This article lists the Communist Party of Great Britain 's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Contents
1 Summary of general election performance
2 Election results
2.1 By-elections, 1921–22
2.2 1922 general election
2.3 1923 general election
2.4 1924 general election
2.5 By-elections, 1924–29
2.6 1929 general election
2.7 By-elections, 1929–31
2.8 1931 general election
2.9 By-elections, 1931–35
2.10 1935 general election
2.11 By-elections, 1935–45
2.12 1945 general election
2.13 By-elections, 1945–50
2.14 1950 general election
2.15 By-elections, 1950–51
2.16 1951 general election
2.17 By-elections, 1951–55
2.18 1955 general election
2.19 By-elections, 1955–59
2.20 1959 general election
2.21 By-elections, 1959–64
2.22 1964 general election
2.23 1966 general election
2.24 By-elections, 1966–70
2.25 1970 general election
2.26 By-elections, 1970–74
2.27 February 1974 general election
2.28 October 1974 general election
2.29 By-elections, 1974–79
2.30 1979 general election
2.31 By-elections, 1979–83
2.32 1983 general election
2.33 By-elections, 1983–87
2.34 1987 general election
2.35 By-elections, 1987–90
3 References
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]
1922
5
30,684
6,137
0.2
3
N/A
1
1923
4
39,448
9,862
0.2
4
0.0
0
1924
8
55,346
6,918
0.3
7
+0.1
1
1929
25
50,634
2,205
0.2
4
-0.1
0
1931
26
74,824
2,878
0.3
5
+0.1
0
1935
2
27,177
13,589
0.1
2
−0.2
1
1945
21
102,780
4,894
0.4
9
+0.3
2
1950
100
91,765
918
0.3
3
−0.1
0
1951
10
21,640
2,164
0.1
0
−0.2
0
1955
17
33,144
1,950
0.1
2
0.0
0
1959
18
30,896
1,716
0.1
1
0.0
0
1964
36
46,442
1,290
0.2
0
+0.1
0
1966
57
62,092
1,089
0.2
0
0.0
0
1970
57
37,970
655
0.1
0
−0.1
0
1974 February
44
32,743
744
0.1
1
0.0
0
1974 October
29
17,426
601
0.1
0
0.0
0
1979
38
16,858
444
0.1
0
0.0
0
1983
35
11,606
332
0.0
0
−0.1
0
1987
19
6,078
320
0.0
0
−0.1
0
Election results [ ]
By-elections, 1921–22 [ ]
By-election
Candidate
Votes
%
Position[3]
1921 Caerphilly by-election
Bob Stewart
2,592
10.3
3
1922 general election [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
By-elections, 1924–29 [ ]
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
829
2.2
4
Dundee
Bob Stewart
6,160
3.6
5
Dunfermline Burghs
Jack Leckie
1,712
6.5
3
Glasgow St Rollox
George Middleton
613
1.9
3
Greenock
Alec Geddes
7,005
25.1
3
Hackney South
J. T. Murphy
331
1.1
4
Hamilton
Frank Moore
395
1.6
3
Limehouse
Walter Tapsell
245
1.0
4
Manchester Platting
Joseph Vaughan
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
5,789
15.2
3
Rutherglen
Alex Moffat
842
2.5
4
Seaham
Harry Pollitt
1,431
2.9
4
Sheffield Attercliffe
George Fletcher
1,731
5.5
4
Spen Valley
Shaukat Usmani
242
0.6
3
Tottenham South
Henry Sara
490
1.5
4
Wallsend
Wal Hannington
744
1.8
4
West Fife
Willie Gallacher
6,040
20.5
2
Wigan
Frank Bright
1,307
2.8
3
By-elections, 1929–31 [ ]
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
