National Front (UK) election results

See National Front for details of the far-right party.

The National Front's election results in parliamentary elections are shown below.

United Kingdom elections

Summary of general election performance

Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average voters per candidate Percentage of vote Saved deposits Change (percentage points) Number of MPs
1970 10 11,449 1,145 0.04 0 N/A 0
Feb 1974 54 76,865 1,423 0.2 0 +0.16 0
Oct 1974 90 113,843 1,265 0.4 0 +0.2 0
1979 303 191,719 633 0.6 0 +0.2 0
1983 60 27,065 451 0.1 0 -0.5 0
1987 1 286 286 0.0 0 -0.1 0
1992 14 4,816 344 0.1 0 0.0 0
1997 6 2,716 452 0.0 0 -0.1 0
2001 5 2,484 497 0.0 0 0.0 0
2005 13 8,029 617 0.0 0 0.0 0
2010 17 10,784 634 0.0 0 0.0 0

By-elections, 1967-1970

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
28 March 1968 Acton Andrew Fountaine 1400 5.6[1]

General election, 18 June 1970

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Battersea South T Lamb 716 3.3
Cardiff South East G Parsons 982 1.9
Deptford M Vaux 1,277 5.5
Enfield West K Taylor 1,175 3.1
Huddersfield West R Scott 1,427 3.5
Ilford South M Skeggs 190 0.5
Islington North Revd. B Green 1,232 5.6
Leicester South West J Kyneston 749 2.3
Southall J Shaw 1,572 4.4
Wolverhampton North East S Wright 1,582 4.7

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By-elections, 1970-1974

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
22 October 1970 St Marylebone Malcolm Skeggs 401 2.4[3]
19 November 1970 Enfield West Kenneth Taylor 1,176 4.4[4]
7 December 1972 Uxbridge John Clifton 2,920 8.2[5]
24 May 1973 West Bromwich Martin Webster 4,789 16.0[6]
8 November 1973 Hove Sqn Ldr John Harrison-Broadley 1,409 3.1[7]

