Independent Labour Party election results
This article lists the Independent Labour Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Summary of general election performance
Year | Number of candidates[1] | Total votes | Average voters per candidate | Percentage of vote | Saved deposits | Change (%) | Number of MPs [1] |
1895 |
28 | 44,325 | 1,583 | 1.0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
1900 |
9 | 32,135 | 3,571 | 0.9 | N/A | -0.1 | 1 |
1906 |
11 | 81,415 | 7,401 | 1.6 | N/A | +0.7 | 7 |
1910 Jan |
14 | 87,499 | 6,250 | 1.4 | N/A | -0.2 | 6 |
1910 Dec |
12 | 69,884 | 5,824 | 1.4 | N/A | 0.0 | 8 |
1918 |
50 | | | | | | 3 |
1922 |
55 | | | | | | 31 |
1923 |
89 | | | | | | 39 |
1924 |
87 | | | | | | 30 |
1929 |
54 | | | | | | 36 |
1931 |
19 | 239,280 | 12,594 | 1.2 | | | 3 |
1935 |
17 | 136,208 | 8,012 | 0.7 | 9 | -0.5 | 4 |
1945 |
5 | 46,769 | 9,354 | 0.2 | 4 | -0.5 | 3 |
1950 |
4 | 4,112 | 1,028 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 |
1951 |
3 | 4,057 | 1,352 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1955 |
2 | 3,334 | 1,667 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1959 |
2 | 923 | 462 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1964 |
0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1966 |
1 | 441 | 441 | 0.0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
1970 |
1 | 847 | 847 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
February 1974 |
1 | 991 | 991 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Election results
By-elections, 1893–1895
1895 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[2] |
Ashton-under-Lyne | Sexton, JamesJames Sexton | 415 | 6.4 | 3 |
Barrow-in-Furness | Curran, PetePete Curran | 414 | 6.9 | |
Bradford West | Tillett, BenBen Tillett | 2,264 | 23.4 | 3 |
Bolton | Brocklehurst, FredFred Brocklehurst | 2,691 | | 3 |
Bristol East | Hobson, Samuel GeorgeSamuel George Hobson | 1,874 | 31.2 | |
Colne Valley | Mann, TomTom Mann | 1,245 | 13.4 | |
Dewsbury | Hartley, EdwardEdward Hartley | 1,080 | 10.5 | 3 |
Dundee | MacDonald, JamesJames MacDonald | 1,313 | 5.0 | 5 |
Fulham | Parnell, WilliamWilliam Parnell | 191 | 2.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown | Shaw Maxwell, JamesJames Shaw Maxwell | 448 | 7.1 | 3 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Watson, James RobertsonJames Robertson Watson | 609 | 9.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Smillie, RobertRobert Smillie | 696 | 10.9 | 3 |
Glasgow St Rollox | Woolacott, John EvansJohn Evans Woolacott | 405 | 4.4 | 3 |
Glasgow Tradeston | Smith, FrankFrank Smith | 368 | 5.8 | 3 |
Gorton | Pankhurst, RichardRichard Pankhurst | 4,261 | | 2 |
Govan | Haddow, AlexAlex Haddow | 430 | 4.9 | 3 |
Halifax | Lister, JohnJohn Lister | 3,818 | 20.5 | |
Huddersfield | Smart, RussellRussell Smart | 1,594 | 11.2 | 3 |
Hyde | Christie, GeorgeGeorge Christie | 448 | 5.0 | 3 |
Kingston-upon-Hull West | McCarthy, TomTom McCarthy | 1,400 | 17.4 | |
Leeds South | Shaw, ArthurArthur Shaw | 622 | 6.4 | |
Leicester | Burgess, JosephJoseph Burgess | 4,009 | 13.7 | 4 |
Manchester North East | Johnston, JamesJames Johnston | 546 | 6.6 | 3 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Hammill, FredFred Hammill | 2,302 | 4.6 | |
Preston | Tattersall, JamesJames Tattersall | 4,781 | | |
Rochdale | Barnes, George NicollGeorge Nicoll Barnes | 1,251 | 12.0 | 3 |
Southampton | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 867 | 4.0 | 5 |
West Ham South | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 3,975 | 45.6 | 2 |
By-elections, 1895–1900
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Aberdeen North by-election, 1896 | Mann, TomTom Mann | 2,479 | 46.0 | 2 |
Bradford East by-election, 1896 | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 1,953 | 17.1 | |
Halifax by-election, 1897 | Mann, TomTom Mann | 2,000 | 15.5 | |
Barnsley by-election, 1897 | Curran, PetePete Curran | 1,091 | 9.7 | 3 |