2,970
17.4
3
Bermondsey West
Wal Hannington
873
4.2
3
Birmingham Duddeston
Bernard Moore
327
1.2
3
Bothwell
Barney McCourt
1,677
6.5
3
Burnley
Jim Rushton
512
0.8
3
Dundee
Bob Stewart
10,264
5.8
5
Edinburgh Central
Fred Douglas
1,319
4.5
3
Glasgow Gorbals
Harry McShane
2,626
7.9
3
Glasgow Springburn
A. Haines
1,997
5.8
3
Gorton
Chris Flanagan
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
1,544
5.6
3
Ogmore
John Ross Campbell
3,099
8.2
3
Rhondda East
Arthur Horner
10,359
31.9
2
Rhondda West
John Leigh Davies
4,296
15.7
2
St Pancras North
William Shepherd
456
1.3
3
St Pancras South East
Shaukat Usmani
332
1.2
3
Seaham
George Lumley
677
1.3
3
Sheffield Attercliffe
George Fletcher
2,790
8.5
3
Sheffield Brightside
J. T. Murphy
1,571
4.1
3
West Fife
Willie Gallacher
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
1932 Dunbartonshire by-election
Hughie McIntyre
2,870
7.5
4
1933 Rhondda East by-election
Arthur Horner
11,228
33.8
2
1933 Clay Cross by-election
Harry Pollitt
3,434
10.8
3
1933 Skipton by-election
James Rushton
704
1.7
4
1934 Hammersmith North by-election
Ted Bramley
614
2.4
3
1934 Merthyr by-election
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
13,462
37.4
1
By-elections, 1935–45 [ ]
1945 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Abingdon
John Clement Dix Dunman
1,668
4.4
4
Birmingham Handsworth
Jessie Eden
1,390
3.4
5
Birmingham Sparkbrook
Rajani Palme Dutt
1,853
7.6
3
Coventry East
Bill Alexander
3,986
7.0
3
Glasgow Central
Bob Cooney
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
4,891
24.2
3
Harrow East
Gladys Driver
3,493
5.9
4
Hornsey
George John Jones
10,058
21.5
3
Kirkcaldy Burghs
John McArthur
2,898
8.5
4
Mile End
Phil Piratin
5,075
47.6
1
Preston
Pat J. Devine
5,168
3.8
6
Rhondda East
Harry Pollitt
15,761
45.5
2
Rossendale
Bill Whittaker
1,663
4.6
4
Sevenoaks
Ken Thompson
676
1.6
4
Sheffield Brightside
Howard Hill
4,115
13.0
3
Sheffield Hallam
Gordon Herbert Cree
2,253
6.7
4
Sunderland
Tommy Richardson
4,501
3.3
5
West Fife
Willie Gallacher
17,636
42.2
1
Westminster Abbey
Gabriel Billy Carritt
2,964
17.6
3
By-elections, 1945–50 [ ]
1950 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdare
Alistair Wilson
1,382
3.1
4
Aberdeen North
Bob Cooney
1,391
2.7
4
Abingdon
John Clement Dix Dunman
396
0.9
4
Acton
Albert F. Papworth
663
1.5
4
Ashton-under-Lyne
H. H. Blackwell
459
1.1
3
Battersea North
John Mahon
655
1.8
4
Bedford
Betty Lynette Matthews
207
0.5
4
Bethnal Green
G. Midwater
610
1.9
4
Bexley
Charles Job
481
0.9
4
Birkenhead
S. Coulthard
971
1.8
4
Birmingham Northfield
Dick Etheridge
479
1.0
4
Birmingham Sparkbrook
Jim Crump
355
0.9
3
Birmingham Yardley
J. Falconer
347
0.8
4
Bradford East
H. Green
543
1.2
4
Brentford and Chiswick
Joseph Henry Parker
401
1.0
4
Bristol South East
Jack F. Webb
524
1.1
4
Burnley
Bill Whittaker
526
1.0
3
Chesterfield
