Respect Party election results

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The Respect Party was a left-wing political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2016. Its name is a contrived acronym standing for: Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environmentalism, Community and Trade Unionism. [1] The Respect Party was established in London in January 2004; it grew out of the Stop the War Coalition, opposing the Iraq War.

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Parliamentary elections

By-elections, 2001–2005

Date of electionConstituencyCandidateVotes %
15 July 2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill John Rees 1,2826.3 [2]
15 July 2004 Leicester, South Yvonne Ridley 3,72412.7 [3]

2005 general election

Map showing Respect results by constituency. 2005 UK Election Respect results.svg
Map showing Respect results by constituency.

Summary of results:
No. of candidates: 26
Votes received: 81,860
% of total votes: 0.25%
Vote as % of electorate: 0.15%
Vote as % in seats contested: 6.84%
Lost deposits: 17 at a cost of £8,500 [4]

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Bethnal Green & Bow George Galloway 15,80135.9
Birmingham, Perry Barr Dr Mohammad Naseem 2,1735.6
Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath Ms Salma Yaqoob 10,49827.5
Bradford, North U K Yildiz4741.4
Bristol, East Ms P A L North5321.3
Cambridge T Woodcock4771.1
Cardiff Central R G Raiz3861.1
Dorset, South B E Parkes2190.5
East Ham A K Mian8,17120.7
Hackney, South & Shoreditch D Ryan1,4374.5
Harwich J E Tipple4770.9
Hove P O'Keeffe2680.6
Leicester, South Ms Yvonne Ridley 2,7206.4
Luton, South M Ilyas7251.9
Neath Ms H Falconer2570.7
Plymouth, Devonport A N Staunton3760.9
Poplar & Canning Town O Rahman6,57316.8
Preston Michael Lavalette 2,3186.8
Sheffield, Central Ms M Bowler1,2844.3
Slough A Khan1,6324.4
Stretford & Urmston M B Krantz9502.5
Tooting A J Zaidi7001.7
Tottenham Ms J Alder2,0146.4
Tyne Bridge Ms J C Russell4471.7
Walsall, South Ms N Fazal1,1463.2
West Ham Ms Lindsey German 6,03919.5

Source: [5]


2010 general election

Map showing Respect results by constituency. 2010 UK Election Respect results.svg
Map showing Respect results by constituency.

Summary of results:
No. of candidates: 11
Votes received: 33,251
% of total votes: 0.11%
Vote as % of electorate: 0.07%
Vote as % in seats contested: 6.84%
Lost deposits: 8 at a cost of £4,000 [6]

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Bethnal Green & Bow Abjol Miah 8,53216.8
Birmingham, Hall Green Ms Salma Yaqoob 12,24025.1
Blackley & Broughton Ms K A Phillips9962.9
Bradford, West A Ali1,2453.1
Brent Central A Duale2300.5
Croydon, North M Shaikh2720.5
Enfield, Southgate S Billoo1740.4
Garston & Halewood Ms D L Raby2680.6
Manchester, Gorton M Zulfikar5071.3
Oldham West & Royton S Miah6271.5
Poplar & Limehouse George Galloway 8,46017.5

Source: [7]


By-elections, 2010–2015

Date of electionConstituencyCandidateVotes %
29 March 2012 Bradford West George Galloway 18,34155.9 [8]
15 November 2012 Croydon, North Lee Jasper 7072.9 [9]
15 November 2012 Manchester, Central Catherine Higgins1821.1 [10]
29 November 2012 Rotherham Ms Yvonne Ridley 1,7788.3 [11]

2015 general election

Summary of results:
No. of candidates: 4
Votes received: 9,989
% of total votes: 0.03%
Vote as % of electorate: 0.07%
Vote as % in seats contested: 5.80%
Lost deposits: 3 at a cost of £1,500

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Bradford West George Galloway 8,55721.2
Birmingham, Hall Green Shiraz Peer7801.7
Halifax Asama Javed4651.1
Birmingham, Yardley Teval Stephens1870.5

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  3. Leicester South, The Guardian
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