1900 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Accrington | Hempsall, JohnJohn Hempsall | 433 | 3.3 | 3 |
Ashton-under-Lyne | Johnston, JamesJames Johnston | 737 | 11.0 | 3 |
Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 7,096 | 25.6 | 3 |
Bradford West | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 4,949 | 49.8 | 2 |
Halifax | Parker, JamesJames Parker | 3,276 | 16.1 | 4 |
Leicester | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 4,164 | 13.0 | 4 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 5,745 | 31.3 | 2 |
Preston | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 4,834 | 22.1 | 3 |
Rochdale | Clarke, AllenAllen Clarke | 901 | 8.0 | 3 |
Hardie stood for two seats. All candidates other than Hempsall stood as part of the Labour Representation Committee. Clarke ran as a joint Independent Labour Party-Social Democratic Federation candidate. The list does not include Alfred Ewen Fletcher, who was supported by the ILP but ran for the Scottish Workers' Representation Committee.
By-elections, 1900–1906
All candidates stood as part of the Labour Representation Committee.
1906 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 10,282 | 26.8 | 2 |
Bradford West | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 4,957 | 39.1 | 1 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Burgess, JosephJoseph Burgess | 2,568 | 30.0 | 3 |
Halifax | Parker, JamesJames Parker | 8,937 | 38.3 | 2 |
Huddersfield | Williams, T. RussellT. Russell Williams | 5,813 | 35.2 | 2 |
Keighley | Newlove, W. T.W. T. Newlove | 3,102 | 26.9 | 3 |
Leicester | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 14,685 | 39.8 | 2 |
Manchester North East | Clynes, John RobertJohn Robert Clynes | 5,386 | 64.6 | 1 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 10,187 | 32.0 | 2 |
Sunderland | Summerbell, ThomasThomas Summerbell | 13,430 | 31.8 | 2 |
Wakefield | Coit, StantonStanton Coit | 2,068 | 36.9 | 2 |
All candidates other than Burgess and Newlove stood as part of the Labour Representation Committee. Only ILP members sponsored by the party are listed.
By-elections, 1906–1910
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Huddersfield by-election, 1906 | Williams, T. RussellT. Russell Williams | 5,422 | 33.8 | 2 |
Aberdeen South by-election, 1907 | Bramley, FredFred Bramley | 1,740 | 19.5 | 3 |
Montrose Burghs by-election, 1908 | Burgess, JosephJoseph Burgess | 1,937 | 29.4 | 2 |
Taunton by-election, 1909 | Smith, FrankFrank Smith | 1,085 | 35.4 | 2 |
Croydon by-election, 1909 | Smith, FrankFrank Smith | 886 | 4.2 | 3 |
All candidates other than Bramley stood for the Labour Party.[3] Only candidates sponsored by the ILP are listed.
January 1910 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] |
Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 10,762 | | 1 |
Bow and Bromley | Lansbury, GeorgeGeorge Lansbury | 2,955 | 33.5 | 2 |
Bradford West | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 8,880 | 66.6 | 1 |
Glasgow Camlachie | O'Connor Kessack, JamesJames O'Connor Kessack | 2,443 | 28.9 | 3 |
Halifax | Parker, JamesJames Parker | 9,093 | 38.9 | 2 |
Hyde | Anderson, William CrawfordWilliam Crawford Anderson | 2,401 | 21.2 | 3 |
Leicester | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 14,337 | 38.2 | 2 |
Manchester North East | Clynes, John RobertJohn Robert Clynes | 5,157 | 58.4 | 1 |
Manchester South West | McLachlan, J. M.J. M. McLachlan | 1,218 | 16.6 | 3 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 13,841 | 36.7 | 2 |
Spen Valley | Williams, T. RussellT. Russell Williams | 2,514 | 23.3 | 3 |
Sunderland | Summerbell, ThomasThomas Summerbell | 11,058 | 23.4 | 4 |
Tewkesbury | Fox, CharlesCharles Fox | 238 | 2.1 | 3 |
Wakefield | Coit, StantonStanton Coit | 2,602 | 45.5 | 2 |
All candidates stood as part of the Labour Party. Only ILP members sponsored by the party are listed.
