Communist Party of Britain election results
The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) has contested elections at all government levels since the party's founding in 1988. The CPB gained elected representation at the local level at least once, when during the local elections in 2008 a former Labour councillor who joined the party was re-elected unopposed to Hirwaun and Penderyn Community Council as a candidate for the CPB.[1]
| Year | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4,420 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1994 | 4,323 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | 153,236[2] | 1.0% | 0 |
| 2014 | 31,757[2] | 0.2% | 0 |
| 2019 | |||
| Year | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5 | 911 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1,003 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1,124 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 947 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1,229 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2017 | Endorsed Labour | |||
| 2019 | Endorsed Labour | |||
| 2024 | 14 | 2,622 | 0.0% | 0 |
1997
[edit]| Candidate | Constituency | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Goldman | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 298 | 0.9% |
| Martin Levy | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | 163 | 0.4% |
| Rob Griffiths | Pontypridd | 178 | 0.4% |
| Simon Hughes | Southwark North and Bermondsey | 175 | 0.4% |
| Timothy Rigby | Manchester Central | 97 | 0.3% |
2001
[edit]| Candidate | Constituency | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Beavis | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 259 | 0.9% |
| Glyn Davis | Alyn and Deeside | 211 | 0.6% |
| Andrew Chaffer | Birmingham Northfield | 60 | 0.2% |
| John Foster | Glasgow Govan | 174 | 0.7% |
| Martin Levy | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | 126 | 0.4% |
| Rob Griffiths | Newport East | 173 | 0.6% |
2005
[edit]| Candidate | Constituency | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Griffiths | Pontypridd | 233 | 0.6% |
| Glyn Davies | Alyn and Deeside | 207 | 0.6% |
| Martin Levy | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | 205 | 0.6% |
| Monty Goldman | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 200 | 0.6% |
| Geoffrey Bottoms | Crosby | 199 | 0.5% |
| Elinor McKenzie | Glasgow Central | 80 | 0.3% |
2010
[edit]| Candidate | Constituency | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Livingstone | Glasgow North West | 179 | 0.5% |
| Martin Levy | Newcastle upon Tyne East | 177 | 0.5% |
| Rob Griffiths | Cardiff South and Penarth | 196 | 0.4% |
| Ben Stevenson | Croydon North | 160 | 0.3% |
| Steve Andrew | Sheffield South East | 139 | 0.3% |
| Gerry Sables | Devon North | 96 | 0.2% |
The CPB also supported John Metcalfe and Avtar Sadiq who stood as part of electoral alliances. Metcalfe stood on behalf of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) in Carlisle and won 365 votes (0.9%).[3] Sadiq stood on behalf of Unity for Peace and Socialism in Leicester East and won 494 votes (1%).[4]
2015
[edit]| Candidate | Constituency | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Griffiths | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | 186 | 0.6% |
| Andy Chaffer | Birmingham Hodge Hill | 153 | 0.4% |
| Mark Griffiths | Torfaen | 144 | 0.4% |
| Zoe Hennessy | Glasgow North West | 136 | 0.3% |
| Mollie Stevenson | Newcastle upon Tyne East | 122 | 0.3% |
| Steve Andrew | Sheffield Central | 119 | 0.3% |
| Gerry Sables | Devon North | 138 | 0.2% |
| Ben Stevenson | Croydon North | 125 | 0.2% |
| Laura-Jane Rossington | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | 106 | 0.2% |
2024
[edit]| Candidate | Constituency | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Griffiths | Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | 309 | 1% |
| Dan Ross | Bury South | 181 | 0.5% |
| Darren Turner | Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | 176 | 0.4% |
| Drew Gilchrist | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | 181 | 0.5% |
| Richard Shillcock | Edinburgh North and Leith | 189 | 0.4% |
| Gary Steel | Glasgow North East | 146 | 0.4% |
| Nicholas Davies | Hastings and Rye | 136 | 0.3% |
| Freddie Sofar | Ipswich | 205 | 0.5% |
| Ann Green | Leicester South | 279 | 0.7% |
| Oliver Snelling | Lewisham North | 211 | 0.5% |
| Bob Davenport | Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare | 212 | 0.6% |
| Emma-Jane Philips | Newcastle East and Wallsend | 186 | 0.4% |