Bas Barker
554
1.0
4
Cirencester and Tewkesbury
Wogan Philipps
423
0.9
4
Cities of London and Westminster
G. Billy Carritt
888
1.7
4
Clapham
G. M. Draper
619
1.3
4
Coventry East
Bill Alexander
487
1.0
4
Croydon West
Bob Jarvie
336
0.7
4
Dagenham
George Bridges
883
1.5
4
Deptford
Les Stannard
562
1.3
4
Don Valley
Sammy Taylor
1,007
1.9
3
Dover
Bob Morrison
474
0.9
4
Dundee East
Dave Bowman
1,093
2.2
3
East Ham South
E. Thomas
401
1.1
4
Edinburgh Central
Donald Renton
646
1.9
4
Eton and Slough
P. L. N. Smith
614
1.5
4
Eye
Lee Chadwick
277
0.6
4
Fulham East
R. Ellesmere
399
1.1
4
Glasgow Bridgeton
D. Kelly
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
1,088
2.6
4
Glasgow Shettleston
Malcolm MacEwen
1,678
4.1
3
Glasgow Springburn
Robert F. Horne
1,764
4.1
4
Greenock
John Ross Campbell
1,228
3.0
4
Hackney South
John R. Betteridge
2,199
3.8
4
Hampstead
R. Gore
1,603
2.8
4
Harrow East
Bill Seaman
633
1.2
4
Hayes and Harlington
Frank Foster
593
1.6
4
Hendon North
Marjorie Pollitt
918
2.0
4
Hornsey
George John Jones
1,191
1.9
4
Huyton
Leo McGree
387
0.9
4
Ilford South
Dave Kelly
913
1.6
4
Islington South West
Alfred Bender
834
1.8
4
Kensington North
M. J. Eyre
551
1.3
4
Kettering
L. P. O'Connor
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
327
0.7
4
Lewisham South
J. W. Jones
635
1.3
4
Liverpool Scotland
Jack Coward
615
1.4
3
Manchester Blackley
Ben Ainley
562
1.1
4
Manchester Gorton
Syd Abbott
873
1.7
4
Manchester Wythenshawe
Frances Dean
588
1.3
4
Mansfield
Les Ellis
482
0.9
4
Middlesbrough East
N. Levy
367
0.8
4
Motherwell
R. Henderson
1,007
2.4
4
Neath
Alun Thomas
1,584
3.5
4
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East
R. McNair
492
0.9
3
Nottingham North West
Arthur West
719
1.5
4
Ogmore
Mavis Llewellyn
1,691
3.5
3
Oldham West
W. Mawdsley
438
0.9
4
Oxford
Ernest Keeling
494
0.8
4
Paddington North
Daniel Cohen
417
1.2
4
Peckham
T. Gibson
886
1.8
4
Poplar
H. Watson
540
1.4
4
Portsmouth West
George Swanton
251
0.5
3
Preston North
P. J. Devine
366
0.8
4
Rhondda East
Harry Pollitt
4,463
12.7
2
St Pancras North
T. Aherne
967
1.9
4
Sheffield Brightside
Howard Hill
1,081
2.3
3
Sheffield Hillsborough
M. Bennett
759
1.5
3
Sheffield Park
Arthur Fullard
909
2.0
3
Shipley
L. T. Robb
237
0.6
4
Southall
J. A. Purton
839
1.7
4
South Shields
F. O. Smith
415
0.7
4
Southwark
Joe Bent
668
1.3
4
Stalybridge and Hyde
D. P. Herrick
389
0.8
4
Stepney
Phil Piratin
5,991
12.5
3
Stirling and Falkirk
G. McAlister
801
1.8
4
Swindon
Ike Gradwell
295
0.7
4
Totnes
Edwin Tapscott
423
0.8
4
Tottenham
G. Cross
802
1.5
4
Vauxhall
Margot Heinemann
508
1.3
4
Warrington
James Joseph Grady
496
1.1
4
Wembley South
N. Gill
430
1.0
4
West Dunbartonshire
Finlay Hart
1,198
2.9
3
West Fife
Willie Gallacher
9,301
21.6
3
West Ham South
W. Norris
730
1.6
4
West Lothian
J. Borrowman
664
1.5
4
Wigan
Thomas Rowlandson
1,243
2.4
4
Willesden West
