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

YearNumber of CandidatesTotal votesAverage voters per candidatePercentage of voteSaved deposits[1]Change (percentage points)Number of MPs[2]
1922 530,6846,1370.23N/A1
1923 439,4489,8620.240.00
1924 855,3466,9180.37+0.11
1929 2550,6342,2050.24-0.10
1931 2674,8242,8780.35+0.10
1935 227,17713,5890.12−0.21
1945 21102,7804,8940.49+0.32
1950 10091,7659180.33−0.10
1951 1021,6402,1640.10−0.20
1955 1733,1441,9500.120.00
1959 1830,8961,7160.110.00
1964 3646,4421,2900.20+0.10
1966 5762,0921,0890.200.00
1970 5737,9706550.10−0.10
1974 February 4432,7437440.110.00
1974 October 2917,4266010.100.00
1979 3816,8584440.100.00
1983 3511,6063320.00−0.10
1987 196,0783200.00−0.10

Election results

By-elections, 1921–22

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position[3]
1921 Caerphilly by-electionBob Stewart2,59210.33

1922 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position[4]
Bethnal Green North EastWalter Windsor5,65935.32
DundeeWillie Gallacher5,9065.06
GreenockAlec Geddes9,77634.12
MotherwellWalton Newbold8,26233.31

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

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position[6]
DundeeWillie Gallacher10,38010.15
Glasgow KelvingroveAitken Ferguson10,02139.02
GreenockAlec Geddes10,33538.82
MotherwellWalton Newbold8,71237.42

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.[5]

1924 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position[7]
Battersea NorthShapurji Saklatvala15,09650.91
Bethnal Green South WestJoe Vaughan6,02440.92
Birmingham WestRobert Dunstan7,15832.12
DundeeBob Stewart8,3406.75
GreenockAlec Geddes7,59029.02
Manchester RusholmeWilliam Paul5,32820.23
Nottingham EastTom Mann2,60610.83
StreathamAlfred Wall3,20413.83

By-elections, 1924–29

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1928 Aberdeen North by-electionAitken Ferguson2,61812.93

1929 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Aberdeen NorthAitken Ferguson1,6865.83
Battersea NorthShapurji Saklatvala6,55418.63
Bethnal Green South WestRobert Dunstan1,3687.73
BothwellHelen Crawfurd1,6775.53
CaerphillyJock Wilson8292.24
DundeeBob Stewart6,1603.65
Dunfermline BurghsJack Leckie1,7126.53
Glasgow St RolloxGeorge Middleton6131.93
GreenockAlec Geddes7,00525.13
Hackney SouthJ. T. Murphy3311.14
HamiltonFrank Moore3951.63
LimehouseWalter Tapsell2451.04
Manchester PlattingJoseph Vaughan4011.03
MansfieldRose Smith5331.14
MotherwellIsabel Brown9843.44
OgmoreJohn Ross Campbell1,5253.84
Rhondda EastArthur Horner5,78915.23
RutherglenAlex Moffat8422.54
SeahamHarry Pollitt1,4312.94
Sheffield AttercliffeGeorge Fletcher1,7315.54
Spen ValleyShaukat Usmani2420.63
Tottenham SouthHenry Sara4901.54
WallsendWal Hannington7441.84
West FifeWillie Gallacher6,04020.52
WiganFrank Bright1,3072.83

By-elections, 1929–31

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1929 Leeds South East by-electionBill Brain5124.22
1929 Kilmarnock by-electionIsabel Brown1,4484.43
1930 Sheffield Brightside by-electionJ. T. Murphy1,0844.44
1930 Glasgow Shettleston by-electionShapurji Saklatvala1,4595.84
1930 Shipley by-electionWillie Gallacher7011.74
1930 Whitechapel and St Georges by-electionHarry Pollitt2,1069.64
1931 Ogmore by-electionJohn Ross Campbell5,21921.22

