Communist Party of Great Britain election results

{{Short description|UK political party election results}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

This article lists the Communist Party of Great Britain's election results in UK parliamentary elections.

Summary of general election performance

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YearNumber of CandidatesTotal votesAverage voters per candidatePercentage of voteSaved deposits{{cite book|last1=Craig|first1=F. W. S.|title=British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968|url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_h0w9|url-access=registration|date=1968|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Glasgow|isbn=0900178000|page=[https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_h0w9/page/46 46]}}Change (percentage points)Number of MPs{{cite book|last1=Craig|first1=F. W. S.|title=British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968|url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_h0w9|url-access=registration|date=1968|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Glasgow|isbn=0900178000|pages=[https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_h0w9/page/1 1–18]}}
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1922

530,6846,1370.23N/A1
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1923

439,4489,8620.240.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1924

855,3466,9180.37+0.11
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1929

2550,6342,2050.24-0.10
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1931

2674,8242,8780.35+0.10
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1935

227,17713,5890.12−0.21
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1945

21102,7804,8940.49+0.32
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1950

10091,7659180.33−0.10
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1951

1021,6402,1640.10−0.20
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1955

1733,1441,9500.120.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1959

1830,8961,7160.110.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1964

3646,4421,2900.20+0.10
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1966

5762,0921,0890.200.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1970

5737,9706550.10−0.10
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1974 February

4432,7437440.110.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1974 October

2917,4266010.100.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1979

3816,8584440.100.00
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1983

3511,6063320.00−0.10
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! style="text-align:left;"| 1987

196,0783200.00−0.10

Election results

=By-elections, 1921–22=

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! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position{{cite book |last1=Klugmann |first1=James |title=History of the Communist Party of Great Britain |date=1968 |publisher=Lawrence and Wishart |location=London |pages=182–183}}

1921 Caerphilly by-election{{sortname|Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}}2,59210.33

=1922 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position{{cite book |last1=Klugmann |first1=James |title=History of the Communist Party of Great Britain |date=1968 |publisher=Lawrence and Wishart |location=London |pages=234–235}}

Bethnal Green North East{{sortname|Walter|Windsor}}5,65935.32
Dundee{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}5,9065.06
Greenock{{sortname|Alec|Geddes}}9,77634.12
Motherwell{{sortname|Walton|Newbold}}8,26233.31

This list does not include Shapurji Saklatvala, a member of the party who was elected for the Labour Party,{{cite book|last1=Craig|first1=F. W. S.|title=British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968|url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_h0w9|url-access=registration|date=1968|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Glasgow|isbn=0900178000|page=[https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai_h0w9/page/56 56]}} nor Joe Vaughan who also stood for the Labour Party.

=1923 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position{{cite book |last1=Klugmann |first1=James |title=History of the Communist Party of Great Britain |date=1968 |publisher=Lawrence and Wishart |location=London |pages=360–362}}

Dundee{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}10,38010.15
Glasgow Kelvingrove{{sortname|Aitken|Ferguson}}10,02139.02
Greenock{{sortname|Alec|Geddes}}10,33538.82
Motherwell{{sortname|Walton|Newbold}}8,71237.42

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=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position{{cite book |last1=Klugmann |first1=James |title=History of the Communist Party of Great Britain |date=1968 |publisher=Lawrence and Wishart |location=London |pages=367–368}}

Battersea North{{sortname|Shapurji|Saklatvala}}15,09650.91
Bethnal Green South West{{sortname|Joe|Vaughan|Joe Vaughan (politician)}}6,02440.92
Birmingham West{{sortname|Robert|Dunstan}}7,15832.12
Dundee{{sortname|Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}}8,3406.75
Greenock{{sortname|Alec|Geddes}}7,59029.02
Manchester Rusholme{{sortname|William|Paul|William Paul (British politician)}}5,32820.23
Nottingham East{{sortname|Tom|Mann}}2,60610.83
Streatham{{sortname|Alfred|Wall}}3,20413.83

=By-elections, 1924–29=

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! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1928 Aberdeen North by-election{{sortname|Aitken|Ferguson}}2,61812.93

=1929 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberdeen North{{sortname|Aitken|Ferguson}}1,6865.83
Battersea North{{sortname|Shapurji|Saklatvala}}6,55418.63
Bethnal Green South West{{sortname|Robert|Dunstan}}1,3687.73
Bothwell{{sortname|Helen|Crawfurd}}1,6775.53
Caerphilly{{sortname|Jock|Wilson|nolink=1}}8292.24
Dundee{{sortname|Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}}6,1603.65
Dunfermline Burghs{{sortname|Jack|Leckie}}1,7126.53
Glasgow St Rollox{{sortname|George|Middleton|George Middleton (trade unionist)}}6131.93
Greenock{{sortname|Alec|Geddes}}7,00525.13
Hackney South{{sortname|J. T.|Murphy}}3311.14
Hamilton{{sortname|Frank|Moore|nolink=1}}3951.63
Limehouse{{sortname|Walter|Tapsell}}2451.04
Manchester Platting{{sortname|Joseph|Vaughan|Joe Vaughan (politician)}}4011.03
Mansfield{{sortname|Rose|Smith}}5331.14
Motherwell{{sortname|Isabel|Brown}}9843.44
Ogmore{{sortname|John Ross|Campbell}}1,5253.84
Rhondda East{{sortname|Arthur|Horner|Arthur Horner (politician)}}5,78915.23
Rutherglen{{sortname|Alex|Moffat|Alex Moffat (trade unionist)}}8422.54
Seaham{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}1,4312.94
Sheffield Attercliffe{{sortname|George|Fletcher|George Fletcher (communist)}}1,7315.54
Spen Valley{{sortname|Shaukat|Usmani}}2420.63
Tottenham South{{sortname|Henry|Sara|nolink=1}}4901.54
Wallsend{{sortname|Wal|Hannington}}7441.84
West Fife{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}6,04020.52
Wigan{{sortname|Frank|Bright|nolink=1}}1,3072.83