December 1910 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] |
Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 10,762 | | 1 |
Bow and Bromley | Lansbury, GeorgeGeorge Lansbury | 4,315 | 55.6 | 1 |
Bradford West | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 8,880 | 66.6 | 1 |
Chatham | Smith, FrankFrank Smith | 1,103 | 8.9 | 3 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Kessack, James O'ConnorJames O'Connor Kessack | 1,539 | 18.1 | 3 |
Halifax | Parker, JamesJames Parker | 8,511 | | 2 |
Leeds South | Badlay, JohnJohn Badlay | 2,706 | 21.5 | 3 |
Leicester | Macdonald, RamsayRamsay Macdonald | 12,998 | 38.5 | 2 |
Liverpool Kirkdale | McKerrell, ThomasThomas McKerrell | 2,992 | 41.6 | 2 |
Manchester North East | Clynes, J. R.J. R. Clynes | 4,313 | | 1 |
Merthyr Tydfil | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 11,507 | 39.6 | 2 |
Whitehaven | Richardson, ThomasThomas Richardson | 1,414 | 53.7 | 1 |
All candidates stood as part of the Labour Party.
By-elections, 1910–1918
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Kilmarnock Burghs by-election, 1911 | McKerrell, ThomasThomas McKerrell | 2,761 | 19.3 | 3 |
Keighley by-election, 1911 | Anderson, William CrawfordWilliam Crawford Anderson | 3,452 | 28.9 | 3 |
East Carmarthenshire by-election, 1912 | Williams, John HenryJohn Henry Williams | 1,089 | 10.3 | 3 |
Keighley by-election, 1913 | Bland, WilliamWilliam Bland | 3,646 | 29.8 | 3 |
Sheffield Attercliffe by-election, 1914 | Anderson, William CrawfordWilliam Crawford Anderson | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
Manchester North East by-election, 1918 | Clynes, J. R.J. R. Clynes | unopposed | N/A | 1 |
All candidates except Williams stood for the Labour Party.[3]
1918 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[6] |
Accrington | Buxton, Charles RodenCharles Roden Buxton | 6,369 | 21.7 | 3 |
Ayr Burghs | Stephen, CampbellCampbell Stephen | 4,534 | 23.2 | 3 |
Bermondsey West | Salter, AlfredAlfred Salter | 1,956 | 18.6 | 3 |
Birmingham Ladywood | Kneeshaw, JamesJames Kneeshaw | 2,572 | 19.0 | 2 |
Bishop Auckland | Spoor, BenBen Spoor | 10,060 | 50.6 | 1 |
Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 15,274 | 19.7 | 3 |
Bosworth | Richardson, ThomasThomas Richardson | 6,344 | 33.6 | 2 |
Bradford Central | Leach, WilliamWilliam Leach | 7,636 | 31.3 | 2 |
Bradford East | Jowett, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Jowett | 8,637 | 37.9 | 2 |
Brigg | Quibell, DavidDavid Quibell | 4,789 | 27.3 | 2 |
Bristol East | Bateman, LukeLuke Bateman | 8,135 | 42.8 | 2 |
Camberwell North | Ammon, CharlesCharles Ammon | 2,175 | 21.0 | 3 |
Cardiff Central | Edmunds, James EwartJames Ewart Edmunds | 4,663 | 22.4 | 2 |
Chorley | Sandham, ElijahElijah Sandham | 6,222 | 32.3 | 2 |
Coventry | Wallhead, Richard CollinghamRichard Collingham Wallhead | 10,298 | 32.4 | 2 |
Dewsbury | Riley, BenjaminBenjamin Riley | 5,596 | 30.1 | 2 |
Dunbartonshire | Martin, William Henry PorteousWilliam Henry Porteous Martin | 7,072 | 30.9 | 2 |
