UK political party election results
This article lists the Social Democratic Federation 's election results in UK parliamentary elections. It also includes the results of its successor, the British Socialist Party .
Summary of general election performance
Year
Number of Candidates
Total votes
Average voters per candidate
Percentage of vote
Saved deposits
Change (%)
Number of MPs
1885
3
657
219
0.0
N/A
N/A
0
1886
0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
1892
2
659
330
0.0
N/A
N/A
0
1895
4
3,730
933
0.1
N/A
+0.1
0
1900
2
6,997
3,499
0.2
N/A
+0.1
0
1906
8
18,446
2,310
0.4
N/A
+0.2
0
Jan 1910
9
13,479
1,498
0.2
N/A
-0.2
0
Dec 1910
2
5,733
2,867
0.1
N/A
-0.1
0
1918
16
71,762
4,485
0.7
13
+0.6
0
Elections results
1885 general election
1892 general election
By-elections, 1892–1895
1895 general election
By-elections, 1895–1900
1900 general election
For the 1900 general election, the Social Democratic Federation stood candidates as part of the Labour Representation Committee .
By-elections, 1900–1906
1906 general election
By-elections, 1906–1910
January 1910 general election
December 1910 general election
By-elections, 1910–1918
The Social Democratic Party merged into the British Socialist Party in 1911. Hartley was endorsed by the Labour Party.
1918 general election
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
%
Position
Bradford South
William Hirst
8,291
30.9
2
Edmonton
Frank Broad
3,575
25.7
2
Glasgow Gorbals
John Maclean
7,436
34.3
2
Glasgow Tradeston
James D. MacDougall
3,751
19.4
2
Great Yarmouth
William McConnell
1,845
12.8
3
Greenock
Fred Shaw
2,542
11.2
3
Grimsby
Charles E. Franklin
9,015
33.7
2
Hastings
Joseph George Butler
3,556
24.1
2
Islington North
John Arnall
4,000
19.3
2
Motherwell
Walton Newbold
4,135
23.2
3
Portsmouth Central
Hugh Hinshelwood
4,004
19.1
3
Salford South
James Gorman
3,807
19.0
2
Sheffield Central
Robert George Murray
643
4.0
3
Sheffield Park
Alf Barton
3,167
20.4
2
Southampton
Tommy Lewis
7,828
10.6
4
Walthamstow West
Valentine McEntee
4,167
29.3
2
All candidates other than Arnall, Hirst and Murray stood for the Labour Party. Hirst stood for the Co-operative Party .
References
Martin Crick, The History of the Social Democratic Federation , pp.330-332
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