=By-elections, 1929–31=

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! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1929 Leeds South East by-election{{sortname|Bill|Brain}}5124.22
1929 Kilmarnock by-election{{sortname|Isabel|Brown}}1,4484.43
1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election{{sortname|J. T.|Murphy}}1,0844.44
1930 Glasgow Shettleston by-election{{sortname|Shapurji|Saklatvala}}1,4595.84
1930 Shipley by-election{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}7011.74
1930 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}2,1069.64
1931 Ogmore by-election{{sortname|John Ross|Campbell}}5,21921.22

=1931 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberdeen North{{sortname|Helen|Crawfurd}}3,98011.13
Battersea North{{sortname|Shapurji|Saklatvala}}3,0218.93
Bethnal Green South West{{sortname|Joe|Vaughan|Joe Vaughan (politician)}}2,97017.43
Bermondsey West{{sortname|Wal|Hannington}}8734.23
Birmingham Duddeston{{sortname|Bernard|Moore|nolink=1}}3271.23
Bothwell{{sortname|Barney|McCourt|nolink=1}}1,6776.53
Burnley{{sortname|Jim|Rushton|nolink=1}}5120.83
Dundee{{sortname|Bob|Stewart|Bob Stewart (communist)}}10,2645.85
Edinburgh Central{{sortname|Fred|Douglas|nolink=1}}1,3194.53
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Harry|McShane}}2,6267.93
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|A.|Haines|nolink=1}}1,9975.83
Gorton{{sortname|Chris|Flanagan|nolink=1}}1,0002.63
Greenock{{sortname|Aitken|Ferguson}}6,44018.23
Greenwich{{sortname|Kath|Duncan}}2,0244.53
Hammersmith North{{sortname|Ted|Bramley}}6972.23
Liverpool Scotland{{sortname|Leo|McGree|nolink=1}}1,5445.63
Ogmore{{sortname|John Ross|Campbell}}3,0998.23
Rhondda East{{sortname|Arthur|Horner|Arthur Horner (politician)}}10,35931.92
Rhondda West{{sortname|John Leigh|Davies|nolink=1}}4,29615.72
St Pancras North{{sortname|William|Shepherd|nolink=1}}4561.33
St Pancras South East{{sortname|Shaukat|Usmani}}3321.23
Seaham{{sortname|George|Lumley|nolink=1}}6771.33
Sheffield Attercliffe{{sortname|George|Fletcher|George Fletcher (communist)}}2,7908.53
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|J. T.|Murphy}}1,5714.13
West Fife{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}6,82922.13
Whitechapel and St Georges{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}2,65811.23

=By-elections, 1931–35=

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! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1932 Dunbartonshire by-election{{sortname|Hughie|McIntyre|nolink=1}}2,8707.54
1933 Rhondda East by-election{{sortname|Arthur|Horner|Arthur Horner (politician)}}11,22833.82
1933 Clay Cross by-election{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}3,43410.83
1933 Skipton by-election{{sortname|James|Rushton|nolink=1}}7041.74
1934 Hammersmith North by-election{{sortname|Ted|Bramley}}6142.43
1934 Merthyr by-election{{sortname|Wal|Hannington}}3,4099.54

=1935 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Rhondda East{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}13,65538.22
West Fife{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}13,46237.41

=By-elections, 1935–45=

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! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1939 Stretford by-election{{sortname|Eric|Gower|nolink=1}}1,5145.13
1940 Silvertown by-election{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}9666.22
1940 Bow and Bromley by-election{{sortname|Isabel|Brown}}5064.22
1941 Dunbartonshire by-election{{sortname|Malcolm|MacEwen}}3,86215.02

=1945 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Abingdon{{sortname|John Clement Dix|Dunman|nolink=1}}1,6684.44
Birmingham Handsworth{{sortname|Jessie|Eden|nolink=1}}1,3903.45
Birmingham Sparkbrook{{sortname|Rajani|Palme Dutt}}1,8537.63
Coventry East{{sortname|Bill|Alexander|Bill Alexander (British politician)}}3,9867.03
Glasgow Central{{sortname|Bob|Cooney|nolink=1}}2,70912.73
Glasgow Shettleston{{sortname|Peter|Kerrigan}}4,12212.34
Greenock{{sortname|John Ross|Campbell}}5,90017.23
Hackney South{{sortname|William|Rust|William Rust (journalist)}}4,89124.23
Harrow East{{sortname|Gladys|Driver|nolink=1}}3,4935.94
Hornsey{{sortname|George John|Jones|nolink=1}}10,05821.53
Kirkcaldy Burghs{{sortname|John|McArthur|nolink=1}}2,8988.54
Mile End{{sortname|Phil|Piratin}}5,07547.61
Preston{{sortname|Pat J.|Devine|nolink=1}}5,1683.86
Rhondda East{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}15,76145.52
Rossendale{{sortname|Bill|Whittaker|nolink=1}}1,6634.64
Sevenoaks{{sortname|Ken|Thompson|nolink=1}}6761.64
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}4,11513.03
Sheffield Hallam{{sortname|Gordon Herbert|Cree|nolink=1}}2,2536.74
Sunderland{{sortname|Tommy|Richardson|nolink=1}}4,5013.35
West Fife{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}17,63642.21
Westminster Abbey{{sortname|Gabriel Billy|Carritt|nolink=1}}2,96417.63

=By-elections, 1945–50=

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! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1948 Wigan by-election{{sortname|Thomas|Rowlandson|nolink=1}}1,6473.43
1948 Glasgow Gorbals by-election{{sortname|Peter|Kerrigan}}4,23316.93
1949 St Pancras North by-election{{sortname|John|Mahon|John Mahon (politician)}}8543.03