General elections, 28 February and 10 October 1974

Constituency Candidate in Feb Votes % Candidate in Oct Votes %
Accrington D Riley 1176 2.9
Aldershot A Greenslade 1148 1.8 A Greenslade 1120 1.9
Barking C Bond 1661 4.9
Basingstoke G Goodall 763 1.1
Battersea North R Friend 1260 4.5
Battersea South J Clifton 787 1.8
Bermondsey G Davey 1485 4.1 G Davey 1488 4.8
Bethnal Green and Bow W Castleton 2172 7.6
Birmingham Erdington T Finnegan 1145 2.4 T Finnegan 1413 3.3
Birmingham Handsworth J Finnegan 830 2.8
Birmingham Ladywood J Davis 751 2.9
Birmingham Perry Barr A Shorthouse 853 2.1 R Warren 826 2.1
Birmingham Yardley H Challender 1034 2.4
Blackburn John Kingsley Read 1778 4.2 John Kingsley Read 1758 4.4
Bolton East G Booth 1259 2.6 G Booth 1106 2.4
Bolton West W Roberts 1070 2.7
Bournemouth East M Hayes 875 2.0 M Hayes 828 2.6
Brent East N Lyons 1096 2.9
Brent North A Smith 1570 2.7 Mrs J Cattanach 1297 2.5
Brent South Sqn Ldr J Harrison-Broadley 852 4.3 Sqn Ldr John Harrison-Broadley 1388 3.7
Brentford and Isleworth T Benford 1741 3.1 T Benford 1362 2.6
Bridlington F Day 987 1.9
Bristol South P Garnaway 1006 2.2 P Garnaway 798 1.9
Bristol South East R Bale 757 1.3 R Bale 775 1.5
Canterbury K McKilliam 831 1.2 K McKilliam 1096 1.8
Chipping Barnet R Cole 1207 2.9
City of London & Westminster South D Baxter 686 2.5
Coventry North West P Holland 1049 2.7
Coventry South West R Rickard 822 1.5
Dartford R Aldous 945 2.0 R Aldous 939 2.2
Deptford Richard Edmonds 1731 4.5
Dudley East C Knott 1171 2.8
Edmonton J Bruce 1765 3.8 J Bruce 1895 4.6
Enfield North K Robinson 1372 2.6 R Burton 1330 2.8
Eton and Slough A Coniam 1541 3.0 A Coniam 1241 2.7
Fareham R Doughty 617 1.4
Feltham and Heston Mrs J Reid 1653 4.4 Mrs J Reid 1984 3.7
Finchley Mrs J Godfrey 993 2.6
Fulham A Smithies 966 2.1 J Cordrey 855 2.1
Gillingham S Campbell 922 2.0
Glasgow Govan M Brooks 86 0.3
Gravesend J Turner 1726 2.4 J Turner 1304 1.9
Hackney North and Stoke Newington H Lord 1226 3.7 H Lord 1044 3.7
Hackney South and Shoreditch R May 2544 9.4
Harrogate Andrew Brons 1186 2.3 Andrew Brons 1030 2.3
Harrow Central J Donin 823 2.3 C Byrne 813 2.5
Hayes and Harlington J Fairhurst 2721 6.5 J Fairhurst 1189 3.1
Hertford and Stevenage K Taylor 1234 2.0
Hornsey Mrs J Stubbs 973 2.7
Horsham and Crawley A Brewer 1101 1.6
Hove Ted Budden 442 0.8
Huddersfield East N Mear 796 1.9 J Robertshaw 764 1.9
Huddersfield West D Ford 760 1.9
Islington Central R Score 1335 5.3
Islington North J Score 871 3.3
Keighley G Wright 959 2.0
Leicester East K Sanders 3662 7.4 Anthony Reed Herbert 2967 6.0
Leicester South J Kynaston 1639 3.0 A Cartwright 2072 3.5
Leicester West W Newcombe 2579 5.3 W Newcombe 2253 5.1
Lewisham West P Williams 1000 2.0 P Williams 1114 2.5
Leyton Mrs S Bothwell 2097 4.5 Mrs S Bothwell 2168 4.3
Liverpool Walton C Gibbon 647 1.7
Loughborough K Sanders 1215 2.2
Manchester Blackley H Andrew 914 2.4
Manchester Openshaw J Hulse 541 1.7
Newham North East J Newham 2715 7.0
Newham South* M Lobb 2511 6.9 E Bayley 2412 7.8
Norwich North Mrs G Goold 544 1.5
Nottingham North D Caine 972 1.5
Oxford Ian Anderson 572 1.0
Preston South E Harrison 663 1.7
Ravensbourne C Parker 786 2.0 I Stevens 574 1.6
Reading North I Baker 594 1.3
Richmond upon Thames E Russell 570 1.3 E Russell 1000 2.5
Rochdale M Sellors 1885 3.7 M Sellors 1927 4.1
Rochester and Chatham G Hazleden 1150 2.0
Sheffield Heeley P Revell 723 1.5
Southgate B Pell 1192 2.2 B Pell 1225 2.6
South Shields W Owen 1958 3.8 W Owen 711 1.5
Spelthorne E Butterfield 1399 2.4 J Clifton 1108 2.3
Streatham T Lamb 937 2.3 T Lamb 817 2.3
Thanet East K Munson 708 2.1
Tottenham Roy Painter 1270 4.1 Roy Painter 2211 8.3
Wallasey J Fishwick 787 1.5
Walsall South C Parker 1226 2.8
Walthamstow R Adde 1911 5.5
Watford J Wotherspoon 651 1.4 J Wotherspoon 671 1.5
West Bromwich East Martin Webster 2907 7.0 G Bowen 1692 4.3
West Bromwich West G Bowen 3107 7.8 R Churms 2022 5.5
Woking R Vaughan-Smith 921 1.9
Wolverhampton North East A Webber 2548 5.2 A Webber 1928 4.2
Wolverhampton South East J Parker 1546 3.9 G Oland 1703 4.7
Wolverhampton South West G Cooper 1523 3.0 G Cooper 1573 3.3
Wood Green K Squire 2603 8.0
Woolwich East P Hanman 1066 2.8 M Skeggs 1000 3.0
Wycombe D Howard-Smith 2049 3.5