David Michaelson
938
1.7
4
Woodford
William George Philip Brooks
827
1.3
4
Woolwich East
Rajani Palme Dutt
601
1.4
4
Wycombe
Elizabeth Rose Leigh
199
0.4
4
By-elections, 1950–51 [ ]
By-election
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
1950 Sheffield Neepsend by-election
Bill Moore
729
2.4
3
1951 general election [ ]
By-elections, 1951–55 [ ]
1955 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Birmingham Perry Barr
Bert Pearce
928
2.5
3
Dundee West
Dave Bowman
1,335
2.6
3
East Dunbartonshire
Arnold Henderson
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
1,525
3.4
4
Hackney Central
John Betteridge
1,530
3.5
3
Hayes and Harlington
Frank Foster
886
2.6
3
Hornsey
George John Jones
1,442
2.6
3
Nottingham North
John Peck
916
1.9
3
Rhondda East
Annie Powell
4,544
15.1
2
St Pancras North
Jock Nicolson
1,303
3.0
3
Sheffield Brightside
Howard Hill
1,461
3.5
3
Southwark
Joe Bent
959
2.4
3
Stepney
Solly Kaye
2,888
7.6
3
West Fife
William Lauchlan
4,728
10.5
3
Wigan
Thomas Rowlandson
1,567
3.4
3
By-elections, 1955–59 [ ]
By-election
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
1958 Wigan by-election
Mick Weaver
972
2.5
3
1959 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Birmingham Perry Barr
Bert Pearce
424
1.1
4
Dundee West
Dave Bowman
1,087
2.1
3
East Dunbartonshire
Arnold Henderson
2,200
4.0
3
Glasgow Gorbals
Peter Kerrigan
1,932
5.9
3
Glasgow Govan
Gordon McLennan
1,869
4.9
4
Glasgow Springburn
Finlay Hart
1,235
4.5
3
Hayes and Harlington
Frank Foster
527
1.4
4
Hornsey
George John Jones
1,107
2.0
4
Neath
Jim David
1,962
4.6
3
Nottingham North
John Peck
1,331
2.6
4
Rhondda East
Annie Powell
4,580
14.5
2
St Pancras North
Jock Nicolson
1,230
3.0
4
Sheffield Brightside
Howard Hill
1,373
3.3
3
Southwark
Joe Bent
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
945
2.0
3
Willesden West
Les Burt
1,324
3.0
3
By-elections, 1959–64 [ ]
1964 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberavon
Julian Tudor Hart
1,260
2.7
4
Battersea North
Gladys Easton
471
2.0
4
Birmingham Small Heath
George Jelf
926
3.3
3
Coventry East
Harry Bourne
1,138
1.9
3
Dagenham
Kevin Halpin
1,070
2.1
4
Dundee West
Dave Bowman
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
1,378
4.4
3
Glasgow Springburn
Neil McLellan
950
3.7
4
Goole
William Carr
1,165
2.8
3
Hayes and Harlington
Frank Stanley
873
2.6
3
Hornsey
Max Morris
1,258
2.6
4
Islington South West
John Moss
1,377
5.1
3
Kinross and Western Perthshire
C. M. Grieve
127
0.5
4
Leeds South
Bert Ramelson
928
2.6
3
Liverpool Scotland
Tom Cassin
725
2.8
3
Llanelli
Bob Hitchon
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
1,565
4.0
3
Neath
Jim David
2,432
6.0
3
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central
Tom Welch
532
1.8
3
Nottingham North
John Peck
1,579
3.1
3
Pontypool
Eddie Jones
1,329
3.6
3
Rhondda East
Annie Powell