=1950 general election=

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! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberdare{{sortname|Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}}1,3823.14
Aberdeen North{{sortname|Bob|Cooney|Bob Cooney (activist)}}1,3912.74
Abingdon{{sortname|John Clement Dix|Dunman|nolink=1}}3960.94
Acton{{sortname|Albert F.|Papworth|nolink=1}}6631.54
Ashton-under-Lyne{{sortname|H. H.|Blackwell|nolink=1}}4591.13
Battersea North{{sortname|John|Mahon|John Mahon (politician)}}6551.84
Bedford{{sortname|Betty Lynette|Matthews|nolink=1}}2070.54
Bethnal Green{{sortname|G.|Midwater|nolink=1}}6101.94
Bexley{{sortname|Charles|Job|nolink=1}}4810.94
Birkenhead{{sortname|S.|Coulthard|nolink=1}}9711.84
Birmingham Northfield{{sortname|Dick|Etheridge|nolink=1}}4791.04
Birmingham Sparkbrook{{sortname|Jim|Crump|nolink=1}}3550.93
Birmingham Yardley{{sortname|J.|Falconer|nolink=1}}3470.84
Bradford East{{sortname|H.|Green|nolink=1}}5431.24
Brentford and Chiswick{{sortname|Joseph Henry|Parker|nolink=1}}4011.04
Bristol South East{{sortname|Jack F.|Webb|nolink=1}}5241.14
Burnley{{sortname|Bill|Whittaker|nolink=1}}5261.03
Chesterfield{{sortname|Bas|Barker|nolink=1}}5541.04
Cirencester and Tewkesbury{{sortname|Wogan|Philipps}}4230.94
Cities of London and Westminster{{sortname|G. Billy|Carritt|nolink=1}}8881.74
Clapham{{sortname|G. M.|Draper|nolink=1}}6191.34
Coventry East{{sortname|Bill|Alexander|Bill Alexander (British politician)}}4871.04
Croydon West{{sortname|Bob|Jarvie|nolink=1}}3360.74
Dagenham{{sortname|George|Bridges|nolink=1}}8831.54
Deptford{{sortname|Les|Stannard|nolink=1}}5621.34
Don Valley{{sortname|Sammy|Taylor|nolink=1}}1,0071.93
Dover{{sortname|Bob|Morrison|nolink=1}}4740.94
Dundee East{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,0932.23
East Ham South{{sortname|E.|Thomas|nolink=1}}4011.14
Edinburgh Central{{sortname|Donald|Renton|nolink=1}}6461.94
Eton and Slough{{sortname|P. L. N.|Smith|nolink=1}}6141.54
Eye{{sortname|Lee|Chadwick|nolink=1}}2770.64
Fulham East{{sortname|R.|Ellesmere|nolink=1}}3991.14
Glasgow Bridgeton{{sortname|D.|Kelly|nolink=1}}8582.54
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Peter|Kerrigan}}2,4265.93
Glasgow Govan{{sortname|William|Lauchlan}}1,5473.74
Glasgow Scotstoun{{sortname|Bob|McIlhone|nolink=1}}1,0882.64
Glasgow Shettleston{{sortname|Malcolm|MacEwen}}1,6784.13
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Robert F.|Horne|nolink=1}}1,7644.14
Greenock{{sortname|John Ross|Campbell}}1,2283.04
Hackney South{{sortname|John R.|Betteridge|nolink=1}}2,1993.84
Hampstead{{sortname|R.|Gore|nolink=1}}1,6032.84
Harrow East{{sortname|Bill|Seaman|nolink=1}}6331.24
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|Frank|Foster|nolink=1}}5931.64
Hendon North{{sortname|Marjorie|Pollitt}}9182.04
Hornsey{{sortname|George John|Jones|nolink=1}}1,1911.94
Huyton{{sortname|Leo|McGree|nolink=1}}3870.94
Ilford South{{sortname|Dave|Kelly|nolink=1}}9131.64
Islington South West{{sortname|Alfred|Bender|nolink=1}}8341.84
Kensington North{{sortname|M. J.|Eyre|nolink=1}}5511.34
Kettering{{sortname|L. P.|O'Connor|nolink=1}}3680.64
Kilmarnock{{sortname|Isabel|Brown}}8602.24
Leeds North East{{sortname|Bert|Ramelson}}6121.64
Leicester North East{{sortname|Frederick C.|Westacott|nolink=1}}3270.74
Lewisham South{{sortname|J. W.|Jones|nolink=1}}6351.34
Liverpool Scotland{{sortname|Jack|Coward|nolink=1}}6151.43
Manchester Blackley{{sortname|Ben|Ainley|nolink=1}}5621.14
Manchester Gorton{{sortname|Syd|Abbott|nolink=1}}8731.74
Manchester Wythenshawe{{sortname|Frances|Dean|nolink=1}}5881.34
Mansfield{{sortname|Les|Ellis|nolink=1}}4820.94
Middlesbrough East{{sortname|N.|Levy|nolink=1}}3670.84
Motherwell{{sortname|R.|Henderson|nolink=1}}1,0072.44
Neath{{sortname|Alun|Thomas|nolink=1}}1,5843.54
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East{{sortname|R.|McNair|nolink=1}}4920.93
Nottingham North West{{sortname|Arthur|West|nolink=1}}7191.54
Ogmore{{sortname|Mavis|Llewellyn|nolink=1}}1,6913.53
Oldham West{{sortname|W.|Mawdsley|nolink=1}}4380.94
Oxford{{sortname|Ernest|Keeling|nolink=1}}4940.84
Paddington North{{sortname|Daniel|Cohen|nolink=1}}4171.24
Peckham{{sortname|T.|Gibson|nolink=1}}8861.84
Poplar{{sortname|H.|Watson|nolink=1}}5401.44
Portsmouth West{{sortname|George|Swanton|nolink=1}}2510.53
Preston North{{sortname|P. J.|Devine|nolink=1}}3660.84
Rhondda East{{sortname|Harry|Pollitt}}4,46312.72
St Pancras North{{sortname|T.|Aherne|nolink=1}}9671.94
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}1,0812.33
Sheffield Hillsborough{{sortname|M.|Bennett|nolink=1}}7591.53
Sheffield Park{{sortname|Arthur|Fullard|nolink=1}}9092.03
Shipley{{sortname|L. T.|Robb|nolink=1}}2370.64
Southall{{sortname|J. A.|Purton|nolink=1}}8391.74
South Shields{{sortname|F. O.|Smith|nolink=1}}4150.74
Southwark{{sortname|Joe|Bent|nolink=1}}6681.34
Stalybridge and Hyde{{sortname|D. P.|Herrick|nolink=1}}3890.84
Stepney{{sortname|Phil|Piratin}}5,99112.53
Stirling and Falkirk{{sortname|G.|McAlister|nolink=1}}8011.84
Swindon{{sortname|Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}}2950.74
Totnes{{sortname|Edwin|Tapscott|nolink=1}}4230.84
Tottenham{{sortname|G.|Cross|nolink=1}}8021.54
Vauxhall{{sortname|Margot|Heinemann}}5081.34
Warrington{{sortname|James Joseph|Grady|nolink=1}}4961.14
Wembley South{{sortname|N.|Gill|nolink=1}}4301.04
West Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Finlay|Hart}}1,1982.93
West Fife{{sortname|Willie|Gallacher|Willie Gallacher (politician)}}9,30121.63
West Ham South{{sortname|W.|Norris|nolink=1}}7301.64
West Lothian{{sortname|J.|Borrowman|nolink=1}}6641.54
Wigan{{sortname|Thomas|Rowlandson|nolink=1}}1,2432.44
Willesden West{{sortname|David|Michaelson|nolink=1}}9381.74
Woodford{{sortname|William George Philip|Brooks|nolink=1}}8271.34
Woolwich East{{sortname|Rajani|Palme Dutt}}6011.44
Wycombe{{sortname|Elizabeth Rose|Leigh|nolink=1}}1990.44

