English Democrats Party election results
Parliamentary elections
Summary of general election performances
| Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average voters per candidate | Percentage of vote | Saved deposits | Change (percentage points) | Number of MPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 | 15,149 | 631 | 0.1 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 2010 | 107 | 64,826 | 605 | 0.2 | 1 | +0.1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 6,531 | 204 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.2 | 0 |
By-elections, 2004–05
| Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2004 | Birmingham Hodge Hill | Mark Wheatley | 277 | 1.4[1] |
| 30 September 2004 | Hartlepool | Ed Abrams | 41 | 0.1[2] |
General election 2005
The English Democrats contested 24 seats, receiving a total of 15149 votes, an average of 631 (range 221 to 1216). The percentage share of the vote ranged from 0.6% to 3.4%, with an average of 1.45%. No candidates were elected.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | G Cowd | 701 | 1.7 |
| Basildon | Ms K Gandy | 510 | 1.2 |
| Bristol North West | M Blundell | 828 | 1.7 |
| Chatham & Aylesford | M Russell | 668 | 1.6 |
| City of Chester | E Abrams | 308 | 0.7 |
| Chesterfield | I Jerram | 814 | 1.8 |
| Copeland | A Mossop | 662 | 2.0 |
| Doncaster North | M Cassidy | 561 | 1.8 |
| Epping Forest | Robin Tilbrook | 631 | 1.4 |
| Grantham & Stamford | B Brown | 774 | 1.6 |
| Greenwich & Woolwich | Garry Bushell | 1216 | 3.4 |
| Hexham | I Riddell | 521 | 1.3 |
| Ipswich | J Kay | 641 | 1.3 |
| Lancashire West | S Garrett | 525 | 1.2 |
| Leeds North West | A Knowles | 545 | 1.2 |
| Norwich South | C Constable | 466 | 1.1 |
| Reigate | H Green | 600 | 1.4 |
| Saffron Walden | R Brown | 860 | 1.6 |
| Sevenoaks | J Marshall | 751 | 1.7 |
| Southend West | J Moss | 701 | 1.8 |
| Staffordshire South* | Garry Bushell | 643 | 2.5 |
| Vauxhall | J Polenceus | 221 | 0.6 |
| Wakefield | P McEnhill | 356 | 0.8 |
| Wantage | G Lambourne | 646 | 1.2 |
Source:[3]
*Note the South Staffordshire election was postponed until 23 June due to the death of a candidate
By-elections, 2005–10
| Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2006 | Bromley and Chislehurst | Steven Uncles | 212 | 0.7[4] |
| Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2008 | Haltemprice and Howden | Joanne Robinson | 1714 | 7.2[5] |
General election 2010
The English Democrats stood 107 candidates in the 2010 general election.[6] (106 is the minimum number required to qualify for a Party Election Broadcast.) The EDP received 64,826 votes, or 0.3% of the vote in England, won only one deposit in Doncaster North with 5.2% and overall 0.2% of the vote in the United Kingdom. No candidates were elected.[7]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | Tony Ellis | 1102 | 2.3 |
| Beckenham | Dan Eastgate | 223 | 0.5 |
| Bedfordshire Mid | John Cooper | 712 | 1.3 |
| Bexleyheath & Crayford | John Griffiths | 466 | 1.1 |
| Blyth Valley | Allan White | 327 | 0.8 |
| Bosworth | Kames Lampitt | 615 | 1.1 |
| Brent North | Arvind Tailor | 247 | 0.5 |
| Brentford & Isleworth | David Cunningham | 230 | 0.4 |
| Brentwood & Ongar | Robin Tilbrook | 491 | 1.0 |
| Bristol East | Stephen Wright | 347 | 0.8 |
| Bristol North West | Ray Carr | 635 | 1.3 |
| Bristol South | Craig Clarke | 400 | 0.8 |
| Bristol West | Jon Baker | 270 | 0.5 |