1931 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Aberdeen NorthHelen Crawfurd3,98011.13
Battersea NorthShapurji Saklatvala3,0218.93
Bethnal Green South WestJoe Vaughan2,97017.43
Bermondsey WestWal Hannington8734.23
Birmingham DuddestonBernard Moore3271.23
BothwellBarney McCourt1,6776.53
BurnleyJim Rushton5120.83
DundeeBob Stewart10,2645.85
Edinburgh CentralFred Douglas1,3194.53
Glasgow GorbalsHarry McShane2,6267.93
Glasgow SpringburnA. Haines1,9975.83
GortonChris Flanagan1,0002.63
GreenockAitken Ferguson6,44018.23
GreenwichKath Duncan2,0244.53
Hammersmith NorthTed Bramley6972.23
Liverpool ScotlandLeo McGree1,5445.63
OgmoreJohn Ross Campbell3,0998.23
Rhondda EastArthur Horner10,35931.92
Rhondda WestJohn Leigh Davies4,29615.72
St Pancras NorthWilliam Shepherd4561.33
St Pancras South EastShaukat Usmani3321.23
SeahamGeorge Lumley6771.33
Sheffield AttercliffeGeorge Fletcher2,7908.53
Sheffield BrightsideJ. T. Murphy1,5714.13
West FifeWillie Gallacher6,82922.13
Whitechapel and St GeorgesHarry Pollitt2,65811.23

By-elections, 1931–35

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1932 Dunbartonshire by-electionHughie McIntyre2,8707.54
1933 Rhondda East by-electionArthur Horner11,22833.82
1933 Clay Cross by-electionHarry Pollitt3,43410.83
1933 Skipton by-electionJames Rushton7041.74
1934 Hammersmith North by-electionTed Bramley6142.43
1934 Merthyr by-electionWal Hannington3,4099.54

1935 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Rhondda EastHarry Pollitt13,65538.22
West FifeWillie Gallacher13,46237.41

By-elections, 1935–45

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1939 Stretford by-electionEric Gower1,5145.13
1940 Silvertown by-electionHarry Pollitt9666.22
1940 Bow and Bromley by-electionIsabel Brown5064.22
1941 Dunbartonshire by-electionMalcolm MacEwen3,86215.02

1945 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AbingdonJohn Clement Dix Dunman1,6684.44
Birmingham HandsworthJessie Eden1,3903.45
Birmingham SparkbrookRajani Palme Dutt1,8537.63
Coventry EastBill Alexander3,9867.03
Glasgow CentralBob Cooney2,70912.73
Glasgow ShettlestonPeter Kerrigan4,12212.34
GreenockJohn Ross Campbell5,90017.23
Hackney SouthWilliam Rust4,89124.23
Harrow EastGladys Driver3,4935.94
HornseyGeorge John Jones10,05821.53
Kirkcaldy BurghsJohn McArthur2,8988.54
Mile EndPhil Piratin5,07547.61
PrestonPat J. Devine5,1683.86
Rhondda EastHarry Pollitt15,76145.52
RossendaleBill Whittaker1,6634.64
SevenoaksKen Thompson6761.64
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill4,11513.03
Sheffield HallamGordon Herbert Cree2,2536.74
SunderlandTommy Richardson4,5013.35
West FifeWillie Gallacher17,63642.21
Westminster AbbeyGabriel Billy Carritt2,96417.63

By-elections, 1945–50

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1948 Wigan by-electionThomas Rowlandson1,6473.43
1948 Glasgow Gorbals by-electionPeter Kerrigan4,23316.93
1949 St Pancras North by-electionJohn Mahon8543.03