| Lorraine Douglas | South West Norfolk | 77 | 0.2% |
| Rochelle Russell | Taunton and Wellington | 134 | 0.3% |
| Year | Constituencies | % | Seats won | Regional | % | Seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 609 | 0.1% | 0 | 1,366 | 0.1% | 0 |
| 2003 | 1,099 | 0.1% | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 3,708 | 0.4% | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 2,676 | 0.3% | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 2,452 | 0.2% | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 2,837 | 0.3% | 0 | |||
| Year | Constituency | % | Seats | Regional | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 190 | 0.1% | 0 | 521 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2003 | 345 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 251 | 0.0% | 0 | 260 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2011 | 256 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 510 | 0.0% | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 194 | 0.0% | 0 | 1,142 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Year | Constituency | % | Seats | Regional | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,489 | 0.5% | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 1,378 | 0.1% | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 6,394[5] | 0.3% | 0 | |||
| 2012 | ||||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2021 | 8,787 | 0.3% | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 10,915 | 0.4% | 0 | |||
Local elections
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Mayoral elections
[edit]| Year | Candidate | Council | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Monty Goldman | Hackney | 896 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | Monty Goldman | Hackney | 2,033 | 2.3% |
| 2011 | Mohinda Farma[5] | Leicester | 1,944 | 2.3% |
| 2017 | Graham Stevenson | West Midlands | 2,312 | 1.1% |
Local elections
[edit]2022
[edit]| Candidate | Council | Ward | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ewington | St Albans | Sopwell | 75 | 3.2% |
| Carrie Hedderwick | Sheffield | Shiregreen and Brightside | 79 | 2.7% |
| Robin Talbot | Islington | Arsenal | 97 | 1.4% |
| Stewart McGill | Greenwich | Blackheath Westcombe | 79 | 1.3% |
| Noah Russell | Cardiff | Cathays | 126 | 1.3% |
| Richard Shillcock | Edinburgh | Leith Walk | 119 | 1.1% |
| Dan Ross | Bury | Besses | 59 | 0.9% |
2023
[edit]| Candidate | Council | Ward | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ross | Bury | Pilkington Park | 37 | 1.1% |
| Darren Turner | Bury Parish | Abbeygate | 101 | 7.0% |
| Gerard Sables | Barnstaple Town | Barnstaple Central | 43 | 7.9% |
| Gerard Sables | North Devon | Barnstaple Central | 15 | 2.9% |
| Mark Jones | East Suffolk | Felixstowe West | 103 | 3.9% |
| Hagar Babbington | East Suffolk | Felixstowe East | 154 | 2.9% |
| Ben Ughetti | Sheffield | Shiregreen & Brightside | 66 | 2.4% |
| Ann Green | Leicester | Saffron | 42 | 2.4% |
| Steve Handford | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Heaton | 65 | 2.3% |
| Jordan Roden | Stoke | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant | 25 | 2.0% |
| Mark Ewington | St Albans | Sopwell | 30 | 1.4% |
| Julio Romero Johnson | Sunderland | Millfield | 27 | 1.0% |
| Carol Ann Wilcox | Bournemouth | Highcliffe & Walkford | 40 | 0.9% |
| Markus Keaney | Bedford | Kempston West | 5 | 0.5% |
2024
[edit]| Candidate | Council | Ward | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Brignell | Cambridge | Abby | 42 | 1.8% |
| Steve Handford | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Heath | 71 | 2.1% |
| Ben Clarke | Norwich | Nelson | 122 | 3.2% |
| Chris Neville | Salford | Weaste & Seedley | 77 | 2.9% |
| Ben Ughett | Sheffield | Walkley | 69 | 1.2% |
| Mark Ewington | St Albans | Sopwell | 17 | 0.9% |
| Nathan Hennebry | West Dunbartonshire | Clydebank Central | 47 | 1.7% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wales gets its first Communist councillor since 1970s". Western Mail. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2009.; Neil, Andrew; Coburn, Jo (21 April 2010). Daily Politics Election Special (Television production). BBC Two. 40 minutes in.
- ^ a b As part of the No2EU – Yes to Democracy coalition
- ^ Julian Whittle (23 February 2010). "Radical General Election policies of Carlisle's former mayor". News & Star. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ Haylett, John (23 April 2010). "Advocating the socialist project". Morning Star. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ a b Listed as "Unity for Peace and Socialism"