Electoral history of Tony Blair
This is a summary of the electoral history of Tony Blair, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007.
Parliamentary Elections
General Election 1992: Sedgefield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Tony Blair |
28,453 |
60.5 |
+4.5 |
|
Conservative |
Nicholas Jopling |
13,594 |
28.9 |
+1.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gary Huntington |
4,982 |
10.6 |
-5.5 |
Majority |
14,859 |
31.6 |
+3.4 |
Turnout |
47,029 |
77.1 |
+0.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
General Election 2005: Sedgefield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Tony Blair |
24,421 |
58.9 |
-6.0 |
|
Conservative |
Gp Capt Al Lockwood |
5,972 |
14.4 |
-6.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Browne |
4,935 |
11.9 |
+2.9 |
|
Independent |
Reg Keys |
4,252 |
10.3 |
N/A |
|
UKIP |
William Brown |
646 |
1.6 |
-0.8 |
|
National Front |
Mark Farrell |
253 |
0.6 |
N/A |
|
Veritas |
Fiona Luckhurst-Matthews |
218 |
0.5 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
Berony Abraham |
205 |
0.5 |
N/A |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
Melodie Staniforth |
157 |
0.4 |
N/A |
|
Blair Must Go Party |
Jonathan Cockburn |
103 |
0.2 |
N/A |
|
Senior Citizens Party |
Terry Pattinson |
97 |
0.2 |
N/A |
|
UK Pensioners Party |
Cherri Gilham |
82 |
0.2 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
Helen John |
68 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
|
Independent |
John Barker |
45 |
0.1 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
Julian Brennan |
17 |
0.0 |
N/A |
Majority |
18,449 |
44.5 |
|
Turnout |
41,475 |
62.2 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
0.2 |
|
UK General Elections
UK General Election 1997 |
|
Candidates |
Votes |
Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
|
Labour |
639 |
418 |
145 |
0 |
+ 145 |
63.4 |
43.2 |
13,518,167 |
+ 8.8 |
|
Conservative |
648 |
165 |
0 |
178 |
- 178 |
25.0 |
30.7 |
9,600,943 |
- 11.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
639 |
46 |
30 |
2 |
+ 28 |
888 |
16.8 |
5,242,947 |
- 1.0 |
|
Referendum Party |
547 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2.6 |
811,849 |
N/A |
|
SNP |
72 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
+ 3 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
621,550 |
+ 0.1 |
|
UUP |
16 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
258,349 |
0.0 |
|
SDLP |
18 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
190,814 |
+ 0.1 |
|
Plaid Cymru |
40 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
161,030 |
0.0 |
|
Sinn Féin |
17 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+ 2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
126,921 |
0.0 |
|
DUP |
9 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
107,348 |
0.0 |
|
UKIP |
193 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.3 |
105,722 |
N/A |
|
Independent |
25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
64,482 |
0.0 |
|
Green |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.3 |
61,731 |
- 0.2 |
|
Alliance |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
62,972 |
0.0 |
|
Socialist Labour |
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
52,109 |
N/A |
|
Liberal |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
45,166 |
- 0.1 |
|
BNP |
57 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
35,832 |
0.0 |
|
Natural Law |
197 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
30,604 |
- 0.1 |
|
Speaker |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
23,969 |
|
|
ProLife Alliance |
56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
19,332 |
N/A |
|
UK Unionist |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
12,817 |
N/A |
|
PUP |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
10,928 |
N/A |
|
National Democrats |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
10,829 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Alternative |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
9,906 |
N/A |
|
Scottish Socialist |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
9,740 |
N/A |
|
Independent Labour |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
9,233 |
- 0.1 |
|
Independent Conservative |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
8,608 |
- 0.1 |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
7,906 |
- 0.1 |
|
Rainbow Dream Ticket |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
3,745 |
N/A |
|
NI Women's Coalition |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
3,024 |
N/A |
|
Workers' Party |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
2,766 |
- 0.1 |
|
National Front |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
2,716 |
N/A |
|
Legalise Cannabis |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
2,085 |
N/A |
|
People's Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,995 |
N/A |
|
Mebyon Kernow |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,906 |
N/A |
|
Scottish Green |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,721 |
|
|
Conservative Anti-Euro |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,434 |
N/A |
|
Socialist (GB) |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,359 |
N/A |
|
Community Representative |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,290 |
N/A |
|
Residents |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,263 |
N/A |
|
Social Democratic |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,246 |
- 0.1 |
|
Workers Revolutionary |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,178 |
N/A |
|
Real Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
1,117 |
N/A |
|
Independent Democratic |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
982 |
|
|
Independent Liberal Democrat |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
890 |
|
|
Communist |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
639 |
|
|
Independent Green |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
593 |
|
|
Green (NI) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
539 |
|
|
Socialist Equality |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
505 |
|
Government's new majority |
179 |
Total votes cast |
31,286,284 |
Turnout |
71.3% |
UK General Election 2001 |
|
Candidates |
Votes |
Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
|
Labour |
640 |
413 |
2 |
8 |
−6 |
62.5 |
40.7 |
10,724,953 |
−2.5% |
|
Conservative |
643 |
166 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
25.2 |
31.7 |
8,357,615 |
+1.0% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
639 |
52 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
7.9 |
18.3 |
4,814,321 |
+1.5% |
|
SNP |
72 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
464,314 |
−0.2% |
|
UKIP |
428 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
390,563 |
1.2% |
|
UUP |
17 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
−4 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
216,839 |
0.0% |
|
Plaid Cymru |
40 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
195,893 |
+0.2% |
|
DUP |
14 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
181,999 |
+0.4% |
|
Sinn Féin |
18 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
175,933 |
+0.3% |
|
SDLP |
18 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
169,865 |
0.0% |
|
Green |
145 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
166,477 |
+0.3% |
|
Independent |
136 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
97,070 |
+0.3% |
|
Scottish Socialist |
72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
72,516 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Alliance |
98 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
57,553 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Labour |
114 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
57,288 |
0.0% |
|
BNP |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
47,129 |
+0.1% |
|
Alliance |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
28,999 |
−0.1% |
|
Health Concern |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
28,487 |
N/A |
|
Liberal |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
13,685 |
0.0% |
|
UK Unionist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
−1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
13,509 |
+0.1% |
|
ProLife Alliance |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
9,453 |
−0.1% |
|
Legalise Cannabis |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
8,677 |
N/A |
|
People's Justice |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7,443 |
N/A |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6,655 |
0.0% |
|
PUP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4,781 |
0.0% |
|
Mebyon Kernow |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3,199 |
0.0% |
|
NI Women's Coalition |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,968 |
0.0% |
|
Scottish Unionist |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,728 |
N/A |
|