1950 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberdareAlistair Wilson1,3823.14
Aberdeen NorthBob Cooney1,3912.74
AbingdonJohn Clement Dix Dunman3960.94
ActonAlbert F. Papworth6631.54
Ashton-under-LyneH. H. Blackwell4591.13
Battersea NorthJohn Mahon6551.84
BedfordBetty Lynette Matthews2070.54
Bethnal GreenG. Midwater6101.94
BexleyCharles Job4810.94
BirkenheadS. Coulthard9711.84
Birmingham NorthfieldDick Etheridge4791.04
Birmingham SparkbrookJim Crump3550.93
Birmingham YardleyJ. Falconer3470.84
Bradford EastH. Green5431.24
Brentford and ChiswickJoseph Henry Parker4011.04
Bristol South EastJack F. Webb5241.14
BurnleyBill Whittaker5261.03
ChesterfieldBas Barker5541.04
Cirencester and TewkesburyWogan Philipps4230.94
Cities of London and WestminsterG. Billy Carritt8881.74
ClaphamG. M. Draper6191.34
Coventry EastBill Alexander4871.04
Croydon WestBob Jarvie3360.74
DagenhamGeorge Bridges8831.54
DeptfordLes Stannard5621.34
Don ValleySammy Taylor1,0071.93
DoverBob Morrison4740.94
Dundee EastDave Bowman1,0932.23
East Ham SouthE. Thomas4011.14
Edinburgh CentralDonald Renton6461.94
Eton and SloughP. L. N. Smith6141.54
EyeLee Chadwick2770.64
Fulham EastR. Ellesmere3991.14
Glasgow BridgetonD. Kelly8582.54
Glasgow GorbalsPeter Kerrigan2,4265.93
Glasgow GovanWilliam Lauchlan1,5473.74
Glasgow ScotstounBob McIlhone1,0882.64
Glasgow ShettlestonMalcolm MacEwen1,6784.13
Glasgow SpringburnRobert F. Horne1,7644.14
GreenockJohn Ross Campbell1,2283.04
Hackney SouthJohn R. Betteridge2,1993.84
HampsteadR. Gore1,6032.84
Harrow EastBill Seaman6331.24
Hayes and HarlingtonFrank Foster5931.64
Hendon NorthMarjorie Pollitt9182.04
HornseyGeorge John Jones1,1911.94
HuytonLeo McGree3870.94
Ilford SouthDave Kelly9131.64
Islington South WestAlfred Bender8341.84
Kensington NorthM. J. Eyre5511.34
KetteringL. P. O'Connor3680.64
KilmarnockIsabel Brown8602.24
Leeds North EastBert Ramelson6121.64
Leicester North EastFrederick C. Westacott3270.74
Lewisham SouthJ. W. Jones6351.34
Liverpool ScotlandJack Coward6151.43
Manchester BlackleyBen Ainley5621.14
Manchester GortonSyd Abbott8731.74
Manchester WythenshaweFrances Dean5881.34
MansfieldLes Ellis4820.94
Middlesbrough EastN. Levy3670.84
MotherwellR. Henderson1,0072.44
NeathAlun Thomas1,5843.54
Newcastle-upon-Tyne EastR. McNair4920.93
Nottingham North WestArthur West7191.54
OgmoreMavis Llewellyn1,6913.53
Oldham WestW. Mawdsley4380.94
OxfordErnest Keeling4940.84
Paddington NorthDaniel Cohen4171.24
PeckhamT. Gibson8861.84
PoplarH. Watson5401.44
Portsmouth WestGeorge Swanton2510.53
Preston NorthP. J. Devine3660.84
Rhondda EastHarry Pollitt4,46312.72
St Pancras NorthT. Aherne9671.94
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill1,0812.33
Sheffield HillsboroughM. Bennett7591.53
Sheffield ParkArthur Fullard9092.03
ShipleyL. T. Robb2370.64
SouthallJ. A. Purton8391.74
South ShieldsF. O. Smith4150.74
SouthwarkJoe Bent6681.34
Stalybridge and HydeD. P. Herrick3890.84
StepneyPhil Piratin5,99112.53
Stirling and FalkirkG. McAlister8011.84
SwindonIke Gradwell2950.74
TotnesEdwin Tapscott4230.84
TottenhamG. Cross8021.54
VauxhallMargot Heinemann5081.34
WarringtonJames Joseph Grady4961.14
Wembley SouthN. Gill4301.04
West DunbartonshireFinlay Hart1,1982.93
West FifeWillie Gallacher9,30121.63
West Ham SouthW. Norris7301.64
West LothianJ. Borrowman6641.54
WiganThomas Rowlandson1,2432.44
Willesden WestDavid Michaelson9381.74
WoodfordWilliam George Philip Brooks8271.34
Woolwich EastRajani Palme Dutt6011.44
WycombeElizabeth Rose Leigh1990.44