3,385
11.8
2
St Pancras North
Jock Nicolson
1,140
3.4
4
Sheffield Brightside
Howard Hill
1,356
3.5
3
Southwark
Joe Bent
1,599
4.9
3
Stepney
Solly Kaye
2,454
7.9
3
Swindon
Ike Gradwell
944
2.1
3
West Fife
William Lauchlan
3,273
7.5
3
West Lothian
Irene Swan
610
1.2
4
Wigan
Mick Weaver
988
2.4
3
Willesden West
Les Burt
1,130
3.0
3
1966 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberavon
Julian Tudor Hart
1,620
3.6
3
Aberdare
Alistair Wilson
2,305
6.4
4
Aberdeen North
Margaret Rose
719
1.7
4
Battersea North
Gladys Easton
650
3.0
3
Birkenhead
Barry Williams
604
1.5
3
Birmingham Northfield
Derek Robinson
1,029
1.6
3
Birmingham Small Heath
George Jelf
477
1.8
3
Birmingham Stechford
Bill Dunn
998
2.6
3
Bothwell
Thomas Woods
1,209
2.7
3
Bristol North West
Brian Underwood
595
1.2
3
Coventry East
Harry Bourne
1,368
2.3
4
Dagenham
George Wake
1,373
2.9
3
Dundee West
Dave Bowman
1,217
2.5
4
East Dunbartonshire
Jimmy Reid
1,548
2.5
4
Eccles
Michael Bennett
1,239
3.0
3
Edinburgh Leith
Honor Arundel
279
1.0
3
Erith and Crayford
Laurie Smith
556
1.3
4
Fulham
Peter Robson
256
0.7
4
Glasgow Gorbals
Margaret Hunter
819
4.1
3
Glasgow Govan
Gordon McLennan
1,378
4.4
3
Glasgow Provan
John Jackson
988
2.3
3
Glasgow Scotstoun
Hugh Boyd
2,395
5.4
3
Glasgow Springburn
Neil McLellan
867
3.7
4
Goole
William Carr
952
2.3
3
Greenock
William Dunn
702
2.1
4
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Monty Goldman
1,491
4.2
3
Hayes and Harlington
Frank Stanley
698
2.1
3
Hornsey
Max Morris
1,184
2.5
4
Islington South West
John Moss
756
3.0
5
Leeds South
Bert Ramelson
714
2.1
3
Liverpool Scotland
Tom Cassin
779
3.9
3
Llanelli
Bob Hitchon
1,211
2.6
4
Luton
Tony Chater
586
1.2
4
Manchester Openshaw
Eddie Marsden
1,479
4.3
3
Mansfield
Fred Westacott
590
1.3
4
Mitcham
Sid French
580
1.1
4
Motherwell
James Sneddon
1,508
4.1
3
Neath
Jim David
1,632
4.2
3
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central
Tom Welch
404
1.6
3
Nottingham North
John Peck
1,070
2.1
3
Pontypool
Eddie Jones
897
2.5
3
Rhondda East
Annie Powell
2,349
8.4
2
Rhondda West
Arthur True
1,853
7.4
4
St Pancras North
Jock Nicolson
1,253
3.8
3
Sheffield Brightside
Howard Hill
989
2.8
3
Sheffield Park
Cyril Morton
1,022
3.3
3
Southwark
Joe Bent
1,404
4.7
3
Stepney
Solly Kaye
2,209
7.3
3
Stirling and Falkirk
P. McIntosh
767
1.7
4
Stockton-on-Tees
Ernest Jones
710
1.8
3
Stoke-on-Trent South
Sam Lomas
2,262
5.1
3
Swansea East
Bill Jones
902
2.2
4
Swindon
Ike Gradwell
838
2.0
3
West Fife
Archie Macmillan
1,542
3.6
4
West Lothian
Irene Swan
567
1.1
4
Wigan
Mick Weaver
858
2.2
3
Willesden West
Les Burt
1,140
3.1
3
By-elections, 1966–70 [ ]
1970 general election [ ]
By-elections, 1970–74 [ ]
February 1974 general election [ ]
October 1974 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberdare
Alistair Wilson
1,028
2.7
5
Birmingham Northfield
Derek Robinson
180
0.3
5