Edinburgh Central | Graham, WilliamWilliam Graham | 7,161 | 51.3 | 1 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Maxton, JamesJames Maxton | 7,860 | 39.8 | 2 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Guthrie, Hugh BoydHugh Boyd Guthrie | 7,192 | 33.1 | 2 |
Glasgow St Rollox | Stewart, JamesJames Stewart | 6,147 | 33.2 | 2 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Wheatley, JohnJohn Wheatley | 9,827 | 49.8 | 2 |
Huddersfield | Snell, HarryHarry Snell | 12,737 | 32.5 | 2 |
Ipswich | Jackson, RobertRobert Jackson | 8,143 | 32.1 | 2 |
Keighley | Bland, WilliamWilliam Bland | 6,324 | 27.7 | 3 |
Kingston upon Hull South West | Mell, RobertRobert Mell | 3,121 | 19.3 | 3 |
Lanark | Welsh, James C.James C. Welsh | 5,821 | 31.0 | 2 |
Leeds West | Arnott, JohnJohn Arnott | 6,020 | 29.5 | 2 |
Leicester East | Banton, GeorgeGeorge Banton | 6,697 | 27.1 | 2 |
Leicester West | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 6,347 | 24.0 | 2 |
Linlithgowshire | Shinwell, MannyManny Shinwell | 8,723 | 40.3 | 2 |
Montrose Burghs | Brailsford, Henry NoelHenry Noel Brailsford | 2,940 | 24.0 | 2 |
Motherwell | Newbold, WaltonWalton Newbold | 4,135 | 23.2 | 2 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Smith, JamesJames Smith | 4,976 | 34.6 | 2 |
Rochdale | Tawney, R. H.R. H. Tawney | 4,956 | 16.5 | 3 |
Rutherglen | Regan, WilliamWilliam Regan | 8,759 | 40.9 | 2 |
Sheffield Attercliffe | Anderson, William CrawfordWilliam Crawford Anderson | 6,539 | 34.7 | 2 |
Spen Valley | Myers, TomTom Myers | 8,508 | 44.4 | 2 |
Stalybridge and Hyde | Fowden, WalterWalter Fowden | 6,508 | 24.8 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Murray, RobertRobert Murray | 7,126 | 38.2 | 2 |
West Stirlingshire | Johnston, TomTom Johnston | 3,809 | 28.7 | 2 |
All candidate stood for the Labour Party.
By-elections, 1918–1922
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Swansea East by-election, 1919 | Williams, DavidDavid Williams | 8,158 | 46.9 | 2 |
Manchester Rusholme by-election, 1919 | Dunstan, RobertRobert Dunstan | 6,412 | 31.2 | 2 |
Spen Valley by-election, 1919 | Myers, TomTom Myers | 11,962 | 39.4 | 1 |
Woolwich East by-election, 1921 | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 13,081 | 48.7 | 2 |
Caerphilly by-election, 1921 | Jones, MorganMorgan Jones | 13,699 | 54.2 | 1 |
Leicester East by-election, 1922 | Banton, GeorgeGeorge Banton | 14,062 | 52.9 | 1 |
All candidates except Bland stood for the Labour Party.[3]
1922 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Aberavon | Macdonald, RamsayRamsay Macdonald | 14,138 | 46.6 | 1 |
Accrington | Buxton, Charles RodenCharles Roden Buxton | 16,462 | | 1 |
Bermondsey West | Salter, AlfredAlfred Salter | 7,550 | | 1 |
Birmingham Ladywood | Dunstan, RobertRobert Dunstan | 10,589 | | 2 |
Bishop Auckland | Spoor, BenBen Spoor | 13,946 | | 1 |
Blackburn | Davies, PercyPercy Davies | 24,049 | | 3 |
Bradford Central | Leach, WilliamWilliam Leach | 14,296 | | 1 |
Bradford East | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 13,573 | | 1 |
Brigg | Quibell, DavidDavid Quibell | 9,185 | | 2 |
Bristol North | Ayles, WalterWalter Ayles | 9,567 | | 2 |
Bute and North Ayrshire | Paton, JohnJohn Paton | 9,323 | 39.4 | 2 |
Caerphilly | Jones, MorganMorgan Jones | 13,759 | 57.2 | 1 |