By-elections, 1950–51

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1950 Sheffield Neepsend by-electionBill Moore7292.43

1951 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Dundee WestDave Bowman1,5082.73
East DunbartonshireArnold Henderson2,1584.13
Glasgow GorbalsPeter Kerrigan2,5536.23
Hackney SouthJohn Betteridge1,7443.03
Lewisham SouthJohn Mahon5781.23
Rhondda EastIdris Cox2,9488.63
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill1,1162.53
StepneyTed Bramley3,4367.33
West FifeWilliam Lauchlan4,72810.53
WoodfordJohn Ross Campbell8711.33

By-elections, 1951–55

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1954 Motherwell by-electionJohn Gollan1,4574.33

1955 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Birmingham Perry BarrBert Pearce9282.53
Dundee WestDave Bowman1,3352.63
East DunbartonshireArnold Henderson2,4484.93
Glasgow GorbalsPeter Kerrigan2,4916.83
Glasgow SpringburnFinlay Hart1,5325.53
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonAubrey Morris1,5253.44
Hackney CentralJohn Betteridge1,5303.53
Hayes and HarlingtonFrank Foster8862.63
HornseyGeorge John Jones1,4422.63
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck9161.93
Rhondda EastAnnie Powell4,54415.12
St Pancras NorthJock Nicolson1,3033.03
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill1,4613.53
SouthwarkJoe Bent9592.43
StepneySolly Kaye2,8887.63
West FifeWilliam Lauchlan4,72810.53
WiganThomas Rowlandson1,5673.43

By-elections, 1955–59

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1958 Wigan by-electionMick Weaver9722.53

1959 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Birmingham Perry BarrBert Pearce4241.14
Dundee WestDave Bowman1,0872.13
East DunbartonshireArnold Henderson2,2004.03
Glasgow GorbalsPeter Kerrigan1,9325.93
Glasgow GovanGordon McLennan1,8694.94
Glasgow SpringburnFinlay Hart1,2354.53
Hayes and HarlingtonFrank Foster5271.44
HornseyGeorge John Jones1,1072.04
NeathJim David1,9624.63
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck1,3312.64
Rhondda EastAnnie Powell4,58014.52
St Pancras NorthJock Nicolson1,2303.04
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill1,3733.33
SouthwarkJoe Bent1,3953.63
StepneySolly Kaye2,5486.73
West FifeWilliam Lauchlan3,8288.44
WiganMick Weaver9452.03
Willesden WestLes Burt1,3243.03

By-elections, 1959–64

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1962 West Lothian by-electionGordon McLennan1,5113.65
1963 Swansea East by-electionBert Pearce7732.56
1963 Leeds South by-electionBert Ramelson6702.24
1963 Luton by-electionTony Chater4901.14
1963 Dundee West by-electionDave Bowman1,1702.64
1963 Manchester Openshaw by-electionEddie Marsden1,1854.93