Bootle
Ronald Morris
516
1.2
4
Central Dunbartonshire
Jimmy Reid
3,417
8.7
4
Central Fife
Alex Maxwell
1,040
2.4
4
Coventry North East
John Hosey
309
0.7
5
Dagenham
George Wake
569
1.3
4
Dundee West
Harry McLevy
381
0.8
5
Eccles
Terry Keenan
348
0.8
4
Edinburgh East
Irene Swan
213
0.5
5
Glasgow Provan
John Jackson
503
1.4
4
Glasgow Queen's Park
John Kay
354
1.4
5
Glasgow Springburn
Neil McLellan
352
1.1
5
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Monty Goldman
418
1.5
5
Islington South and Finsbury
Marie Betteridge
512
2.2
4
Leeds South East
Bill Innes
317
1.1
4
Liverpool Scotland Exchange
Roger O'Hara
556
2.9
4
Manchester Openshaw
Philip Widdall
300
1.0
4
Mansfield
Fred Westacott
448
0.9
4
Merthyr Tydfil
Tom Roberts
509
1.7
5
Mitcham and Morden
Sid French
281
0.6
4
Motherwell and Wishaw
James Sneddon
946
2.4
5
Nottingham North
John Peck
525
1.0
5
Rhondda
Arthur True
1,404
2.8
5
Sheffield Park
Cyril Morton
403
1.0
4
Stepney and Poplar
Kevin Halpin
617
2.0
4
Tooting
Lou Lewis
268
0.8
4
Walsall North
Joe Richards
465
1.0
4
West Lothian
Chris Bett
247
0.4
5
By-elections, 1974–79 [ ]
1979 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Aberavon
Gerald Rowden
406
0.8
5
Aberdare
Mary Winter
518
1.4
4
Birmingham Sparkbrook
Roger Murray
715
2.4
3
Cardiff Central
Richard Spencer
112
0.3
6
Central Dunbartonshire
Daniel McCafferty
1,017
2.6
5
Central Fife
Alex Maxwell
1,172
2.5
4
Coventry North East
Paul Corrigan
390
0.8
5
Dagenham
Dan Connor
553
1.2
5
Dundee West
Raymond Mennie
316
0.6
4
East Kilbride
David McDowell
658
1.1
4
Eccles
Terry Keenan
368
0.8
4
Edinburgh East
Carol Downes
173
0.4
4
Flint East
Glyn Davies
307
0.5
5
Glasgow Garscadden
Sammy Barr
374
1.0
4
Glasgow Maryhill
Peter Smith
287
0.8
5
Glasgow Provan
John Jackson
377
1.1
4
Glasgow Queen's Park
John Kay
263
1.1
4
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Monty Goldman
440
1.5
5
Hayes and Harlington
John Mansfield
249
0.6
5
Islington South and Finsbury
Marie Betteridge
330
1.4
5
Leeds South East
James Rodgers
190
0.7
4
Liverpool Scotland Exchange
Roger O'Hara
421
2.3
4
Llanelli
Bob Hitchon
617
1.2
5
Luton East
Tom Mitchell
107
0.3
5
Manchester Openshaw
Philip Widdall
174
0.6
4
Merthyr Tydfil
Chris Dennett
223
0.7
5
Motherwell and Wishaw
James Sneddon
740
1.9
4
Norwich North
Andy Panes
106
0.3
6
Nottingham North
John Peck
1,071
2.0
4
Paisley
June Tait
145
0.3
5
Rhondda
Arthur True
1,819
3.6
4
Sheffield Park
Gordon Ashberry
279
0.7
5
Stepney and Poplar
Kevin Halpin
413
1.3
6
Stockton-on-Tees
Jim Smith
243
0.4
6
Swansea East
Bill Jones
308
0.7
4
Tooting
Lou Lewis
233
0.7
5
West Lothian
Bill Sneddon
404
0.6
4
By-elections, 1979–83 [ ]
1983 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Bethnal Green and Stepney
J. Rees
243
0.8
5
Birmingham Edgbaston
P. A. Davies
169
0.5
6
Birmingham Northfield
Peter Sheppard
420
0.8
4
Bristol South