| Bromley & Chislehurst | Jon Cheeseman | 376 | 0.9 |
| Broxbourne | Debbie LeMay | 618 | 1.4 |
| Bury South | Valerie Morris | 494 | 1.0 |
| Calder Valley | Barry Greenwood | 157 | 0.3 |
| Camberwell & Peckham | Yohara Robby Munilla | 435 | 0.9 |
| Cambridgeshire North East | Graham Murphy | 387 | 0.7 |
| Cambridgeshire North West | Stephen Goldspink | 1407 | 2.4 |
| Chatham & Aylesford | Sean Varnham | 400 | 0.9 |
| Chelmsford | Claire Breed | 254 | 0.5 |
| Chelsea & Fulham | George Roseman | 169 | 0.4 |
| Chester, City of | Ed Abrams | 594 | 1.3 |
| Chesterfield | Ian Jerram | 1213 | 2.6 |
| Chippenham | John Maguire | 307 | 0.6 |
| Cities of London & Westminster | Frank Roseman | 191 | 0.5 |
| Colchester | Eddie Bone | 335 | 0.7 |
| Dartford | Gary Rogers | 2178 | 4.3 |
| Daventry | Alan Bennett-Spencer | 1187 | 2.3 |
| Devon North | Nigel Vidler | 146 | 0.3 |
| Dewsbury | Michael Felse | 661 | 1.2 |
| Don Valley | Bernie Aston | 1756 | 4.0 |
| Doncaster Central | Lawrence Parramore | 1816 | 4.4 |
| Doncaster North | Wayne Crawshaw | 2148 | 5.2 |
| Dover | Michael Walters | 216 | 0.4 |
| Ealng Southall | Sati Chaggar | 408 | 1.0 |
| East Ham | Barry O'Connor | 822 | 1.6 |
| Eastleigh | Tony Stephen | 249 | 0.5 |
| Eltham | Mike Tibby | 217 | 0.5 |
| Enfield North | Raquel Weald | 131 | 0.3 |
| Enfield Southgate | Ben Weald | 173 | 0.4 |
| Epping Forest | Kim Sawyer | 285 | 0.6 |
| Erith & Thamesmead | Laurence Williams* | 465 | 1.1 |
| Esher & Walton | Mike Kearsley | 307 | 0.6 |
| Fareham | Joe Jenkins | 618 | 1.1 |
| Gillingham & Rainham | Dean Lacey | 464 | 1.0 |
| Gloucester | Alan Platt | 564 | 1.1 |
| Gosport | Bob Shaw | 622 | 1.3 |
| Gravesham | Steven Uncles | 1005 | 2.1 |
| Greenwich & Woolwich | Topo Wresniwiro | 339 | 0.8 |
| Haltemprice & Howden | Joanne Robinson | 1485 | 3.0 |
| Hampshire East | Matt Williams | 710 | 1.4 |
| Harborough | David Ball | 568 | 3.1 |
| Hastings & Rye | Rodney Bridger | 339 | 0.7 |
| Havant | Fungus Addams | 809 | 1.8 |
| Hayes & Harlington | Cliff Dixon | 464 | 1.1 |
| Holborn & St Pancras | Mikel Susperregi | 75 | 0.1 |
| Hyndburn | Christopher Reid | 413 | 1.0 |
| Isle of Wight | Ian Dunsire | 1233 | 1.8 |
| Islington South & Finsbury | John Dodds | 301 | 0.7 |
| Kettering | Derek Hilling | 952 | 2.0 |
| Kingston upon Hull East | Mike Burton | 715 | 2.1 |
| Kingston upon Hull North | Michael Cassidy | 200 | 0.6 |
| Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Pater Mawer | 876 | 2.8 |
| Kingswood | Michael Blundell | 333 | 0.7 |
| Leeds North West | Alan Procter | 153 | 0.4 |
| Lewisham East | James Rose | 426 | 1.0 |
| Lincoln | Ernest Coleman | 604 | 1.3 |
| Louth & Horncastle | Colin Mair | 517 | 1.0 |
| Meon Valley | Pat Harris | 582 | 1.1 |
| Northampton South | Kevin Sills | 618 | 1.6 |
| Old Bexley & Sidcup | Elaine Cheeseman | 520 | 1.1 |
| Orpington | Chriss Snape | 199 | 0.1 |
| Penistone & Stocksbridge | Paul McEnhill | 492 | 1.1 |
| Peterborough | Rob King | 770 | 1.7 |
| Poplar & Limehouse | Andrew Osborne | 470 | 1.0 |
| Portsmouth North | David Knight | 1040 | 2.4 |
| Portsmouth South | Ian DuCane | 400 | 1.0 |
| Rayleigh & Wickford | John Hayter | 2219 | 4.2 |
| Redditch | Vincent Schittone | 255 | 0.6 |
| Rochester & Strood | Ron Sands | 2182 | 4.5 |
| Romford | Peter Thorogood | 603 | 1.3 |
| Rossendale & Darwen | Michael Johnson | 663 | 1.4 |
| Salford & Eccles | Stephen Morris | 621 | 1.5 |