1964 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberavonJulian Tudor Hart1,2602.74
Battersea NorthGladys Easton4712.04
Birmingham Small HeathGeorge Jelf9263.33
Coventry EastHarry Bourne1,1381.93
DagenhamKevin Halpin1,0702.14
Dundee WestDave Bowman1,2282.43
East DunbartonshireJimmy Reid1,1712.03
Glasgow GorbalsMargaret Hunter1,3395.63
Glasgow GovanGordon McLennan1,3784.43
Glasgow SpringburnNeil McLellan9503.74
GooleWilliam Carr1,1652.83
Hayes and HarlingtonFrank Stanley8732.63
HornseyMax Morris1,2582.64
Islington South WestJohn Moss1,3775.13
Kinross and Western PerthshireC. M. Grieve1270.54
Leeds SouthBert Ramelson9282.63
Liverpool ScotlandTom Cassin7252.83
LlanelliBob Hitchon1,0612.25
LutonTony Chater5671.23
Manchester OpenshawEddie Marsden1,9475.13
MitchamSid French6571.24
MotherwellJames Sneddon1,5654.03
NeathJim David2,4326.03
Newcastle-upon-Tyne CentralTom Welch5321.83
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck1,5793.13
PontypoolEddie Jones1,3293.63
Rhondda EastAnnie Powell3,38511.82
St Pancras NorthJock Nicolson1,1403.44
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill1,3563.53
SouthwarkJoe Bent1,5994.93
StepneySolly Kaye2,4547.93
SwindonIke Gradwell9442.13
West FifeWilliam Lauchlan3,2737.53
West LothianIrene Swan6101.24
WiganMick Weaver9882.43
Willesden WestLes Burt1,1303.03

1966 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberavonJulian Tudor Hart1,6203.63
AberdareAlistair Wilson2,3056.44
Aberdeen NorthMargaret Rose7191.74
Battersea NorthGladys Easton6503.03
BirkenheadBarry Williams6041.53
Birmingham NorthfieldDerek Robinson1,0291.63
Birmingham Small HeathGeorge Jelf4771.83
Birmingham StechfordBill Dunn9982.63
BothwellThomas Woods1,2092.73
Bristol North WestBrian Underwood5951.23
Coventry EastHarry Bourne1,3682.34
DagenhamGeorge Wake1,3732.93
Dundee WestDave Bowman1,2172.54
East DunbartonshireJimmy Reid1,5482.54
EcclesMichael Bennett1,2393.03
Edinburgh LeithHonor Arundel2791.03
Erith and CrayfordLaurie Smith5561.34
FulhamPeter Robson2560.74
Glasgow GorbalsMargaret Hunter8194.13
Glasgow GovanGordon McLennan1,3784.43
Glasgow ProvanJohn Jackson9882.33
Glasgow ScotstounHugh Boyd2,3955.43
Glasgow SpringburnNeil McLellan8673.74
GooleWilliam Carr9522.33
GreenockWilliam Dunn7022.14
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonMonty Goldman1,4914.23
Hayes and HarlingtonFrank Stanley6982.13
HornseyMax Morris1,1842.54
Islington South WestJohn Moss7563.05
Leeds SouthBert Ramelson7142.13
Liverpool ScotlandTom Cassin7793.93
LlanelliBob Hitchon1,2112.64
LutonTony Chater5861.24
Manchester OpenshawEddie Marsden1,4794.33
MansfieldFred Westacott5901.34
MitchamSid French5801.14
MotherwellJames Sneddon1,5084.13
NeathJim David1,6324.23
Newcastle-upon-Tyne CentralTom Welch4041.63
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck1,0702.13
PontypoolEddie Jones8972.53
Rhondda EastAnnie Powell2,3498.42
Rhondda WestArthur True1,8537.44
St Pancras NorthJock Nicolson1,2533.83
Sheffield BrightsideHoward Hill9892.83
Sheffield ParkCyril Morton1,0223.33
SouthwarkJoe Bent1,4044.73
StepneySolly Kaye2,2097.33
Stirling and FalkirkP. McIntosh7671.74
Stockton-on-TeesErnest Jones7101.83
Stoke-on-Trent SouthSam Lomas2,2625.13
Swansea EastBill Jones9022.24
SwindonIke Gradwell8382.03
West FifeArchie Macmillan1,5423.64
West LothianIrene Swan5671.14
WiganMick Weaver8582.23
Willesden WestLes Burt1,1403.13

