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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

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Average vote share of Communist Party of GB candidates at each General Election
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

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By-elections, 1921–22

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position[3]
1921 Caerphilly by-election Bob Stewart 2,592 10.3 3

1922 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[4]
Bethnal Green North East Walter Windsor 5,659 35.3 2
Dundee Willie Gallacher 5,906 5.0 6
Greenock Alec Geddes 9,776 34.1 2
Motherwell Walton Newbold 8,262 33.3 1

This list does not include Shapurji Saklatvala, a member of the party who was elected for the Labour Party,[5] nor Joe Vaughan who also stood for the Labour Party.[4]

1923 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[6]
Dundee Willie Gallacher 10,380 10.1 5
Glasgow Kelvingrove Aitken Ferguson 10,021 39.0 2
Greenock Alec Geddes 10,335 38.8 2
Motherwell Walton Newbold 8,712 37.4 2

This list does not include William Paul, Morgan Philips Price, Shapurji Saklatvala, Joe Vaughan or Ellen Wilkinson, party members who stood for the Labour Party.[5]

1924 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position[7]
Battersea North Shapurji Saklatvala 15,096 50.9 1
Bethnal Green South West Joe Vaughan 6,024 40.9 2
Birmingham West Robert Dunstan 7,158 32.1 2
Dundee Bob Stewart 8,340 6.7 5
Greenock Alec Geddes 7,590 29.0 2
Manchester Rusholme William Paul 5,328 20.2 3
Nottingham East Tom Mann 2,606 10.8 3
Streatham Alfred Wall 3,204 13.8 3

By-elections, 1924–29

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1928 Aberdeen North by-election Aitken Ferguson 2,618 12.9 3

1929 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1929 Leeds South East by-election Bill Brain 512 4.2 2
1929 Kilmarnock by-election Isabel Brown 1,448 4.4 3
1930 Sheffield Brightside by-election J. T. Murphy 1,084 4.4 4
1930 Glasgow Shettleston by-election Shapurji Saklatvala 1,459 5.8 4
1930 Shipley by-election Willie Gallacher 701 1.7 4
1930 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election Harry Pollitt 2,106 9.6 4
1931 Ogmore by-election John Ross Campbell 5,219 21.2 2

1931 general election

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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

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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

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1939 Stretford by-election Eric Gower 1,514 5.1 3
1940 Silvertown by-election Harry Pollitt 966 6.2 2
1940 Bow and Bromley by-election Isabel Brown 506 4.2 2
1941 Dunbartonshire by-election Malcolm MacEwen 3,862 15.0 2

1945 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1948 Wigan by-election Thomas Rowlandson 1,647 3.4 3
1948 Glasgow Gorbals by-election Peter Kerrigan 4,233 16.9 3
1949 St Pancras North by-election John Mahon 854 3.0 3

1950 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1950 Sheffield Neepsend by-election Bill Moore 729 2.4 3

1951 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Dundee West Dave Bowman 1,508 2.7 3
East Dunbartonshire Arnold Henderson 2,158 4.1 3
Glasgow Gorbals Peter Kerrigan 2,553 6.2 3
Hackney South John Betteridge 1,744 3.0 3
Lewisham South John Mahon 578 1.2 3
Rhondda East Idris Cox 2,948 8.6 3
Sheffield Brightside Howard Hill 1,116 2.5 3
Stepney Ted Bramley 3,436 7.3 3
West Fife William Lauchlan 4,728 10.5 3
Woodford John Ross Campbell 871 1.3 3

By-elections, 1951–55

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1954 Motherwell by-election John Gollan 1,457 4.3 3

1955 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1958 Wigan by-election Mick Weaver 972 2.5 3

1959 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1962 West Lothian by-election Gordon McLennan 1,511 3.6 5
1963 Swansea East by-election Bert Pearce 773 2.5 6
1963 Leeds South by-election Bert Ramelson 670 2.2 4
1963 Luton by-election Tony Chater 490 1.1 4
1963 Dundee West by-election Dave Bowman 1,170 2.6 4
1963 Manchester Openshaw by-election Eddie Marsden 1,185 4.9 3