=By-elections, 1950–51=

class="wikitable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1950 Sheffield Neepsend by-election{{sortname|Bill|Moore|nolink=1}}7292.43

=1951 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Dundee West{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,5082.73
East Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Arnold|Henderson|nolink=1}}2,1584.13
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Peter|Kerrigan}}2,5536.23
Hackney South{{sortname|John|Betteridge|nolink=1}}1,7443.03
Lewisham South{{sortname|John|Mahon|John Mahon (politician)}}5781.23
Rhondda East{{sortname|Idris|Cox}}2,9488.63
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}1,1162.53
Stepney{{sortname|Ted|Bramley}}3,4367.33
West Fife{{sortname|William|Lauchlan}}4,72810.53
Woodford{{sortname|John Ross|Campbell}}8711.33

=By-elections, 1951–55=

class="wikitable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1954 Motherwell by-election{{sortname|John|Gollan}}1,4574.33

=1955 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Birmingham Perry Barr{{sortname|Bert|Pearce}}9282.53
Dundee West{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,3352.63
East Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Arnold|Henderson|nolink=1}}2,4484.93
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Peter|Kerrigan}}2,4916.83
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Finlay|Hart}}1,5325.53
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Aubrey|Morris|nolink=1}}1,5253.44
Hackney Central{{sortname|John|Betteridge|nolink=1}}1,5303.53
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|Frank|Foster|nolink=1}}8862.63
Hornsey{{sortname|George John|Jones|nolink=1}}1,4422.63
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}9161.93
Rhondda East{{sortname|Annie|Powell}}4,54415.12
St Pancras North{{sortname|Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}}1,3033.03
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}1,4613.53
Southwark{{sortname|Joe|Bent|nolink=1}}9592.43
Stepney{{sortname|Solly|Kaye}}2,8887.63
West Fife{{sortname|William|Lauchlan}}4,72810.53
Wigan{{sortname|Thomas|Rowlandson|nolink=1}}1,5673.43

=By-elections, 1955–59=

class="wikitable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1958 Wigan by-election{{sortname|Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}}9722.53

=1959 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Birmingham Perry Barr{{sortname|Bert|Pearce}}4241.14
Dundee West{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,0872.13
East Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Arnold|Henderson|nolink=1}}2,2004.03
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Peter|Kerrigan}}1,9325.93
Glasgow Govan{{sortname|Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}}1,8694.94
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Finlay|Hart}}1,2354.53
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|Frank|Foster|nolink=1}}5271.44
Hornsey{{sortname|George John|Jones|nolink=1}}1,1072.04
Neath{{sortname|Jim|David|nolink=1}}1,9624.63
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}1,3312.64
Rhondda East{{sortname|Annie|Powell}}4,58014.52
St Pancras North{{sortname|Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}}1,2303.04
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}1,3733.33
Southwark{{sortname|Joe|Bent|nolink=1}}1,3953.63
Stepney{{sortname|Solly|Kaye}}2,5486.73
West Fife{{sortname|William|Lauchlan}}3,8288.44
Wigan{{sortname|Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}}9452.03
Willesden West{{sortname|Les|Burt|nolink=1}}1,3243.03

=By-elections, 1959–64=

class="wikitable sortable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1962 West Lothian by-election{{sortname|Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}}1,5113.65
1963 Swansea East by-election{{sortname|Bert|Pearce}}7732.56
1963 Leeds South by-election{{sortname|Bert|Ramelson}}6702.24
1963 Luton by-election{{sortname|Tony|Chater}}4901.14
1963 Dundee West by-election{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,1702.64
1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election{{sortname|Eddie|Marsden}}1,1854.93

