0.4 | 4 | Flint East | Glyn|Davies|nolink=1}} | 307 | 0.5 | 5 | Glasgow Garscadden | Sammy|Barr}} | 374 | 1.0 | 4 | Glasgow Maryhill | Peter|Smith|nolink=1}} | 287 | 0.8 | 5 | Glasgow Provan | John|Jackson|nolink=1}} | 377 | 1.1 | 4 | Glasgow Queen's Park | John|Kay|nolink=1}} | 263 | 1.1 | 4 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Monty|Goldman}} | 440 | 1.5 | 5 | Hayes and Harlington | John|Mansfield|nolink=1}} | 249 | 0.6 | 5 | Islington South and Finsbury | Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}} | 330 | 1.4 | 5 | Leeds South East | James|Rodgers|nolink=1}} | 190 | 0.7 | 4 | Liverpool Scotland Exchange | Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}} | 421 | 2.3 | 4 | Llanelli | Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}} | 617 | 1.2 | 5 | Luton East | Tom|Mitchell|nolink=1}} | 107 | 0.3 | 5 | Manchester Openshaw | Philip|Widdall|nolink=1}} | 174 | 0.6 | 4 | Merthyr Tydfil | Chris|Dennett|nolink=1}} | 223 | 0.7 | 5 | Motherwell and Wishaw | James|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 740 | 1.9 | 4 | Norwich North | Andy|Panes|nolink=1}} | 106 | 0.3 | 6 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 1,071 | 2.0 | 4 | Paisley | June|Tait|nolink=1}} | 145 | 0.3 | 5 | Rhondda | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,819 | 3.6 | 4 | Sheffield Park | Gordon|Ashberry|nolink=1}} | 279 | 0.7 | 5 | Stepney and Poplar | Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}} | 413 | 1.3 | 6 | Stockton-on-Tees | Jim|Smith|nolink=1}} | 243 | 0.4 | 6 | Swansea East | Bill|Jones|nolink=1}} | 308 | 0.7 | 4 | Tooting | Lou|Lewis|nolink=1}} | 233 | 0.7 | 5 | West Lothian | Bill|Sneddon|nolink=1}} | 404 | 0.6 | 4 |
By-elections, 1979–83 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Birmingham Northfield by-election, 1982 | Peter|Sheppard|nolink=1}} | 349 | 0.8 | 5 | Glasgow Queen's Park by-election, 1982 | John|Kay|nolink=1}} | 339 | 2.1 | 4 | Bermondsey by-election, 1983 | Robert|Gordon|nolink=1}} | 50 | 0.2 | 10 |
1983 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Bethnal Green and Stepney | J.|Rees|nolink=1}} | 243 | 0.8 | 5 | Birmingham Edgbaston | P. A.|Davies|nolink=1}} | 169 | 0.5 | 6 | Birmingham Northfield | Peter|Sheppard|nolink=1}} | 420 | 0.8 | 4 | Bristol South | A.|Chester|nolink=1}} | 224 | 0.5 | 5 | City of London and Westminster South | A.|Spence|nolink=1}} | 161 | 0.5 | 6 | Clydebank and Milngavie | Jim|Bollan|nolink=1}} | 308 | 0.8 | 5 | Coventry North East | John|Meacham|nolink=1}} | 193 | 0.4 | 5 | Dagenham | D.|Walshe|nolink=1}} | 141 | 0.4 | 5 | Dunfermline East | Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}} | 864 | 2.4 | 5 | Ealing Acton | S.|Pulley|nolink=1}} | 192 | 0.4 | 4 | East Kilbride | W.|Doolan|nolink=1}} | 256 | 0.5 | 5 | Eccles | B.|Cottam|nolink=1}} | 485 | 1.0 | 4 | Edinburgh Central | D.|Carson|nolink=1}} | 119 | 0.3 | 5 | Falkirk East | Fiona|McGregor|nolink=1}} | 334 | 0.9 | 5 | Glasgow Central | J. P.