By-elections, 1966–70

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1967 Glasgow Pollok by-electionAlexander Murray6941.85
1967 Rhondda West by-electionArthur True1,7236.83
1967 Manchester Gorton by-electionVictor Eddisford4371.05
1968 Sheffield Brightside by-electionRobert Wilkinson1,0694.23
1969 Glasgow Gorbals by-electionJohn Kay3612.54
1969 Swindon by-electionJudith Gradwell1,7231.34

1970 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberavonJulian Tudor Hart1,1022.44
AberdareAlistair Wilson1,3173.54
Aberdeen NorthMargaret Rose5211.25
ActonMaurice Costin2580.94
Battersea NorthD. Welsh1791.04
BirkenheadBarry Williams3510.94
Birmingham NorthfieldDerek Robinson6050.93
Birmingham StechfordSidney Pegg2980.74
Bristol North WestW. E. Williams2270.54
Coventry EastJohn Hosey8411.43
DagenhamGeorge Wake9822.23
Dundee WestHarry McLevy8091.64
DunfermlineJohn Neilson4621.24
East DunbartonshireJimmy Reid1,6562.35
EcclesTerry Keenan6431.53
Edinburgh LeithIrene Swan4131.04
Glasgow GorbalsJohn Kay3762.54
Glasgow GovanThomas Biggam3261.54
Glasgow ProvanJohn Jackson6011.44
Glasgow ScotstounHugh Boyd8461.84
Glasgow SpringburnNeil McLellan4231.84
GreenockWilliam Dunn5591.63
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonMonty Goldman7932.43
Hayes and HarlingtonPeter Pink3721.13
HornseyMax Morris6241.44
Huddersfield EastEthel Beresford3080.84
HuytonJoe Kenny8901.24
Islington South WestMarie Betteridge5092.44
LanarkDavid McDowall1,2731.94
Leeds EastJoan Bellamy5131.03
Leeds South EastBernard Scott1981.14
Liverpool ExchangeRoger O'Hara7754.23
LlanelliBob Hitchon6031.25
LutonTony Chater4471.03
Manchester OpenshawBernard Panter5521.73
MansfieldFred Westacott6281.43
MitchamSid French6381.33
MotherwellJames Sneddon1,8294.74
NeathBert Pearce5791.54
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck7411.54
PontypoolB. Watkinson4351.14
Rhondda EastArthur Jones6592.34
Rhondda WestArthur True1,2014.83
St Pancras NorthGordon McLennan6702.43
Sheffield BrightsideGordon Ashberry6652.03
Sheffield ParkCyril Morton6372.13
SouthwarkE. Hume1,1284.53
StepneySolly Kaye1,4685.83
Stockton-on-TeesErnest Jones3690.93
Stoke-on-Trent SouthSam Lomas3641.13
Swansea EastBill Jones5631.44
SwindonIke Gradwell4561.03
Walsall NorthDon Brayford5971.23
West FifeMarie Betteridge8551.74
West LothianChris Bett4590.84
WiganJack Kay6721.63
Willesden WestLes Burt5151.63
Wolverhampton South WestPete Carter1890.54

By-elections, 1970–74

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-electionArthur Lewis Jones1,5194.74