Rock 'n' Roll Loony |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,634 |
N/A |
|
National Front |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,484 |
0.0% |
|
Workers' Party |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2,352 |
0.0% |
|
Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,960 |
N/A |
|
NI Unionist |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,794 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Alternative |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,454 |
0.0% |
|
Reform 2000 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,418 |
N/A |
|
Isle of Wight |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,164 |
N/A |
|
Muslim |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,150 |
N/A |
|
Communist |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1,003 |
0.0% |
|
New Britain |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
888 |
0.0% |
|
Free Party |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
832 |
N/A |
|
Leeds Left Alliance |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
770 |
N/A |
|
New Millennium Bean Party |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
727 |
N/A |
|
Workers Revolutionary |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
607 |
0.0% |
|
Tatton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
505 |
N/A |
Government's new majority |
167 |
Total votes cast |
26,368,204 |
Turnout |
59.4% |
Summary of the Results of the 5 May 2005 General Election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
|
Political Party
|
Candidates
|
Elected
|
Seats Gained
|
Seats Lost
|
Net Change in seats
|
% of Seats
|
Number of votes
|
% of Votes
|
Change in % of vote
|
|
Labour |
627 | 355 | 0 | 47 | –47 | 55.2 | 9,552,436 | 35.2 | –5.5 | 26,908 |
|
Conservative |
630 | 198 | 36 | 3 | +33 | 30.7 | 8,784,915 | 32.4 | +0.7 | 44,368 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
626 | 62 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9.6 | 5,985,454 | 22.0 | +3.8 | 96,540 |
|
UKIP |
496 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 605,973 | 2.2 | +0.8 | N/A |
|
SNP |
59 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0.9 | 412,267 | 1.5 | –0.2 | 68,711 |
|
Green |
182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 257,758 | 1.0 | +0.4 | N/A |
|
DUP |
18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 1.4 | 241,856 | 0.9 | +0.2 | 26,873 |
|
BNP |
119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 192,745 | 0.7 | +0.5 | N/A |
|
Plaid Cymru |
40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0.5 | 174,838 | 0.6 | –0.1 | 58,279 |
|
Sinn Féin |
18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.8 | 174,530 | 0.6 | –0.1 | 34,906 |
|
UUP |
18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0.2 | 127,414 | 0.5 | –0.3 | 127,414 |
|
SDLP |
18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 125,626 | 0.5 | –0.1 | 41,875 |
|
Independent |
180 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.2 | 122,416 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 122,416 |
|
Respect |
26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.2 | 68,094 | 0.3 | N/A | 68,094 |
|
Scottish Socialist |
58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43,514 | 0.2 | –0.1 | N/A |
|
Veritas |
65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40,607 | 0.1 | N/A | N/A |
|
Alliance |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28,291 | 0.1 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Scottish Green |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25,760 | 0.1 | +0.1 | N/A |
|
Socialist Labour |
49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20,167 | 0.1 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Liberal |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19,068 | 0.1 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Health Concern |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 18,739 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 18,739 |
|
Speaker |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 15,153 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 15,153 |
|
English Democrats |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15,149 | 0.1 | N/A | N/A |
|
Socialist Alternative |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9,398 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
National Front |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8,079 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Legalise Cannabis |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,950 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6,311 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Community Action |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,984 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Christian Vote |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,004 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Mebyon Kernow |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Forward Wales |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,461 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Christian Peoples |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,291 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Rainbow Dream Ticket |
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,463 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Community Group |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,365 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Ashfield Independents |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,292 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Alliance for Green Socialism |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,978 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Residents |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,850 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Workers' Party |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,669 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Socialist Environmental |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,649 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Scottish Unionist |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,266 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Workers Revolutionary |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,241 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
New England |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,224 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Communist |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,124 | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|
Community Group |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,118 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Peace and Progress |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,036 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Scottish Senior Citizens |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,017 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Your Party |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,006 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
SOS! Northampton |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 932 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Independent Working Class |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 892 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
Democratic Labour |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 770 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
|
British Public Party |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 763 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Free Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 743 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Pensioners Party Scotland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 716 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Publican Party |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 678 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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English Independence Party |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 654 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Socialist Unity |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 581 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Local Community Party |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 570 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Clause 28 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 516 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
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UK Community Issues Party |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 502 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A |
Total | | 646 | | | | Turnout | 27,148,510 | 61.4 | | 42,026 |
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