Cardiff Central | Edmunds, James EwartJames Ewart Edmunds | 8,169 | 29.4 | 2 |
Chelsea | Russell, BertrandBertrand Russell | 4,513 | | 2 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Weir, Lauchlin MacNeillLauchlin MacNeill Weir | 10,312 | 42.0 | 1 |
Colne Valley | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 12,614 | | 1 |
Consett | Dunnico, HerbertHerbert Dunnico | 14,469 | | 1 |
Dewsbury | Riley, BenjaminBenjamin Riley | 8,856 | | 1 |
Dunbartonshire | Martin, W. H.W. H. Martin | 13,216 | | 2 |
East Renfrewshire | Nichol, RobertRobert Nichol | 9,708 | 42.4 | 1 |
Edinburgh Central | Graham, WilliamWilliam Graham | 12,876 | 57.9 | 1 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Maxton, JamesJames Maxton | 17,890 | 63.7 | 1 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Stephen, CampbellCampbell Stephen | 15,181 | 53.2 | 1 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Hay, John PrimroseJohn Primrose Hay | 9,137 | 34.0 | 1 |
Glasgow Central | Mitchell, Edward RosslynEdward Rosslyn Mitchell | 12,923 | 41.9 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | Maclean, NeilNeil Maclean | 15,441 | 62.3 | 1 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Muir, John WilliamJohn William Muir | 13,058 | 47.3 | 1 |
Glasgow Pollok | Mackay, Alexander BurnsAlexander Burns Mackay | 5,759 | 24.7 | 2 |
Glasgow St Rollox | Stewart, JamesJames Stewart | 16,114 | 56.6 | 1 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Wheatley, JohnJohn Wheatley | 14,695 | 59.1 | 1 |
Glasgow Springburn | Hardie, GeorgeGeorge Hardie | 15,771 | 60.5 | 1 |
Huddersfield | Hudson, James HindleJames Hindle Hudson | 15,673 | | 2 |
Hull South West | Arnott, JohnJohn Arnott | 4,859 | | 3 |
Ipswich | Jackson, RobertRobert Jackson | 14,924 | | 2 |
Keighley | Lees-Smith, HastingsHastings Lees-Smith | 13,978 | | 1 |
Kilmarnock | Climie, RobertRobert Climie | 10,752 | 45.3 | 2 |
Lanark | Dickson, Thomas ScottThomas Scott Dickson | 9,812 | 45.0 | 2 |
Lancaster | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 9,043 | | 2 |
Leeds North East | Badlay, JohnJohn Badlay | 6,525 | 24.4 | 3 |
Leicester East | Banton, GeorgeGeorge Banton | 13,850 | | 2 |
Limehouse | Attlee, ClementClement Attlee | 9,688 | | 1 |
Linlithgowshire | Shinwell, MannyManny Shinwell | 12,625 | 46.4 | 1 |
Merthyr | Wallhead, R. C.R. C. Wallhead | 17,516 | 53.0 | 1 |
Montrose Burghs | Carnegie, JohnJohn Carnegie | 7,044 | | 2 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | Wedgwood, JosiahJosiah Wedgwood | 14,503 | | 1 |
Newcastle Central | Trevelyan, CharlesCharles Trevelyan | 13,709 | | 1 |
Norwich | Witard, HerbertHerbert Witard | 15,609 | | 3 |
Rutherglen | Wright, WilliamWilliam Wright | 14,029 | 55.1 | 1 |
Sheffield Brightside | Ponsonby, ArthurArthur Ponsonby | 16,692 | | 1 |
Spen Valley | Myers, TomTom Myers | 12,519 | 36.9 | 2 |
Stirling and Clackmannan West | Johnston, TomTom Johnston | 9,919 | 55.0 | 1 |
Swansea East | Williams, DavidDavid Williams | 11,333 | 50.9 | 1 |
Upton | Gardner, Benjamin WalterBenjamin Walter Gardner | 7,268 | 32.8 | 1 |
West Renfrewshire | Murray, RobertRobert Murray | 11,787 | 54.0 | 1 |
All candidates stood for the Labour Party.