=1964 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberavon{{sortname|Julian|Tudor Hart}}1,2602.74
Battersea North{{sortname|Gladys|Easton|nolink=1}}4712.04
Birmingham Small Heath{{sortname|George|Jelf|nolink=1}}9263.33
Coventry East{{sortname|Harry|Bourne|nolink=1}}1,1381.93
Dagenham{{sortname|Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}}1,0702.14
Dundee West{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,2282.43
East Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Jimmy|Reid}}1,1712.03
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Margaret|Hunter}}1,3395.63
Glasgow Govan{{sortname|Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}}1,3784.43
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}}9503.74
Goole{{sortname|William|Carr|nolink=1}}1,1652.83
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|Frank|Stanley|nolink=1}}8732.63
Hornsey{{sortname|Max|Morris|nolink=1}}1,2582.64
Islington South West{{sortname|John|Moss|nolink=1}}1,3775.13
Kinross and Western Perthshire{{sortname|C. M.|Grieve|Hugh MacDiarmid}}1270.54
Leeds South{{sortname|Bert|Ramelson}}9282.63
Liverpool Scotland{{sortname|Tom|Cassin|nolink=1}}7252.83
Llanelli{{sortname|Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}}1,0612.25
Luton{{sortname|Tony|Chater}}5671.23
Manchester Openshaw{{sortname|Eddie|Marsden}}1,9475.13
Mitcham{{sortname|Sid|French}}6571.24
Motherwell{{sortname|James|Sneddon|nolink=1}}1,5654.03
Neath{{sortname|Jim|David|nolink=1}}2,4326.03
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central{{sortname|Tom|Welch|nolink=1}}5321.83
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}1,5793.13
Pontypool{{sortname|Eddie|Jones|nolink=1}}1,3293.63
Rhondda East{{sortname|Annie|Powell}}3,38511.82
St Pancras North{{sortname|Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}}1,1403.44
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}1,3563.53
Southwark{{sortname|Joe|Bent|nolink=1}}1,5994.93
Stepney{{sortname|Solly|Kaye}}2,4547.93
Swindon{{sortname|Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}}9442.13
West Fife{{sortname|William|Lauchlan}}3,2737.53
West Lothian{{sortname|Irene|Swan|nolink=1}}6101.24
Wigan{{sortname|Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}}9882.43
Willesden West{{sortname|Les|Burt|nolink=1}}1,1303.03

=1966 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberavon{{sortname|Julian|Tudor Hart}}1,6203.63
Aberdare{{sortname|Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}}2,3056.44
Aberdeen North{{sortname|Margaret|Rose|nolink=1}}7191.74
Battersea North{{sortname|Gladys|Easton|nolink=1}}6503.03
Birkenhead{{sortname|Barry|Williams|Barry Williams (politician)}}6041.53
Birmingham Northfield{{sortname|Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}}1,0291.63
Birmingham Small Heath{{sortname|George|Jelf|nolink=1}}4771.83
Birmingham Stechford{{sortname|Bill|Dunn|nolink=1}}9982.63
Bothwell{{sortname|Thomas|Woods|nolink=1}}1,2092.73
Bristol North West{{sortname|Brian|Underwood|nolink=1}}5951.23
Coventry East{{sortname|Harry|Bourne|nolink=1}}1,3682.34
Dagenham{{sortname|George|Wake|nolink=1}}1,3732.93
Dundee West{{sortname|Dave|Bowman|nolink=1}}1,2172.54
East Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Jimmy|Reid}}1,5482.54
Eccles{{sortname|Michael|Bennett|nolink=1}}1,2393.03
Edinburgh Leith{{sortname|Honor|Arundel|nolink=1}}2791.03
Erith and Crayford{{sortname|Laurie|Smith|nolink=1}}5561.34
Fulham{{sortname|Peter|Robson|nolink=1}}2560.74
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|Margaret|Hunter}}8194.13
Glasgow Govan{{sortname|Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}}1,3784.43
Glasgow Provan{{sortname|John|Jackson|nolink=1}}9882.33
Glasgow Scotstoun{{sortname|Hugh|Boyd|nolink=1}}2,3955.43
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}}8673.74
Goole{{sortname|William|Carr|nolink=1}}9522.33
Greenock{{sortname|William|Dunn|nolink=1}}7022.14
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Monty|Goldman}}1,4914.23
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|Frank|Stanley|nolink=1}}6982.13
Hornsey{{sortname|Max|Morris|nolink=1}}1,1842.54
Islington South West{{sortname|John|Moss|nolink=1}}7563.05
Leeds South{{sortname|Bert|Ramelson}}7142.13
Liverpool Scotland{{sortname|Tom|Cassin|nolink=1}}7793.93
Llanelli{{sortname|Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}}1,2112.64
Luton{{sortname|Tony|Chater}}5861.24
Manchester Openshaw{{sortname|Eddie|Marsden}}1,4794.33
Mansfield{{sortname|Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}}5901.34
Mitcham{{sortname|Sid|French}}5801.14
Motherwell{{sortname|James|Sneddon|nolink=1}}1,5084.13
Neath{{sortname|Jim|David|nolink=1}}1,6324.23
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central{{sortname|Tom|Welch|nolink=1}}4041.63
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}1,0702.13
Pontypool{{sortname|Eddie|Jones|nolink=1}}8972.53
Rhondda East{{sortname|Annie|Powell}}2,3498.42
Rhondda West{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,8537.44
St Pancras North{{sortname|Jock|Nicolson|nolink=1}}1,2533.83
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Howard|Hill|nolink=1}}9892.83
Sheffield Park{{sortname|Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}}1,0223.33
Southwark{{sortname|Joe|Bent|nolink=1}}1,4044.73
Stepney{{sortname|Solly|Kaye}}2,2097.33
Stirling and Falkirk{{sortname|P.|McIntosh|nolink=1}}7671.74
Stockton-on-Tees{{sortname|Ernest|Jones|nolink=1}}7101.83
Stoke-on-Trent South{{sortname|Sam|Lomas|nolink=1}}2,2625.13
Swansea East{{sortname|Bill|Jones|nolink=1}}9022.24
Swindon{{sortname|Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}}8382.03
West Fife{{sortname|Archie|Macmillan|nolink=1}}1,5423.64
West Lothian{{sortname|Irene|Swan|nolink=1}}5671.14
Wigan{{sortname|Mick|Weaver|nolink=1}}8582.23
Willesden West{{sortname|Les|Burt|nolink=1}}1,1403.13

=By-elections, 1966–70=

class="wikitable sortable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election{{sortname|Alexander|Murray|nolink=1}}6941.85
1967 Rhondda West by-election{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,7236.83
1967 Manchester Gorton by-election{{sortname|Victor|Eddisford|nolink=1}}4371.05
1968 Sheffield Brightside by-election{{sortname|Robert|Wilkinson|nolink=1}}1,0694.23
1969 Glasgow Gorbals by-election{{sortname|John|Kay|nolink=1}}3612.54
1969 Swindon by-election{{sortname|Judith|Gradwell|nolink=1}}1,7231.34