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By-elections, 1974-1979

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
23 May 1974 Newham South Michael Lobb 1713 11.5[10]
26 June 1975 Woolwich West Mrs. Ruth Robinson 856 2.4[11]
4 March 1976 Coventry North West Andrew Fountaine 986 3.1[11]
11 March 1976 Carshalton Terry Denville-Faulkner 1851 4.6[11]
24 June 1976 Rotherham George Wright 1699 6.0[11]
15 July 1976 Thurrock John Roberts 3255 6.6[11]
4 November 1976 Newcastle upon Tyne Central Bruce Anderson-Lynes 181 1.1[11]
4 November 1976 Walsall North Joseph Parker 2724 7.3[11]
2 December 1976 Cambridge Jeremy Wotherspoon 700 2.2[11]
24 February 1977 City of London & Westminster South Paul Kavanagh 1051 5.2[12]
31 May1977 Birmingham Stechford Andrew Brons 2995 8.2[12]
28 April 1977 Ashfield George Herrod 1734 3.8[12]
18 August 1977 Birmingham Ladywood Anthony Reed Herbert 888 5.7[12]
24 November 1977 Bournemouth East Kenneth McKilliam 725 3.0[12]
2 March 1978 Ilford North John Hughes 2126 4.7[13]
20 April 1978 Lambeth Central Mrs. Helena Steven 1291 6.2[13]
27 April 1978 Epsom and Ewell James Sawyer 823 1.9[13]
27 April 1978 Wycombe Mrs Sylvia Jones 2040 4.1[13]
13 July 1978 Manchester Moss Side Herbert Andrew 623 2.3[13]

