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
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Hampstead | Jack Williams | 27 | 0.6 | 3 |
Kennington | John Fielding | 32 | 0.5 | 3 |
Nottingham West | John Burns | 598 | 5.4 | 3 |
1892 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Bethnal Green North East | Hugh Robert Taylor | 106 | 2.0 | 3 |
Salford South | William Knight Hall | 553 | 7.5 | 3 |
By-elections, 1892–1895
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
1895 Walworth by-election | George Lansbury | 347 | 6.8 | 3 |
1895 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Burnley | H. M. Hyndman | 1,498 | 12.4 | 3 |
Northampton | Frederick George Jones | 1,216 | 6.7 | 5 |
Salford South | Henry William Hobart | 813 | 10.8 | 3 |
Walworth | George Lansbury | 203 | 3.8 | 3 |
By-elections, 1895–1900
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
1896 Southampton by-election | C. A. Gibson | 274 | 2.4 | |
1898 Reading by-election | Harry Quelch | 270 | 3.1 | |
1900 general election
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Bow and Bromley | George Lansbury | 2,558 | 36.7 | 2 |
West Ham South | Will Thorne | 4,439 | 44.2 | 2 |
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
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
Aberdeen North | Tom Kennedy | 1,935 | 25.1 | 2 |
Accrington | Dan Irving | 4,852 | 38.3 | 2 |
Bradford East | Edward Hartley | 3,090 | 22.8 | 3 |
Burnley | H. M. Hyndman | 4,932 | 32.5 | 3 |
Camborne | Jack Jones | 109 | 1.5 | 3 |
Northampton | James Gribble | 2,366 | 10.9 | 6 |
Northampton | Jack Williams | 2,544 | 11.7 | 5 |
Southampton | Harry Quelch | 2,146 | 8.0 | 5 |
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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