Communist Party of Britain election results

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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]

Contents

European Parliament

YearVotes%Seats
19894,4200.0%0
19944,3230.0%0
1999
2004
2009153,236 [2] 1.0%0
201431,757 [2] 0.2%0
2019

House of Commons

YearCandidatesVotes%Seats
1997 59110.0%0
2001 61,0030.0%0
2005 61,1240.0%0
2010 69470.0%0
2015 91,2290.0%0
2017 Endorsed Labour
2019 Endorsed Labour
2024 142,6220.0%0

1997

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Monty Goldman Hackney South and Shoreditch 2980.9%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 1630.4%
Rob Griffiths Pontypridd 1780.4%
Simon Hughes Southwark North and Bermondsey 1750.4%
Timothy Rigby Manchester Central 970.3%

2001

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Ivan Beavis Hackney South and Shoreditch 2590.9%
Glyn Davis Alyn and Deeside 2110.6%
Andrew Chaffer Birmingham Northfield 600.2%
John Foster Glasgow Govan 1740.7%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 1260.4%
Rob Griffiths Newport East 1730.6%

2005

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Rob Griffiths Pontypridd 2330.6%
Glyn Davies Alyn and Deeside 2070.6%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 2050.6%
Monty Goldman Hackney South and Shoreditch 2000.6%
Geoffrey Bottoms Crosby 1990.5%
Elinor McKenzie Glasgow Central 800.3%

2010

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Marc Livingstone Glasgow North West 1790.5%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East 1770.5%
Rob Griffiths Cardiff South and Penarth 1960.4%
Ben Stevenson Croydon North 1600.3%
Steve Andrew Sheffield South East 1390.3%
Gerry Sables Devon North 960.2%

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

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Rob Griffiths Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1860.6%
Andy Chaffer Birmingham Hodge Hill 1530.4%
Mark Griffiths Torfaen 1440.4%
Zoe Hennessy Glasgow North West 1360.3%
Mollie Stevenson Newcastle upon Tyne East 1220.3%
Steve Andrew Sheffield Central 1190.3%
Gerry Sables Devon North 1380.2%
Ben Stevenson Croydon North 1250.2%
Laura-Jane Rossington Plymouth Sutton and Devonport 1060.2%

2024

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Rob Griffiths Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney 3091%
Dan Ross Bury South 1810.5%
Darren Turner Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1760.4%
Drew Gilchrist Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill 1810.5%
Richard Shillcock Edinburgh North and Leith 1890.4%
Gary Steel Glasgow North East 1460.4%
Nicholas Davies Hastings and Rye 1360.3%
Freddie Sofar Ipswich 2050.5%
Ann Green Leicester South 2790.7%
Oliver Snelling Lewisham North 2110.5%
Bob Davenport Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare 2120.6%
Emma-Jane Philips Newcastle East and Wallsend 1860.4%
Lorraine Douglas South West Norfolk 770.2%
Rochelle Russell Taunton and Wellington 1340.3%

Party members also supported the independent left campaign of Tanushka Marah in Hove and Portslade. [5]

Welsh Parliament

YearConstituencies%Seats wonRegional%Seats won
1999 6090.1%01,3660.1%0
2003 1,0990.1%0
2007 3,7080.4%0
2011 2,6760.3%0
2016 2,4520.2%0
2021 2,8370.3%0

Scottish Parliament

YearConstituency%SeatsRegional%Seats
1999 1900.1%05210.0%0
2003 3450.0%0
2007 2510.0%02600.0%0
2011 2560.0%0
2016 5100.0%0
2021 1940.0%01,1420.0%0

London Assembly

YearConstituency%SeatsRegional%Seats
2000 7,4890.5%0
2004 1,3780.1%0
2008 6,394 [6] 0.3%0
2012
2016
20218,7870.3%0
2024 10,9150.4%0

Local elections

Mayoral elections

YearCandidateCouncilVotes%
2006 Monty Goldman Hackney 8962.0%
2010 Monty Goldman Hackney 2,0332.3%
2011Mohinda Farma [6] Leicester 1,9442.3%
2017 Graham Stevenson West Midlands 2,3121.1%

Local elections

2022

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Mark Ewington St Albans Sopwell753.2%
Carrie Hedderwick Sheffield Shiregreen and Brightside 792.7%
Robin Talbot Islington Arsenal 971.4%
Stewart McGill Greenwich Blackheath Westcombe791.3%
Noah Russell Cardiff Cathays 1261.3%
Richard Shillcock Edinburgh Leith Walk 1191.1%
Dan Ross Bury Besses590.9%

2023

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Dan Ross Bury Pilkington Park371.1%
Darren Turner Bury Parish Abbeygate1017.0%
Gerard Sables Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Central437.9%
Gerard Sables North Devon Barnstaple Central152.9%
Mark Jones East Suffolk Felixstowe West1033.9%
Hagar Babbington East Suffolk Felixstowe East1542.9%
Ben Ughetti Sheffield Shiregreen & Brightside662.4%
Ann Green Leicester Saffron422.4%
Steve Handford Newcastle-upon-Tyne Heaton 652.3%
Jordan Roden Stoke Fenton West & Mount Pleasant252.0%
Mark Ewington St Albans Sopwell301.4%
Julio Romero Johnson Sunderland Millfield 271.0%
Carol Ann Wilcox Bournemouth Highcliffe & Walkford 400.9%
Markus Keaney Bedford Kempston West 50.5%

2024

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Simon Brignell Cambridge Abby421.8%
Steve Handford Newcastle-upon-Tyne Heath712.1%
Ben Clarke Norwich Nelson1223.2%
Chris Neville Salford Weaste & Seedley 772.9%
Ben Ughett Sheffield Walkley 691.2%
Mark Ewington St Albans Sopwell170.9%
Nathan Hennebry West Dunbartonshire Clydebank Central 471.7%

2025

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Caio Whitmore Devon Tiverton East130.4%
Mark Ewington Hertfordshire St Albans Central250.6%
Peter Whalen Leicestershire Market Harborough West & Foxton311%
Alex Hall Wiltshire Kington261.4%

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 As part of the No2EU – Yes to Democracy coalition
  3. ↑ Julian Whittle (23 February 2010). "Radical General Election policies of Carlisle's former mayor". News & Star. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Haylett, John (23 April 2010). "Advocating the socialist project". Morning Star. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Hill, Dave (2024). "Elections, campaigns and the united front". International Journal of Educational Policies. 18 (1): 39. ISSN   1307-3842.
  6. 1 2 Listed as "Unity for Peace and Socialism"
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