| Selby & Ainsty | Graham Michael | 677 | 1.3 |
| Sevenoaks | Louise Uncles | 806 | 1.6 |
| Sheffield Hallam | David Wildgoose | 586 | 1.1 |
| Southend West | Terry Phillips | 546 | 1.3 |
| Stevenage | Charles Vickers | 366 | 0.8 |
| Stockton North | Ian Saul | 1724 | 2.9 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | Fred Bishop | 473 | 0.9 |
| Streatham | Janus Polenceus | 229 | 0.5 |
| Sutton & Cheam | John Dodds | 106 | 0.2 |
| Tonbridge & Malling | Lisa Rogers | 390 | 0.8 |
| Uxbridge & South Ruislip | Roger Cooper | 403 | 0.6 |
| Vauxhall | Jose Navarro | 289 | 0.7 |
| Warwickshire North | David Lane | 411 | 0.9 |
| Wellingborough | Terry Spencer | 530 | 1.0 |
| West Bromwich East | Mark Cowles | 1150 | 3.0 |
| Westminster North | Edward Roseman | 99 | 0.3 |
| Weston-Super-Mare | John Peverelle | 275 | 0.5 |
| Winchester | Mark Lancaster | 503 | 0.9 |
| Workington | Rob Logan | 414 | 1.1 |
| Worsley & Eccles South | Paul Whitelegg | 1334 | 3.2 |
* Williams has also contested the London region for the Christian Peoples Alliance in the 2014 European elections, Old Bexley & Sidcup for the Christian Party in the 2015 general election, in Sidcup for the Liberal Party in the 2018 local election and Vale of Glamorgan for Gwlad Gwlad in the 2019 general election.[8]
Source for results:[9]
By-elections, 2010–15
| Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2011 | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Stephen Morris | 144 | 0.4[10] |
| 3 March 2011 | Barnsley Central | Kevin Riddiough | 544 | 2.2[11] |
| 15 December 2011 | Feltham and Heston | Roger Cooper | 322 | 1.4[12] |
| 15 November 2012 | Corby | David Wickham | 432 | 1.21[13] |
| 29 November 2012 | Rotherham | David Wildgoose | 703 | 3.3[14] |
| 28 February 2013 | Eastleigh | Michael Walters | 70 | 0.2 [15] |
General election 2015
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley, Central | Ian Sutton | 477 | 1.3 |
| Barnsley, E | Kevin Riddiough | 440 | 1.1 |
| Bath | Jenny Knight | 63 | 0.1 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | Neil Humphrey | 88 | 0.2 |
| Bexleyheath & Crayford | Maggi Young | 151 | 0.3 |
| Bradford, W | Therese Muchewicz | 98 | 0.2 |
| Brentwood & Ongar | Robin Tilbrook | 173 | 0.3 |
| Bury, S | Valerie Morris | 170 | 0.4 |
| Dagenham & Rainham | Kim Gandy | 71 | 0.2 |
| Dartford | Steve Uncles | 211 | 0.4 |
| Don Valley | Louise Dutton | 242 | 0.6 |
| Doncaster, Central | David Burnett | 309 | 0.8 |
| Doncaster, N | David Allen | 448 | 1.1 |
| Erith & Thamesmead | Graham Moore | 188 | 0.4 |
| Faversham & Mid Kent | Gary Butler | 158 | 0.3 |
| Harlow | Eddy Butler | 115 | 0.3 |
| Kettering | Derek Hilling | 151 | 0.3 |
| Monmouth | Stephen Morris | 100 | 0.2 |
| Nuneaton | Steve Paxton | 104 | 0.2 |
| Penistone & Stocksbridge | Colin Porter | 500 | 1.1 |
| Rother Valley | Sharon Pilling | 377 | 0.8 |
| Rotherham | Dean Walker | 166 | 0.4 |
| Sheffield, Brightside & Hillsborough | Justin Saxton | 171 | 0.4 |
| Sheffield, Central | Elizabeth Breed | 68 | 0.2 |
| Sheffield, Hallam | Steve Clegg | 167 | 0.3 |
| Sheffield, Heeley | David Haslett | 122 | 0.3 |
| Sheffield, SE | Matthew Roberts | 141 | 0.3 |
| Southend, W | Jeremy Moss | 165 | 0.4 |
| Stevenage | Charles Vickers | 115 | 0.2 |
| Suffolk Central & Ipswich, N | Tony Holyoak | 162 | 0.3 |
| Wentworth & Dearne | Alan England | 309 | 0.7 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Ronald Lavelle | 311 | 0.6 |