1964 general election

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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

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1967 Glasgow Pollok by-election Alexander Murray 694 1.8 5
1967 Rhondda West by-election Arthur True 1,723 6.8 3
1967 Manchester Gorton by-election Victor Eddisford 437 1.0 5
1968 Sheffield Brightside by-election Robert Wilkinson 1,069 4.2 3
1969 Glasgow Gorbals by-election John Kay 361 2.5 4
1969 Swindon by-election Judith Gradwell 1,723 1.3 4

1970 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Aberavon Julian Tudor Hart 1,102 2.4 4
Aberdare Alistair Wilson 1,317 3.5 4
Aberdeen North Margaret Rose 521 1.2 5
Acton Maurice Costin 258 0.9 4
Battersea North D. Welsh 179 1.0 4
Birkenhead Barry Williams 351 0.9 4
Birmingham Northfield Derek Robinson 605 0.9 3
Birmingham Stechford Sidney Pegg 298 0.7 4
Bristol North West W. E. Williams 227 0.5 4
Coventry East John Hosey 841 1.4 3
Dagenham George Wake 982 2.2 3
Dundee West Harry McLevy 809 1.6 4
Dunfermline John Neilson 462 1.2 4
East Dunbartonshire Jimmy Reid 1,656 2.3 5
Eccles Terry Keenan 643 1.5 3
Edinburgh Leith Irene Swan 413 1.0 4
Glasgow Gorbals John Kay 376 2.5 4
Glasgow Govan Thomas Biggam 326 1.5 4
Glasgow Provan John Jackson 601 1.4 4
Glasgow Scotstoun Hugh Boyd 846 1.8 4
Glasgow Springburn Neil McLellan 423 1.8 4
Greenock William Dunn 559 1.6 3
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Monty Goldman 793 2.4 3
Hayes and Harlington Peter Pink 372 1.1 3
Hornsey Max Morris 624 1.4 4
Huddersfield East Ethel Beresford 308 0.8 4
Huyton Joe Kenny 890 1.2 4
Islington South West Marie Betteridge 509 2.4 4
Lanark David McDowall 1,273 1.9 4
Leeds East Joan Bellamy 513 1.0 3
Leeds South East Bernard Scott 198 1.1 4
Liverpool Exchange Roger O'Hara 775 4.2 3
Llanelli Bob Hitchon 603 1.2 5
Luton Tony Chater 447 1.0 3
Manchester Openshaw Bernard Panter 552 1.7 3
Mansfield Fred Westacott 628 1.4 3
Mitcham Sid French 638 1.3 3
Motherwell James Sneddon 1,829 4.7 4
Neath Bert Pearce 579 1.5 4
Nottingham North John Peck 741 1.5 4
Pontypool B. Watkinson 435 1.1 4
Rhondda East Arthur Jones 659 2.3 4
Rhondda West Arthur True 1,201 4.8 3
St Pancras North Gordon McLennan 670 2.4 3
Sheffield Brightside Gordon Ashberry 665 2.0 3
Sheffield Park Cyril Morton 637 2.1 3
Southwark E. Hume 1,128 4.5 3
Stepney Solly Kaye 1,468 5.8 3
Stockton-on-Tees Ernest Jones 369 0.9 3
Stoke-on-Trent South Sam Lomas 364 1.1 3
Swansea East Bill Jones 563 1.4 4
Swindon Ike Gradwell 456 1.0 3
Walsall North Don Brayford 597 1.2 3
West Fife Marie Betteridge 855 1.7 4
West Lothian Chris Bett 459 0.8 4
Wigan Jack Kay 672 1.6 3
Willesden West Les Burt 515 1.6 3
Wolverhampton South West Pete Carter 189 0.5 4

