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.
| 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
| By-election |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position
|
| 1895 Walworth by-election |
George Lansbury |
347 |
6.8 |
3
|
1895 general election
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
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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