February 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberdareAlistair Wilson1,0382.64
Birmingham NorthfieldDerek Robinson3680.74
BootleRonald Morris5861.34
BothwellDavid Bolton5621.25
Brent SouthLes Burt3800.95
Central DunbartonshireJimmy Reid5,92814.63
Central FifeAlex Maxwell2,0194.44
Clackmannan and Eastern StirlingshireGeorge Bolton3220.64
Coventry North EastJohn Hosey8381.84
DagenhamGeorge Wake1,1692.43
Dundee WestHarry McLevy6731.34
East KilbrideDavid McDowell6931.34
EcclesTerry Keenan4040.94
Edinburgh EastIrene Swan2740.65
Glasgow GarscaddenSammy Barr6351.64
Glasgow PollokThomas Biggam3770.84
Glasgow ProvanJohn Jackson7492.04
Glasgow Queen's ParkJohn Kay3721.34
Glasgow SpringburnNeil McLellan4781.44
Greenock and Port GlasgowAlexander Murray4831.15
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonMonty Goldman5321.65
Huddersfield EastTony Drake2460.65
Islington South and FinsburyMarie Betteridge4921.84
Leeds South EastBill Innes4051.24
Liverpool Scotland ExchangeRoger O'Hara5052.54
LlanelliBob Hitchon5071.05
Manchester OpenshawPhilip Widdall3121.05
MansfieldFred Westacott6751.33
Merthyr TydfilArthur Lewis Jones3691.25
Mitcham and MordenSid French5071.04
Motherwell and WishawJames Sneddon1,0662.74
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck7541.34
PontypoolGraham Williams4981.25
RhonddaArthur True1,3742.65
St Pancras NorthGordon McLennan4661.74
Sheffield BrightsideVi Gill5131.34
Sheffield ParkCyril Morton5211.14
Stepney and PoplarKevin Halpin1,2783.63
Stockton-on-TeesErnest Jones7911.23
Stoke-on-Trent SouthSam Lomas4890.94
Swansea EastBill Jones5071.24
TootingLou Lewis3370.94
Walsall NorthJoe Richards8191.63
West LothianChris Bett4380.74

October 1974 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberdareAlistair Wilson1,0282.75
Birmingham NorthfieldDerek Robinson1800.35
BootleRonald Morris5161.24
Central DunbartonshireJimmy Reid3,4178.74
Central FifeAlex Maxwell1,0402.44
Coventry North EastJohn Hosey3090.75
DagenhamGeorge Wake5691.34
Dundee WestHarry McLevy3810.85
EcclesTerry Keenan3480.84
Edinburgh EastIrene Swan2130.55
Glasgow ProvanJohn Jackson5031.44
Glasgow Queen's ParkJohn Kay3541.45
Glasgow SpringburnNeil McLellan3521.15
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonMonty Goldman4181.55
Islington South and FinsburyMarie Betteridge5122.24
Leeds South EastBill Innes3171.14
Liverpool Scotland ExchangeRoger O'Hara5562.94
Manchester OpenshawPhilip Widdall3001.04
MansfieldFred Westacott4480.94
Merthyr TydfilTom Roberts5091.75
Mitcham and MordenSid French2810.64
Motherwell and WishawJames Sneddon9462.45
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck5251.05
RhonddaArthur True1,4042.85
Sheffield ParkCyril Morton4031.04
Stepney and PoplarKevin Halpin6172.04
TootingLou Lewis2680.84
Walsall NorthJoe Richards4651.04
West LothianChris Bett2470.45

By-elections, 1974–79

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-electionSammy Barr4071.15

1979 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
AberavonGerald Rowden4060.85
AberdareMary Winter5181.44
Birmingham SparkbrookRoger Murray7152.43
Cardiff CentralRichard Spencer1120.36
Central DunbartonshireDaniel McCafferty1,0172.65
Central FifeAlex Maxwell1,1722.54
Coventry North EastPaul Corrigan3900.85
DagenhamDan Connor5531.25
Dundee WestRaymond Mennie3160.64
East KilbrideDavid McDowell6581.14
EcclesTerry Keenan3680.84
Edinburgh EastCarol Downes1730.44
Flint EastGlyn Davies3070.55
Glasgow GarscaddenSammy Barr3741.04
Glasgow MaryhillPeter Smith2870.85
Glasgow ProvanJohn Jackson3771.14
Glasgow Queen's ParkJohn Kay2631.14
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonMonty Goldman4401.55
Hayes and HarlingtonJohn Mansfield2490.65
Islington South and FinsburyMarie Betteridge3301.45
Leeds South EastJames Rodgers1900.74
Liverpool Scotland ExchangeRoger O'Hara4212.34
LlanelliBob Hitchon6171.25
Luton EastTom Mitchell1070.35
Manchester OpenshawPhilip Widdall1740.64
Merthyr TydfilChris Dennett2230.75
Motherwell and WishawJames Sneddon7401.94
Norwich NorthAndy Panes1060.36
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck1,0712.04
PaisleyJune Tait1450.35
RhonddaArthur True1,8193.64
Sheffield ParkGordon Ashberry2790.75
Stepney and PoplarKevin Halpin4131.36
Stockton-on-TeesJim Smith2430.46
Swansea EastBill Jones3080.74
TootingLou Lewis2330.75
West LothianBill Sneddon4040.64