1929 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[7] |
Aberdeen North | Benn, William WedgwoodWilliam Wedgwood Benn | 17,826 | 60.8 | 1 |
Aberdeen South | Martin, William Henry PorteousWilliam Henry Porteous Martin | 13,856 | 39.1 | 2 |
Argyll | Kinloch, John LairdJohn Laird Kinloch | 6,001 | 23.8 | 3 |
Ayr Burghs | Shaw, ClariceClarice Shaw | 13,429 | 36.5 | 2 |
Belper | Lees, JackJack Lees | 15,958 | 43.0 | 1 |
Birkenhead East | Coulthard, JamesJames Coulthard | 11,654 | 31.8 | 3 |
Birmingham Erdington | Simmons, CharlesCharles Simmons | 20,665 | 43.4 | 1 |
Birmingham Ladywood | Whiteley, WilfridWilfrid Whiteley | 16,447 | 50.0 | 1 |
Blackburn | Hamilton, Mary AgnesMary Agnes Hamilton | 37,256 | 26.1 | 1 |
Bradford Central | Leach, WilliamWilliam Leach | 24,876 | 59.0 | 1 |
Bradford East | Jowett, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Jowett | 21,398 | 54.7 | 1 |
Bute and Northern Ayrshire | Sloan, AlexanderAlexander Sloan | 14,294 | 43.8 | 2 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Weir, Lauchlin MacNeillLauchlin MacNeill Weir | 17,667 | 53.2 | 1 |
Clapham | Skinner, J. AllenJ. Allen Skinner | 9,871 | 30.5 | 2 |
Dumfriesshire | Marwick, W. H.W. H. Marwick | 6,687 | 18.7 | 3 |
East Renfrewshire | Munro, John MartinJohn Martin Munro | 16,924 | 47.8 | 2 |
Edinburgh Central | Graham, WilliamWilliam Graham | 16,762 | 59.0 | 1 |
Fylde | Williamson, J.J. Williamson | 16,318 | 35.3 | 2 |
Galloway | McNeill, HectorHector McNeill | 4,903 | 15.5 | 3 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Maxton, JamesJames Maxton | 21,033 | 67.7 | 1 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Stephen, CampbellCampbell Stephen | 17,946 | 53.2 | 1 |
Glasgow Cathcart | Hay, John PrimroseJohn Primrose Hay | 12,983 | 36.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | Winning, JohnJohn Winning | 15,173 | 43.6 | 2 |
Glasgow Maryhill | Clarke, John SmithJohn Smith Clarke | 18,311 | 50.6 | 1 |
Glasgow Shettleston | Wheatley, JohnJohn Wheatley | 19,594 | 60.4 | 1 |
Glasgow Springburn | Hardie, GeorgeGeorge Hardie | 21,079 | 65.5 | 1 |
Glasgow St Rollox | Stewart, JamesJames Stewart | 19,445 | 61.8 | 1 |
Huddersfield | Hudson, James HindleJames Hindle Hudson | 25,966 | 38.3 | 1 |
Kingston-upon-Hull South West | Arnott, JohnJohn Arnott | 14,903 | 41.2 | 1 |
Keighley | Lees-Smith, HastingsHastings Lees-Smith | 18,412 | 44.7 | 1 |
Kilmarnock | Climie, RobertRobert Climie | 17,386 | 48.2 | 1 |
Liverpool Kirkdale | Sandham, ElijahElijah Sandham | 15,222 | 51.3 | 1 |
Leeds West | Stamford, Thomas WilliamThomas William Stamford | 18,765 | 41.9 | 1 |
Leicester East | Wise, Edward FrankEdward Frank Wise | 22,533 | 50.8 | 1 |
Leyton East | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 11,111 | 42.9 | 1 |
Merthyr | Wallhead, R. C.R. C. Wallhead | 22,701 | 59.6 | 1 |
Motherwell | Barr, JamesJames Barr | 16,650 | 58.0 | 1 |
Norwich | Jewson, DorothyDorothy Jewson | 31,040 | 24.0 | 3 |
Oldham | Lang, GordonGordon Lang | 34,223 | 26.2 | 1 |
Paisley | Welsh, JamesJames Welsh | 22,425 | 55.8 | 1 |
Perth | Gault, HelenHelen Gault | 8,291 | 23.5 | 3 |
St Pancras North | Marley, JamesJames Marley | 17,458 | 48.5 | 1 |
Salford West | Haycock, AlexanderAlexander Haycock | 15,647 | 42.8 | 1 |
Western Isles | MacDiarmid, John M.John M. MacDiarmid | 3,589 | 32.5 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Forgan, RobertRobert Forgan | 14,419 | 46.5 | 1 |
West Stirlingshire | Johnston, TomTom Johnston | 15,179 | 56.7 | 1 |
Whitehaven | Phillips Price, MorganMorgan Phillips Price | 14,034 | 46.8 | 1 |
Widnes | Cameron, Alexander GordonAlexander Gordon Cameron | 19,125 | 51.0 | 1 |
Willesden East | Lloyd, William DaviesWilliam Davies Lloyd | 13,977 | 33.1 | 2 |
All candidates stood as part of the Labour Party.