|McGoldrick|nolink=1}} | 347 | 1.1 | 5 | Glasgow Garscadden | Sammy|Barr}} | 218 | 0.6 | 5 | Glasgow Maryhill | P.|Smith|nolink=1}} | 274 | 0.8 | 5 | Glasgow Provan | I.|Jackson|nolink=1}} | 294 | 1.0 | 5 | Greenwich | F.|Hooks|nolink=1}} | 149 | 0.4 | 6 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Monty|Goldman}} | 426 | 1.2 | 5 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Dave|Green|nolink=1}} | 246 | 0.6 | 8 | Leeds Central | J. M.|Rogers|nolink=1}} | 314 | 0.8 | 5 | Lewisham East | Geoff|Roberts|nolink=1}} | 135 | 0.3 | 6 | Linlithgow | M.|Parnell|nolink=1}} | 199 | 0.5 | 5 | Liverpool Riverside | John C.|Blevin|nolink=1}} | 261 | 0.7 | 4 | Llanelli | Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}} | 371 | 0.8 | 5 | Manchester Gorton | Malcolm|Cowle|nolink=1}} | 333 | 0.8 | 4 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 1,184 | 2.5 | 4 | Rhondda | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 1,350 | 2.8 | 5 | Sheffield Central | Vi|Gill|nolink=1}} | 296 | 0.7 | 4 | Swansea East | Bill|Jones|nolink=1}} | 294 | 0.7 | 5 | Thurrock | J.|Paul|nolink=1}} | 199 | 0.4 | 6 | Tooting | R. E.|Lewis|nolink=1}} | 181 | 0.4 | 6 | Vauxhall | Dave|Cook|Dave Cook (politician)}} | 199 | 0.5 | 6 | Warley East | H. S.|Randhawa|nolink=1}} | 217 | 0.6 | 4 |
By-elections, 1983–87 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Cynon Valley by-election, 1984 | Mary|Winter|nolink=1}} | 642 | 1.9 | 5 |
1987 general election Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Bethnal Green and Stepney | Sarah Louise|Gasquoine|nolink=1}} | 232 | 0.7 | 4 | Birmingham Small Heath | Peter Raymond|Sheppard|nolink=1}} | 154 | 0.5 | 5 | Bristol West | Veronica|Ralph|nolink=1}} | 134 | 0.3 | 5 | Coventry North East | Tom|McNally|nolink=1}} | 310 | 0.7 | 4 | Dundee West | Steve|Matthewson|nolink=1}} | 308 | 0.7 | 5 | Glasgow Central | John Patrick|McGoldrick|nolink=1}} | 265 | 0.8 | 6 | Glasgow Govan | Douglas|Chalmers}} | 237 | 0.6 | 5 | Greenwich | Patricia|Clinton|nolink=1}} | 58 | 0.2 | 6 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Dave|Green|nolink=1}} | 403 | 1.0 | 4 | Leeds Central | Bill|Innes|nolink=1}} | 355 | 0.9 | 4 | Linlithgow | John|Glassford|nolink=1}} | 154 | 0.3 | 5 | Liverpool Riverside | Katherine Anne|Gardner|nolink=1}} | 601 | 1.7 | 4 | Motherwell South | Robert|Somerville|nolink=1}} | 223 | 0.6 | 5 | Newcastle-upon-Tyne East | Joseph|Keith|nolink=1}} | 362 | 0.9 | 4 | Nottingham North | John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}} | 879 | 1.7 | 4 | Rhondda | Arthur|True|nolink=1}} | 869 | 1.8 | 5 | Sheffield Central | Keith Edward|Petts|nolink=1}} | 203 | 0.5 | 5 | Southwark and Bermondsey | Peter Nigel|Power|nolink=1}} | 108 | 0.3 | 4 | Vauxhall | Dave|Cook|Dave Cook (politician)}} | 223 | 0.5 | 5 |
By-elections, 1987–90 By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988 | Douglas|Chalmers}} | 281 | 0.9 | 6 | Pontypridd by-election, 1989 | Dave|Richards|nolink=1}} | 239 | 0.6 | 6 |
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