General election, 3 May 1979

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%
Accrington D Riley 508 1.3
Acton C Wakley 501 1.2
Ashfield W Annable 397 0.6
Ashford K McKilliam 678 1.4
Ashton-under-Lyne D Jones 486 1.1
Banbury I Cherry 504 0.9
Barking I Newport 1,021 3.0
Barry E Kerton 312 0.5
Basildon G Sawyer 880 1.1
Basingstoke B Packer 677 0.9
Bath T Mundy 206 0.4
Battersea North M Salt 772 2.7
Battersea South A Perry 561 1.8
Beaconsfield J Noyes 548 1.1
Beckenham N Dickson 606 1.4
Bedford R Stearns 813 1.3
Bedfordshire South L Smith 626 1.1
Belper J Grand-Scrutton 460 0.8
Bermondsey J Sneath 1175 3.9
Bethnal Green and Bow Martin Webster 1740 6.1
Bexleyheath A Wilkens 749 1.8
Birmingham Erdington F Hastilow 687 1.6
Birmingham Hall Green R Maylin 615 1.2
Birmingham Northfield R Newman 614 1.1
Birmingham Perry Barr K Axon 582 1.5
Birmingham Selly Oak G Bassett 401 0.8
Birmingham Small Heath M Caffery 490 1.7
Birmingham Stechford F Russell 698 1.6
Birmingham Yardley H Challendar 749 1.8
Blaby P Gegan 2056 3.6
Blackburn E Adamson 565 1.5
Blackpool North A Hanson 943 2.2
Blackpool South A Machin 524 1.2
Bodmin M Carter 235 0.5
Bolton East J Hamilton 457 1.0
Bolton West K Bernal 348 0.9
Bosworth D Dunn 682 0.9
Bournemouth West G Hubbard 438 1.0
Bradford North Andrew Brons 614 1.3
Bradford South G Wright 422 0.8
Bradford West G Brown 633 1.4
Brent East J Davies 706 1.9
Brent North G John 873 1.6
Brent South A Downes 811 2.0
Brentford and Isleworth P Attridge 738 1.3
Brighton Kemptown V Tyndall 404 0.9
Brighton Pavilion H Jones 436 1.1
Bristol North East K Brown 320 0.8
Bristol North West P Kingston 254 0.5
Bristol South K Elliot 392 0.9
Bristol South East K Dowler 523 1.0
Bristol West M Jones 246 0.6
Bromsgrove and Redditch B Deakin 752 0.9
Buckingham M Smith 803 1.0
Bury and Radcliffe J Bridge 414 0.6
Cambridge Derek Holland 311 0.6
Canterbury Mrs J White 941 1.4
Cardiff West C Gibbon 1287 4.1
Carlton M Watts 606 1.0
Carmarthen C Grice 149 0.3
Carshalton T Denville-Faulkner 919 1.8
Chelsea A Reeve 342 1.0
Cheltenham R Jacklin 342 0.7
Chertsey and Walton M Gillibrand 819 1.6
Chesham and Amersham S Clinch 697 1.3
Chingford D South 1157 2.6
Chipping Barnet R Cole 865 2.0
Chislehurst R Hoy 564 1.3
Chorley M Dean 379 0.6
Cities of London and Westminster S K Matthews 478 1.7
Cornwall North R Bridgwater 224 0.5
Coventry North East H Robbins 546 1.2
Coventry North West A Stewart 359 0.9
Coventry South East R Clarke 513 1.4
Coventry South West M Williamson 482 0.9
Crewe W Tonks 352 0.8
Croydon North East P Moss 464 1.1
Croydon South R Dummer 469 1.0
Dagenham J Roberts 1553 3.3
Darlington H Outhwaite 444 0.9
Dartford I Nobbs 476 1.0
Daventry G Younger 522 0.7
Deptford R Mitchell 1490 4.2
Derby North C Bayliss 592 0.9
Derby South L Verity 587 1.1
Derbyshire South East C Neil 498 1.1
Devon North J Price 237 0.4
Devon West R Bearsford-Walker 393 0.8
Doncaster M Day 300 0.7
Dorset West J Tillotson 514 1.2
Dover and Deal P Johnson 378 0.6
Dudley East A Baker 844 2.0
Dulwich D Thompson 920 2.1
Ealing North J Shaw 1047 1.8
Eastbourne C Mitchell 533 0.9
Edmonton D Bruce 1213 2.8
Enfield North J Wotherspoon 816 1.6
Epping Forest B Wilkins 1110 2.2
Erith and Crayford O Hawke 838 1.8
Eton and Slough D Jones 943 1.9
Falmouth and Camborne M Swingler 280 0.5
Fareham D Vine 252 0.5
Faversham A Webb 439 0.7
Feltham and Heston J Reid 898 1.5
Finchley W Verity 534 1.3
Folkestone and Hythe M Lavine 478 1.0
Fulham D Roberts 499 0.8
Fylde North K Warburton 481 0.8
Fylde South M Roberts 941 1.3
Gateshead West H Beadle 186 0.9
Gillingham S Campbell 528 1.1
Glasgow Pollok I Skinner 104 0.2
Gloucester R Morgan 527 1.0
Gloucestershire West G Storkey 270 0.5
Gravesend G Willden 603 0.8
Great Yarmouth Tom Holmes 640 1.2
Greenwich H Steven 951 2.6
Grimsby J Hayes 137 0.3
Hackney Central R May 1418 5.1
Hackney North and Stoke Newington S May 860 3.0
Hackney South and Shoreditch John Tyndall 1958 7.6
Halesowen and Stourbridge S Goodwin 921 1.4
Halifax B Wadsworth 455 0.9
Hammersmith North R Pearse 462 1.3
Hampstead J White 255 0.6
Harborough A Ashby 1002 1.8
Harlow J Childs 840 1.6
Harrogate D Waite 585 1.4
Harrow Central H Marshall 427 1.3
Harrow East L le Croisette 572 1.5
Harrow West T Bennett 646 1.4
Harwich A Pearson 597 0.9
Hastings H Anderson 344 0.8
Hayes and Harlington G Callow 582 1.4