By-elections 1929–1931
All candidates except Irwin were endorsed by the Labour Party.
1931 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
Bradford East | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 15,779 | 41.2 | 2 |
Bute and Northern Ayrshire | Sloan, AlexanderAlexander Sloan | 12,758 | 34.3 | 2 |
Camborne | Spurrell, KateKate Spurrell | 8,280 | 24.5 | 3 |
Clapham | Browning, HildaHilda Browning | 7,317 | 23.0 | 2 |
Dumbarton Burghs | Kirkwood, DavidDavid Kirkwood | 16,335 | 51.6 | 1 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Maxton, JamesJames Maxton | 16,630 | 58.2 | 1 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Stephen, CampbellCampbell Stephen | 15,282 | 45.3 | 2 |
Glasgow Govan | Buchanan, GeorgeGeorge Buchanan | 19,278 | 58.1 | 1 |
Glasgow Kelvingrove | Winning, JohnJohn Winning | 12,415 | 36.6 | 2 |
Glasgow Shettleston | McGovern, JohnJohn McGovern | 16,301 | 47.8 | 1 |
Kilmarnock | Pollock, JohnJohn Pollock | 14,767 | 40.4 | 2 |
Lanark | Gibson, JackJack Gibson | 11,815 | 36.4 | 2 |
Leyton East | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 10,433 | 37.6 | 2 |
Liverpool Kirkdale | Sandham, ElijahElijah Sandham | 9,531 | 30.1 | 2 |
Merthyr | Wallhead, R. C.R. C. Wallhead | 24,623 | 69.4 | 1 |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central | Trevelyan, CharlesCharles Trevelyan | 12,136 | 37.3 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | Lee, JennieJennie Lee | 19,691 | 44.7 | 2 |
Norwich | Jewson, DorothyDorothy Jewson | 26,537 | 19.7 | 4 |
Peckham | Beckett, JohnJohn Beckett | 11,217 | 33.5 | 2 |
Perth | Gault, HelenHelen Gault | 3,705 | 9.7 | 3 |
Stockport | Abbott, John ThomasJohn Thomas Abbott | 15,591 | 11.3 | 4 |
Warwick and Leamington | Garton, Charles GeorgeCharles George Garton | 9,261 | 19.4 | 2 |
West Renfrewshire | Mann, JeanJean Mann | 10,203 | 31.5 | 2 |
In addition, Josiah Wedgwood was elected unopposed for Newcastle-under-Lyme. Only those ILP members not accredited by the Labour Party are listed.[9]
By-elections, 1931–1935
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
New Forest and Christchurch by-election, 1932 | Smith, C. A.C. A. Smith | 5,135 | 18.0 | |
Kilmarnock by-election, 1933 | Pollock, JohnJohn Pollock | 7,575 | 20.9 | 3 |
Upton by-election, 1934 | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 748 | 3.5 | |
Merthyr by-election, 1934 | Stephen, CampbellCampbell Stephen | 3,508 | 9.8 | 3 |
1935 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
Aberdeen North | Macintosh, FraserFraser Macintosh | 3,871 | 11.1 | 3 |
Bradford East | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 8,983 | 26.7 | 2 |
Camborne | Spurrell, KateKate Spurrell | 592 | 1.9 | 4 |
Chorley | Edwards, RobertRobert Edwards | 1,365 | 3.3 | 3 |
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire | Gibson, DavidDavid Gibson | 1,513 | 4.3 | 4 |
Glasgow Bridgeton | Maxton, JamesJames Maxton | 17,691 | 65.0 | 1 |
Glasgow Camlachie | Stephen, CampbellCampbell Stephen | 15,070 | 47.1 | 1 |
Glasgow Gorbals | Buchanan, GeorgeGeorge Buchanan | 22,860 | 75.0 | 1 |
Glasgow Govan | Taylor, TomTom Taylor | 4,959 | 16.0 | 3 |
Glasgow Shettleston | McGovern, JohnJohn McGovern | 18,377 | 52.8 | 1 |
Glasgow Tradeston | Carmichael, JamesJames Carmichael | 3,423 | 13.2 | 3 |
Kilmarnock | Pollock, JohnJohn Pollock | 3,582 | 10.2 | 3 |