By-elections, 1979–83

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1982 Birmingham Northfield by-electionPeter Sheppard3490.85
1982 Glasgow Queen's Park by-electionJohn Kay3392.14
1983 Bermondsey by-electionRobert Gordon500.210

1983 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Bethnal Green and StepneyJ. Rees2430.85
Birmingham EdgbastonP. A. Davies1690.56
Birmingham NorthfieldPeter Sheppard4200.84
Bristol SouthA. Chester2240.55
City of London and Westminster SouthA. Spence1610.56
Clydebank and MilngavieJim Bollan3080.85
Coventry North EastJohn Meacham1930.45
DagenhamD. Walshe1410.45
Dunfermline EastAlex Maxwell8642.45
Ealing ActonS. Pulley1920.44
East KilbrideW. Doolan2560.55
EcclesB. Cottam4851.04
Edinburgh CentralD. Carson1190.35
Falkirk EastFiona McGregor3340.95
Glasgow CentralJ. P. McGoldrick3471.15
Glasgow GarscaddenSammy Barr2180.65
Glasgow MaryhillP. Smith2740.85
Glasgow ProvanI. Jackson2941.05
GreenwichF. Hooks1490.46
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonMonty Goldman4261.25
Hackney South and ShoreditchDave Green2460.68
Leeds CentralJ. M. Rogers3140.85
Lewisham EastGeoff Roberts1350.36
LinlithgowM. Parnell1990.55
Liverpool RiversideJohn C. Blevin2610.74
LlanelliBob Hitchon3710.85
Manchester GortonMalcolm Cowle3330.84
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck1,1842.54
RhonddaArthur True1,3502.85
Sheffield CentralVi Gill2960.74
Swansea EastBill Jones2940.75
ThurrockJ. Paul1990.46
TootingR. E. Lewis1810.46
VauxhallDave Cook1990.56
Warley EastH. S. Randhawa2170.64

By-elections, 1983–87

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1984 Cynon Valley by-electionMary Winter6421.95

1987 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Bethnal Green and StepneySarah Louise Gasquoine2320.74
Birmingham Small HeathPeter Raymond Sheppard1540.55
Bristol WestVeronica Ralph1340.35
Coventry North EastTom McNally3100.74
Dundee WestSteve Matthewson3080.75
Glasgow CentralJohn Patrick McGoldrick2650.86
Glasgow GovanDouglas Chalmers2370.65
GreenwichPatricia Clinton580.26
Hackney South and ShoreditchDave Green4031.04
Leeds CentralBill Innes3550.94
LinlithgowJohn Glassford1540.35
Liverpool RiversideKatherine Anne Gardner6011.74
Motherwell SouthRobert Somerville2230.65
Newcastle-upon-Tyne EastJoseph Keith3620.94
Nottingham NorthJohn Peck8791.74
RhonddaArthur True8691.85
Sheffield CentralKeith Edward Petts2030.55
Southwark and BermondseyPeter Nigel Power1080.34
VauxhallDave Cook2230.55

By-elections, 1987–90

By-electionCandidateVotes%Position
1988 Glasgow Govan by-electionDouglas Chalmers2810.96
1989 Pontypridd by-electionDave Richards2390.66

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