=1970 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberavon{{sortname|Julian|Tudor Hart}}1,1022.44
Aberdare{{sortname|Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}}1,3173.54
Aberdeen North{{sortname|Margaret|Rose|nolink=1}}5211.25
Acton{{sortname|Maurice|Costin|nolink=1}}2580.94
Battersea North{{sortname|D.|Welsh|nolink=1}}1791.04
Birkenhead{{sortname|Barry|Williams|Barry Williams (politician)}}3510.94
Birmingham Northfield{{sortname|Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}}6050.93
Birmingham Stechford{{sortname|Sidney|Pegg|nolink=1}}2980.74
Bristol North West{{sortname|W. E.|Williams|nolink=1}}2270.54
Coventry East{{sortname|John|Hosey|nolink=1}}8411.43
Dagenham{{sortname|George|Wake|nolink=1}}9822.23
Dundee West{{sortname|Harry|McLevy|nolink=1}}8091.64
Dunfermline{{sortname|John|Neilson|nolink=1}}4621.24
East Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Jimmy|Reid}}1,6562.35
Eccles{{sortname|Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}}6431.53
Edinburgh Leith{{sortname|Irene|Swan|nolink=1}}4131.04
Glasgow Gorbals{{sortname|John|Kay|nolink=1}}3762.54
Glasgow Govan{{sortname|Thomas|Biggam|nolink=1}}3261.54
Glasgow Provan{{sortname|John|Jackson|nolink=1}}6011.44
Glasgow Scotstoun{{sortname|Hugh|Boyd|nolink=1}}8461.84
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}}4231.84
Greenock{{sortname|William|Dunn|nolink=1}}5591.63
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Monty|Goldman}}7932.43
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|Peter|Pink|nolink=1}}3721.13
Hornsey{{sortname|Max|Morris|nolink=1}}6241.44
Huddersfield East{{sortname|Ethel|Beresford|nolink=1}}3080.84
Huyton{{sortname|Joe|Kenny|nolink=1}}8901.24
Islington South West{{sortname|Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}}5092.44
Lanark{{sortname|David|McDowall|nolink=1}}1,2731.94
Leeds East{{sortname|Joan|Bellamy|nolink=1}}5131.03
Leeds South East{{sortname|Bernard|Scott|nolink=1}}1981.14
Liverpool Exchange{{sortname|Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}}7754.23
Llanelli{{sortname|Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}}6031.25
Luton{{sortname|Tony|Chater}}4471.03
Manchester Openshaw{{sortname|Bernard|Panter|nolink=1}}5521.73
Mansfield{{sortname|Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}}6281.43
Mitcham{{sortname|Sid|French}}6381.33
Motherwell{{sortname|James|Sneddon|nolink=1}}1,8294.74
Neath{{sortname|Bert|Pearce}}5791.54
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}7411.54
Pontypool{{sortname|B.|Watkinson|nolink=1}}4351.14
Rhondda East{{sortname|Arthur|Jones|nolink=1}}6592.34
Rhondda West{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,2014.83
St Pancras North{{sortname|Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}}6702.43
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Gordon|Ashberry|nolink=1}}6652.03
Sheffield Park{{sortname|Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}}6372.13
Southwark{{sortname|E.|Hume|nolink=1}}1,1284.53
Stepney{{sortname|Solly|Kaye}}1,4685.83
Stockton-on-Tees{{sortname|Ernest|Jones|nolink=1}}3690.93
Stoke-on-Trent South{{sortname|Sam|Lomas|nolink=1}}3641.13
Swansea East{{sortname|Bill|Jones|nolink=1}}5631.44
Swindon{{sortname|Ike|Gradwell|nolink=1}}4561.03
Walsall North{{sortname|Don|Brayford|nolink=1}}5971.23
West Fife{{sortname|Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}}8551.74
West Lothian{{sortname|Chris|Bett|nolink=1}}4590.84
Wigan{{sortname|Jack|Kay|nolink=1}}6721.63
Willesden West{{sortname|Les|Burt|nolink=1}}5151.63
Wolverhampton South West{{sortname|Pete|Carter}}1890.54

=By-elections, 1970–74=

class="wikitable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election{{sortname|Arthur Lewis|Jones|nolink=1}}1,5194.74

=February 1974 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberdare{{sortname|Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}}1,0382.64
Birmingham Northfield{{sortname|Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}}3680.74
Bootle{{sortname|Ronald|Morris|nolink=1}}5861.34
Bothwell{{sortname|David|Bolton|nolink=1}}5621.25
Brent South{{sortname|Les|Burt|nolink=1}}3800.95
Central Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Jimmy|Reid}}5,92814.63
Central Fife{{sortname|Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}}2,0194.44
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire{{sortname|George|Bolton|George Bolton (trade unionist)}}3220.64
Coventry North East{{sortname|John|Hosey|nolink=1}}8381.84
Dagenham{{sortname|George|Wake|nolink=1}}1,1692.43
Dundee West{{sortname|Harry|McLevy|nolink=1}}6731.34
East Kilbride{{sortname|David|McDowell|nolink=1}}6931.34
Eccles{{sortname|Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}}4040.94
Edinburgh East{{sortname|Irene|Swan|nolink=1}}2740.65
Glasgow Garscadden{{sortname|Sammy|Barr}}6351.64
Glasgow Pollok{{sortname|Thomas|Biggam|nolink=1}}3770.84
Glasgow Provan{{sortname|John|Jackson|nolink=1}}7492.04
Glasgow Queen's Park{{sortname|John|Kay|nolink=1}}3721.34
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}}4781.44
Greenock and Port Glasgow{{sortname|Alexander|Murray|nolink=1}}4831.15
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Monty|Goldman}}5321.65
Huddersfield East{{sortname|Tony|Drake|nolink=1}}2460.65
Islington South and Finsbury{{sortname|Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}}4921.84
Leeds South East{{sortname|Bill|Innes|nolink=1}}4051.24
Liverpool Scotland Exchange{{sortname|Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}}5052.54
Llanelli{{sortname|Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}}5071.05
Manchester Openshaw{{sortname|Philip|Widdall|nolink=1}}3121.05
Mansfield{{sortname|Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}}6751.33
Merthyr Tydfil{{sortname|Arthur Lewis|Jones|nolink=1}}3691.25
Mitcham and Morden{{sortname|Sid|French}}5071.04
Motherwell and Wishaw{{sortname|James|Sneddon|nolink=1}}1,0662.74
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}7541.34
Pontypool{{sortname|Graham|Williams|nolink=1}}4981.25
Rhondda{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,3742.65
St Pancras North{{sortname|Gordon|McLennan|Gordon McLennan (politician)}}4661.74
Sheffield Brightside{{sortname|Vi|Gill|nolink=1}}5131.34
Sheffield Park{{sortname|Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}}5211.14
Stepney and Poplar{{sortname|Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}}1,2783.63
Stockton-on-Tees{{sortname|Ernest|Jones|nolink=1}}7911.23
Stoke-on-Trent South{{sortname|Sam|Lomas|nolink=1}}4890.94
Swansea East{{sortname|Bill|Jones|nolink=1}}5071.24
Tooting{{sortname|Lou|Lewis|nolink=1}}3370.94
Walsall North{{sortname|Joe|Richards|nolink=1}}8191.63
West Lothian{{sortname|Chris|Bett|nolink=1}}4380.74