By-elections, 1970–74

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election Arthur Lewis Jones 1,519 4.7 4

February 1974 general election

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Aberdare Alistair Wilson 1,038 2.6 4
Birmingham Northfield Derek Robinson 368 0.7 4
Bootle Ronald Morris 586 1.3 4
Bothwell David Bolton 562 1.2 5
Brent South Les Burt 380 0.9 5
Central Dunbartonshire Jimmy Reid 5,928 14.6 3
Central Fife Alex Maxwell 2,019 4.4 4
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire George Bolton 322 0.6 4
Coventry North East John Hosey 838 1.8 4
Dagenham George Wake 1,169 2.4 3
Dundee West Harry McLevy 673 1.3 4
East Kilbride David McDowell 693 1.3 4
Eccles Terry Keenan 404 0.9 4
Edinburgh East Irene Swan 274 0.6 5
Glasgow Garscadden Sammy Barr 635 1.6 4
Glasgow Pollok Thomas Biggam 377 0.8 4
Glasgow Provan John Jackson 749 2.0 4
Glasgow Queen's Park John Kay 372 1.3 4
Glasgow Springburn Neil McLellan 478 1.4 4
Greenock and Port Glasgow Alexander Murray 483 1.1 5
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Monty Goldman 532 1.6 5
Huddersfield East Tony Drake 246 0.6 5
Islington South and Finsbury Marie Betteridge 492 1.8 4
Leeds South East Bill Innes 405 1.2 4
Liverpool Scotland Exchange Roger O'Hara 505 2.5 4
Llanelli Bob Hitchon 507 1.0 5
Manchester Openshaw Philip Widdall 312 1.0 5
Mansfield Fred Westacott 675 1.3 3
Merthyr Tydfil Arthur Lewis Jones 369 1.2 5
Mitcham and Morden Sid French 507 1.0 4
Motherwell and Wishaw James Sneddon 1,066 2.7 4
Nottingham North John Peck 754 1.3 4
Pontypool Graham Williams 498 1.2 5
Rhondda Arthur True 1,374 2.6 5
St Pancras North Gordon McLennan 466 1.7 4
Sheffield Brightside Vi Gill 513 1.3 4
Sheffield Park Cyril Morton 521 1.1 4
Stepney and Poplar Kevin Halpin 1,278 3.6 3
Stockton-on-Tees Ernest Jones 791 1.2 3
Stoke-on-Trent South Sam Lomas 489 0.9 4
Swansea East Bill Jones 507 1.2 4
Tooting Lou Lewis 337 0.9 4
Walsall North Joe Richards 819 1.6 3
West Lothian Chris Bett 438 0.7 4

October 1974 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1978 Glasgow Garscadden by-election Sammy Barr 407 1.1 5

1979 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1982 Birmingham Northfield by-election Peter Sheppard 349 0.8 5
1982 Glasgow Queen's Park by-election John Kay 339 2.1 4
1983 Bermondsey by-election Robert Gordon 50 0.2 10

1983 general election

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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

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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1984 Cynon Valley by-election Mary Winter 642 1.9 5

1987 general election

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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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By-election Candidate Votes % Position
1988 Glasgow Govan by-election Douglas Chalmers 281 0.9 6
1989 Pontypridd by-election David Richards 239 0.6 6

References

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  1. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 46. ISBN 0900178000.
  2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. pp. 1–18. ISBN 0900178000.
  3. ^ Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain. London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 182–183.
  4. ^ a b Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain. London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 234–235.
  5. ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1968). British Parliamentary Election Statistics 1918-1968. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 56. ISBN 0900178000.
  6. ^ Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain. London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 360–362.
  7. ^ Klugmann, James (1968). History of the Communist Party of Great Britain. London: Lawrence and Wishart. pp. 367–368.
  • F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833–1987
  • Craig, F. W. S. (1975). Minor Parties in British By-elections, 1885–1974. London: Macmillan Press. pp. 18–31.
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