This article lists the Communist Party of Great Britain 's election resultsUK 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
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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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1922 general election
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This list does not include Shapurji Saklatvala , a member of the party who was elected for the Labour Party,[5] Joe Vaughan who also stood for the Labour Party.[4]
1923 general election
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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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By-elections, 1924–29
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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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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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1935 general election
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By-elections, 1935–45
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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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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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1951 general election
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By-elections, 1951–55
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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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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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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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1970 general election
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By-elections, 1970–74
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February 1974 general election
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October 1974 general election
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By-elections, 1974–79
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1979 general election
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By-elections, 1979–83
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1983 general election
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By-elections, 1983–87
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1987 general election
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By-elections, 1987–90
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References
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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.