=October 1974 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberdare{{sortname|Alistair|Wilson|nolink=1}}1,0282.75
Birmingham Northfield{{sortname|Derek|Robinson|Derek Robinson (spokesman)}}1800.35
Bootle{{sortname|Ronald|Morris|nolink=1}}5161.24
Central Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Jimmy|Reid}}3,4178.74
Central Fife{{sortname|Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}}1,0402.44
Coventry North East{{sortname|John|Hosey|nolink=1}}3090.75
Dagenham{{sortname|George|Wake|nolink=1}}5691.34
Dundee West{{sortname|Harry|McLevy|nolink=1}}3810.85
Eccles{{sortname|Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}}3480.84
Edinburgh East{{sortname|Irene|Swan|nolink=1}}2130.55
Glasgow Provan{{sortname|John|Jackson|nolink=1}}5031.44
Glasgow Queen's Park{{sortname|John|Kay|nolink=1}}3541.45
Glasgow Springburn{{sortname|Neil|McLellan|nolink=1}}3521.15
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Monty|Goldman}}4181.55
Islington South and Finsbury{{sortname|Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}}5122.24
Leeds South East{{sortname|Bill|Innes|nolink=1}}3171.14
Liverpool Scotland Exchange{{sortname|Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}}5562.94
Manchester Openshaw{{sortname|Philip|Widdall|nolink=1}}3001.04
Mansfield{{sortname|Fred|Westacott|nolink=1}}4480.94
Merthyr Tydfil{{sortname|Tom|Roberts|nolink=1}}5091.75
Mitcham and Morden{{sortname|Sid|French}}2810.64
Motherwell and Wishaw{{sortname|James|Sneddon|nolink=1}}9462.45
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}5251.05
Rhondda{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,4042.85
Sheffield Park{{sortname|Cyril|Morton|nolink=1}}4031.04
Stepney and Poplar{{sortname|Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}}6172.04
Tooting{{sortname|Lou|Lewis|nolink=1}}2680.84
Walsall North{{sortname|Joe|Richards|nolink=1}}4651.04
West Lothian{{sortname|Chris|Bett|nolink=1}}2470.45

=By-elections, 1974–79=

class="wikitable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election{{sortname|Sammy|Barr}}4071.15

=1979 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Aberavon{{sortname|Gerald|Rowden|nolink=1}}4060.85
Aberdare{{sortname|Mary|Winter|nolink=1}}5181.44
Birmingham Sparkbrook{{sortname|Roger|Murray|nolink=1}}7152.43
Cardiff Central{{sortname|Richard|Spencer|nolink=1}}1120.36
Central Dunbartonshire{{sortname|Daniel|McCafferty|nolink=1}}1,0172.65
Central Fife{{sortname|Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}}1,1722.54
Coventry North East{{sortname|Paul|Corrigan|Paul Corrigan (civil servant)}}3900.85
Dagenham{{sortname|Dan|Connor|nolink=1}}5531.25
Dundee West{{sortname|Raymond|Mennie|nolink=1}}3160.64
East Kilbride{{sortname|David|McDowell|nolink=1}}6581.14
Eccles{{sortname|Terry|Keenan|nolink=1}}3680.84
Edinburgh East{{sortname|Carol|Downes|nolink=1}}1730.44
Flint East{{sortname|Glyn|Davies|nolink=1}}3070.55
Glasgow Garscadden{{sortname|Sammy|Barr}}3741.04
Glasgow Maryhill{{sortname|Peter|Smith|nolink=1}}2870.85
Glasgow Provan{{sortname|John|Jackson|nolink=1}}3771.14
Glasgow Queen's Park{{sortname|John|Kay|nolink=1}}2631.14
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Monty|Goldman}}4401.55
Hayes and Harlington{{sortname|John|Mansfield|nolink=1}}2490.65
Islington South and Finsbury{{sortname|Marie|Betteridge|nolink=1}}3301.45
Leeds South East{{sortname|James|Rodgers|nolink=1}}1900.74
Liverpool Scotland Exchange{{sortname|Roger|O'Hara|nolink=1}}4212.34
Llanelli{{sortname|Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}}6171.25
Luton East{{sortname|Tom|Mitchell|nolink=1}}1070.35
Manchester Openshaw{{sortname|Philip|Widdall|nolink=1}}1740.64
Merthyr Tydfil{{sortname|Chris|Dennett|nolink=1}}2230.75
Motherwell and Wishaw{{sortname|James|Sneddon|nolink=1}}7401.94
Norwich North{{sortname|Andy|Panes|nolink=1}}1060.36
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}1,0712.04
Paisley{{sortname|June|Tait|nolink=1}}1450.35
Rhondda{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,8193.64
Sheffield Park{{sortname|Gordon|Ashberry|nolink=1}}2790.75
Stepney and Poplar{{sortname|Kevin|Halpin|nolink=1}}4131.36
Stockton-on-Tees{{sortname|Jim|Smith|nolink=1}}2430.46
Swansea East{{sortname|Bill|Jones|nolink=1}}3080.74
Tooting{{sortname|Lou|Lewis|nolink=1}}2330.75
West Lothian{{sortname|Bill|Sneddon|nolink=1}}4040.64