Source:[16]
By-elections, 2015-2017
| Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 2016 | Batley & Spen | Therese Hirst | 969 | 4.8[17] |
| 20 October 2016 | Witney | Winston McKenzie | 52 | 0.1[18] |
General election 2017
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley, Central | Stephen Morris | 211 | 0.5[19] |
| Barnsley, E | Kevin Riddiough | 287 | 0.7[20] |
| Cambridgeshire North East | Stephen Goldspink | 293 | 0.5[21] |
| Clacton | Robin Tilbrook | 289 | 0.7[22] |
| Doncaster, N | David Allen | 363 | 0.9[23] |
| Holburn & St Pancras | Janus Polenceus | 93 | 0.2[24] |
General election 2019
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexleyheath & Crayford | Graham Moore | 520 | 1.2 |
| Brentwood & Ongar | Robin Tilbrook | 532 | 1.0 |
| Broxtowe | Amy Dalla Mura | 432 | 0.8 |
| Buckingham | Antonio Vitello | 194 | 0.3 |
| Doncaster, N | Frank Calladine | 309 | 0.8 |
European Parliament elections
Summary of European election performance in the UK
| Year | Number of English regions contested | Total votes | % of GB vote | Saved deposits | GB change (% points) | Number of MEPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5/9 | 130,056 | 0.8 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 2009 | 9/9 | 279,801 | 1.8 | 1 | +1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9/9 | 126,024 | 0.8 | 0 | −1.1 | 0[25] |
| 2019 | 4/9 | 39,398 | 0.2 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 |
Note: The English Democrats do not stand in Scotland or Wales in the European Elections although the results are displayed as a proportion of the GB results. (Northern Ireland has a different electoral system).
English Police Commissioner elections
English Democrats contested five of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioner elections in November 2012. Results were:
| Police force | Candidate | 1st round votes | % | Posn/no. cands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire Constabulary | Stephen Goldspink | 7,219 | 8.1% | 6 out of 7 |
| Essex Police | Robin Tilbrook | 11,550 | 6.87% | 6 out of 6 |
| Kent Police | Steven Uncles | 10,789 | 5.3% | 5 out of 6[26] |
| Merseyside Police | Paul Rimmer | 7,142 | 5.7% | 6 out of 6[27] |
| South Yorkshire Police | David Allen | 22,608 | 15.6% | 2 out of 5[28] |
Welsh Assembly elections
2007 Welsh Assembly, 2007
Source: BBC News[29]
Due to the English Democrats stance on the status of Monmouthshire, the English Democrats stood in the three constituencies in Monmouthshire and in the South Wales East region. They came 16th place nationwide with 0.2% of the vote.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | Ed Abrams | 804 | 2.7 |
| Newport East | Michael Blundell | 429 | 2.2 |
| Newport West | Andrew Constantine | 634 | 2.7 |
| Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales East | 1,655 | 0.9 | n/a |
2011 Welsh Assembly, 2011
Source: BBC News[30]
The English Democrats stood five candidates in the South Wales East region and contested only one individual constituency, Monmouth. The vote in Monmouth fell by 0.2% but regional vote increased by 0.2%. They came 11th place nationwide with 0.1% of the vote.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | Steve Uncles | 744 | 2.5 | −0.2 |
| Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales East | 1,904 | 1.1 | +0.2 |
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