A. Chester
224
0.5
5
City of London and Westminster South
A. Spence
161
0.5
6
Clydebank and Milngavie
Jim Bollan
308
0.8
5
Coventry North East
John Meacham
193
0.4
5
Dagenham
D. Walshe
141
0.4
5
Dunfermline East
Alex Maxwell
864
2.4
5
Ealing Acton
S. Pulley
192
0.4
4
East Kilbride
W. Doolan
256
0.5
5
Eccles
B. Cottam
485
1.0
4
Edinburgh Central
D. Carson
119
0.3
5
Falkirk East
Fiona McGregor
334
0.9
5
Glasgow Central
J. P. McGoldrick
347
1.1
5
Glasgow Garscadden
Sammy Barr
218
0.6
5
Glasgow Maryhill
P. Smith
274
0.8
5
Glasgow Provan
I. Jackson
294
1.0
5
Greenwich
F. Hooks
149
0.4
6
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Monty Goldman
426
1.2
5
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Dave Green
246
0.6
8
Leeds Central
J. M. Rogers
314
0.8
5
Lewisham East
Geoff Roberts
135
0.3
6
Linlithgow
M. Parnell
199
0.5
5
Liverpool Riverside
John C. Blevin
261
0.7
4
Llanelli
Bob Hitchon
371
0.8
5
Manchester Gorton
Malcolm Cowle
333
0.8
4
Nottingham North
John Peck
1,184
2.5
4
Rhondda
Arthur True
1,350
2.8
5
Sheffield Central
Vi Gill
296
0.7
4
Swansea East
Bill Jones
294
0.7
5
Thurrock
J. Paul
199
0.4
6
Tooting
R. E. Lewis
181
0.4
6
Vauxhall
Dave Cook
199
0.5
6
Warley East
H. S. Randhawa
217
0.6
4
By-elections, 1983–87 [ ]
1987 general election [ ]
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Bethnal Green and Stepney
Sarah Louise Gasquoine
232
0.7
4
Birmingham Small Heath
Peter Raymond Sheppard
154
0.5
5
Bristol West
Veronica Ralph
134
0.3
5
Coventry North East
Tom McNally
310
0.7
4
Dundee West
Steve Matthewson
308
0.7
5
Glasgow Central
John Patrick McGoldrick
265
0.8
6
Glasgow Govan
Douglas Chalmers
237
0.6
5
Greenwich
Patricia Clinton
58
0.2
6
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Dave Green
403
1.0
4
Leeds Central
Bill Innes
355
0.9
4
Linlithgow
John Glassford
154
0.3
5
Liverpool Riverside
Katherine Anne Gardner
601
1.7
4
Motherwell South
Robert Somerville
223
0.6
5
Newcastle-upon-Tyne East
Joseph Keith
362
0.9
4
Nottingham North
John Peck
879
1.7
4
Rhondda
Arthur True
869
1.8
5
Sheffield Central
Keith Edward Petts
203
0.5
5
Southwark and Bermondsey
Peter Nigel Power
108
0.3
4
Vauxhall
Dave Cook
223
0.5
5
By-elections, 1987–90 [ ]
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^ Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. pp. 1–18 . ISBN 0900178000 .
^ Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain . London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 182–183.
^ a b Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain . London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 234–235.
^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 56 . ISBN 0900178000 .
^ Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain . London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 360–362.
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