=By-elections, 1979–83=

class="wikitable sortable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1982 Birmingham Northfield by-election{{sortname|Peter|Sheppard|nolink=1}}3490.85
1982 Glasgow Queen's Park by-election{{sortname|John|Kay|nolink=1}}3392.14
1983 Bermondsey by-election{{sortname|Robert|Gordon|nolink=1}}500.210

=1983 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Bethnal Green and Stepney{{sortname|J.|Rees|nolink=1}}2430.85
Birmingham Edgbaston{{sortname|P. A.|Davies|nolink=1}}1690.56
Birmingham Northfield{{sortname|Peter|Sheppard|nolink=1}}4200.84
Bristol South{{sortname|A.|Chester|nolink=1}}2240.55
City of London and Westminster South{{sortname|A.|Spence|nolink=1}}1610.56
Clydebank and Milngavie{{sortname|Jim|Bollan|nolink=1}}3080.85
Coventry North East{{sortname|John|Meacham|nolink=1}}1930.45
Dagenham{{sortname|D.|Walshe|nolink=1}}1410.45
Dunfermline East{{sortname|Alex|Maxwell|nolink=1}}8642.45
Ealing Acton{{sortname|S.|Pulley|nolink=1}}1920.44
East Kilbride{{sortname|W.|Doolan|nolink=1}}2560.55
Eccles{{sortname|B.|Cottam|nolink=1}}4851.04
Edinburgh Central{{sortname|D.|Carson|nolink=1}}1190.35
Falkirk East{{sortname|Fiona|McGregor|nolink=1}}3340.95
Glasgow Central{{sortname|J. P.|McGoldrick|nolink=1}}3471.15
Glasgow Garscadden{{sortname|Sammy|Barr}}2180.65
Glasgow Maryhill{{sortname|P.|Smith|nolink=1}}2740.85
Glasgow Provan{{sortname|I.|Jackson|nolink=1}}2941.05
Greenwich{{sortname|F.|Hooks|nolink=1}}1490.46
Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{sortname|Monty|Goldman}}4261.25
Hackney South and Shoreditch{{sortname|Dave|Green|nolink=1}}2460.68
Leeds Central{{sortname|J. M.|Rogers|nolink=1}}3140.85
Lewisham East{{sortname|Geoff|Roberts|nolink=1}}1350.36
Linlithgow{{sortname|M.|Parnell|nolink=1}}1990.55
Liverpool Riverside{{sortname|John C.|Blevin|nolink=1}}2610.74
Llanelli{{sortname|Bob|Hitchon|nolink=1}}3710.85
Manchester Gorton{{sortname|Malcolm|Cowle|nolink=1}}3330.84
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}1,1842.54
Rhondda{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}1,3502.85
Sheffield Central{{sortname|Vi|Gill|nolink=1}}2960.74
Swansea East{{sortname|Bill|Jones|nolink=1}}2940.75
Thurrock{{sortname|J.|Paul|nolink=1}}1990.46
Tooting{{sortname|R. E.|Lewis|nolink=1}}1810.46
Vauxhall{{sortname|Dave|Cook|Dave Cook (politician)}}1990.56
Warley East{{sortname|H. S.|Randhawa|nolink=1}}2170.64

=By-elections, 1983–87=

class="wikitable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1984 Cynon Valley by-election{{sortname|Mary|Winter|nolink=1}}6421.95

=1987 general election=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

Bethnal Green and Stepney{{sortname|Sarah Louise|Gasquoine|nolink=1}}2320.74
Birmingham Small Heath{{sortname|Peter Raymond|Sheppard|nolink=1}}1540.55
Bristol West{{sortname|Veronica|Ralph|nolink=1}}1340.35
Coventry North East{{sortname|Tom|McNally|nolink=1}}3100.74
Dundee West{{sortname|Steve|Matthewson|nolink=1}}3080.75
Glasgow Central{{sortname|John Patrick|McGoldrick|nolink=1}}2650.86
Glasgow Govan{{sortname|Douglas|Chalmers|Douglas Chalmers (politician)}}2370.65
Greenwich{{sortname|Patricia|Clinton|nolink=1}}580.26
Hackney South and Shoreditch{{sortname|Dave|Green|nolink=1}}4031.04
Leeds Central{{sortname|Bill|Innes|nolink=1}}3550.94
Linlithgow{{sortname|John|Glassford|nolink=1}}1540.35
Liverpool Riverside{{sortname|Katherine Anne|Gardner|nolink=1}}6011.74
Motherwell South{{sortname|Robert|Somerville|nolink=1}}2230.65
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East{{sortname|Joseph|Keith|nolink=1}}3620.94
Nottingham North{{sortname|John|Peck|John Peck (politician)}}8791.74
Rhondda{{sortname|Arthur|True|nolink=1}}8691.85
Sheffield Central{{sortname|Keith Edward|Petts|nolink=1}}2030.55
Southwark and Bermondsey{{sortname|Peter Nigel|Power|nolink=1}}1080.34
Vauxhall{{sortname|Dave|Cook|Dave Cook (politician)}}2230.55

=By-elections, 1987–90=

class="wikitable sortable"

! By-election !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Position

1988 Glasgow Govan by-election{{sortname|Douglas|Chalmers|Douglas Chalmers (politician)}}2810.96
1989 Pontypridd by-election{{sortname|David|Richards|nolink=1}}2390.66

References

  • F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
  • {{cite book|last1=Craig|first1=F. W. S.|title=Minor Parties in British By-elections, 1885–1974|date=1975|publisher=Macmillan Press|location=London|pages=18–31}}

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