Lanark | Carlin, WilliamWilliam Carlin | 2,583 | 8.3 | 3 |
Merthyr | Stanfield, ClaudeClaude Stanfield | 9,640 | 32.0 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | Lee, JennieJennie Lee | 17,267 | 37.3 | 2 |
Norwich | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 6,737 | 5.4 | 5 |
Whitehaven | Stephenson, TomTom Stephenson | 1,004 | 3.3 | 3 |
By-elections, 1935–1945
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
Stretford by-election, 1939 | Edwards, RobertRobert Edwards | 4,424 | 15.1 | 2 |
Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1940 | Nicolson, JohnJohn Nicolson | 8,206 | 11.9 | 2 |
East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940 | Maxton, AnnieAnnie Maxton | 8,206 | 19.3 | 2 |
Lancaster by-election, 1941 | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 5,418 | 19.5 | 3 |
Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941 | Taylor, TomTom Taylor | 1,950 | 29.0 | 2 |
Cardiff East by-election, 1942 | Brockway, FennerFenner Brockway | 3,311 | 24.8 | 2 |
Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1942 | Carmichael, JamesJames Carmichael | 2,493 | 13.8 | 3 |
Bristol Central by-election, 1943 | McNair, JohnJohn McNair | 830 | 7.4 | 3 |
Woolwich West by-election, 1943 | Colyer, TomTom Colyer | 3,419 | 27.2 | 2 |
Acton by-election, 1943 | Padley, WalterWalter Padley | 2,336 | 28.1 | 2 |
Bilston by-election, 1944 | Eaton, ArthurArthur Eaton | 9,344 | 49.1 | 2 |
Newport by-election, 1945 | Edwards, RobertRobert Edwards | 13,722 | 45.5 | 2 |
1945 general election
By-elections, 1945–1950
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
Battersea North by-election, 1946 | Dewar, HugoHugo Dewar | 240 | 1.5 | 3 |
Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1946 | Carmichael, JamesJames Carmichael | 6,351 | 34.3 | 1 |
Liverpool Edge Hill by-election, 1947 | Gibson, DavidDavid Gibson | 154 | 0.7 | 4 |
Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948 | Maxton, AnnieAnnie Maxton | 1,622 | 6.4 | 3 |
1950 general election
By-elections, 1950–1951
1951 general election
1955 general election
By-elections, 1955–1959
1959 general election
By-elections, 1959–1964
1966 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
Leyton | Hanley, BillBill Hanley | 441 | 0.9 | 4 |
1970 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
Halifax | Graham, AlistairAlistair Graham | 847 | 1.7 | 3 |
February 1974 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[8] |
St Helens | Pike, M.M. Pike | 991 | 1.8 | 4 |
References
- 1 2 F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts, 1885–1975, p.54
- ↑ The Labour Annual (1896), pp.40-41
- 1 2 3 F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918, p.xvi
- ↑ "I.L.P. Candidates: the official list", Manchester Guardian, 10 December 1909
- ↑ The New Hazell Annual and Almanack, vol.26, p.361
- ↑ Independent Labour Party, Report of the Annual Conference (1919), pp.28-29
- ↑ Independent Labour Party, The Report of the Annual Conference (1929), p.40
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 F. W. S. Craig, Minor parties at British Parliamentary elections 1885–1974
- ↑ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party (1931), p.295; Josiah Wedgwood omitted as he was not affiliated with the ILP.
- F. W. S. Craig, Chronology of British Parliamentary By-elections 1833-1987