Hemel Hempstead T Walters 649 0.8
Hendon North B Franklyn 638 1.0
Hendon South A Elder 290 0.8
Hertford and Stevenage J Pell 581 0.8
Hertfordshire East J Smith 1819 2.4
Hertfordshire South S Fenn 605 1.2
Hertfordshire South West P Graves 839 1.4
Heywood and Royton R Marsh 641 1.0
Hitchin V Logan 881 1.4
Holborn and St Pancras South F Theobald 334 1.4
Horncastle M Hook 319 0.8
Hornchurch A Harris 994 2.1
Hornsey P Pell 337 0.8
Horsham and Crawley A Murch 493 0.6
Hove F Sheridan 508 1.0
Hull Central A Braithwaite 422 1.0
Hull East D Matson 374 0.6
Hull West M Fox 411 1.2
Huntingdonshire K Robinson 983 1.4
Ilford North J Hughes 804 1.6
Ilford South T Fitzgerald 636 1.5
Ipswich P Robinson 449 0.6
Islington Central S Chaney 797 1.2
Islington North S Hook 501 2.1
Islington South and Finsbury P Kavanagh 824 3.4
Keighley R Fairey 234 0.5
Kensington C Hopewell 356 1.1
Kidderminster A Luckman 1052 1.7
Kingswood R Bale 258 0.5
Lambeth Central V Lillington 830 3.0
Lancaster D White 196 0.5
Leeds East S Rigby 445 0.9
Leeds South B Spink 416 1.2
Leeds South East P Flint 168 0.6
Leeds West J Duckenfield 466 1.1
Leicester East B Calver 1385 2.7
Leicester South A Cartwright 940 1.8
Leicester West P Ash 1308 2.7
Lewes B Webb 764 1.3
Lewisham East M Ellis 1168 2.3
Lewisham West P Williams 901 2.0
Leyton P Pomery-Rudd 1179 2.9
Lichfield and Tamworth P Wallace 475 0.6
Lincoln J Noble 107 0.3
Liverpool Edge Hill H Hawksley 152 0.6
Liverpool Kirkdale W Williams 198 0.7
Liverpool Walton W Haire 254 0.7
Loughborough John Peacock 484 0.8
Louth C Stokes 261 0.5
Ludlow R Adshead 354 0.9
Luton East M Kerry 461 1.1
Luton West D How 701 1.5
Maidstone D Whiting 703 1.0
Manchester Blackley N Wallace 326 0.8
Manchester Central P Benthall 365 1.8
Manchester Gorton R Chadfield 469 1.1
Manchester Openshaw A Coles 296 1.1
Mansfield P Donovan 259 0.5
Meriden A Parkes 1032 1.4
Middleton and Prestwich S Andrews 350 0.6
Mitcham and Morden J Perryman 966 2.0
Nantwich J Green 814 1.6
Newham North East W Northcott 1769 4.2
Newham North West M Maloney 1217 4.1
Newham South T Anderson 1899 6.2
Newport G Woodward 454 0.8
Newton A Fishwick 641 0.8
Norfolk North A Sizeland 548 0.7
Northampton North R Rickord 373 1.0
Northampton South M James 407 1.1
Norwich North L Goold 250 0.7
Norwich South Andrew Fountaine 264 0.7
Norwood C Williams 707 2.1
Nottingham East M Coles 426 1.4
Nottingham North R Pratt 454 0.9
Nottingham West T Wilkinson 718 1.3
Nuneaton R Matthews 1028 1.6
Oldham West G Halliwell 515 1.5
Orpington F Hitches 516 0.9
Paddington J Cameron 402 1.1
Peckham M Roberts 1503 4.4
Peterborough J Wilhelmy 672 1.2
Plymouth Devonport L Bearsford-Walker 243 0.7
Plymouth Drake C Bradbury 279 0.7
Pontypridd R Davies 263 1.5
Portsmouth North R Hadlow 298 0.6
Portsmouth South W Donkin 457 0.9
Preston North J Hetherington 329 0.8
Preston South M Gibson 258 0.7
Putney J Webster 685 1.4
Ravensbourne S Greene 478 1.3
Reading North P Baker 554 1.1
Richmond upon Thames P Murphy 244 0.6
Rochdale J Merrick 690 1.4
Rochester and Chatham J King 417 0.7
Romford M Caine 820 1.9
Rotherham K Davies 490 1.1
Rugby A Gresham 551 1.1
Ruislip Northwood A Martin 477 1.1
Rye T Duesbury 552 1.0
Saffron Walden R Bailey 342 0.6
St Marylebone C Elrick 239 1.0
St Pancras North S Andrews 360 1.3
Sevenoaks M Easter 821 1.3
Sheffield Attercliffe J Mason 457 1.0
Sheffield Brightside K Brack 354 0.9
Sheffield Hallam G Smith 300 0.5
Sheffield Heeley P Thorpe 274 0.6
Sheffield Hillsborough S Williams 326 0.9
Sheffield Park I Pierson 302 0.7
Shoreham J Benjafield 406 0.7
Sidcup A Webb 774 2.0
Solihull D Stevenson 978 1.5
Southall J Fairhurst 1545 3.0
Southend East P Twomey 676 1.7
Southend West L McKeon 680 1.3
Southgate R Pert 895 1.7
Spelthorne J Sawyer 518 1.0
Staffordshire South West J Thomas 912 1.7
Stepney and Poplar V Clarke 1571 5.0
Stockport North K Walker 244 0.6
Stockport South R Murphy 374 1.0
Stockton A Bruce 384 0.6
Stoke-on-Trent North C Baugh 341 0.8
Streatham G Bryant 523 1.4
Surrey East D Smith 452 1.0
Surrey North West R Heath 796 1.4
Sutton and Cheam J Hunt 465 0.9
Sutton Coldfield R Wallace 466 0.9
Thanet East B Dobing 376 1.1
Thornaby M Evans 251 0.5
Thurrock E Burdett 1358 2.0
Tonbridge and Malling G Burnett 429 0.8
Tooting P Berbridge 682 0.7
Torbay J Spry 647 1.0
Tottenham C Mates 833 2.9
Truro N Hedger 182 0.3
Tunbridge Wells W Standen 509 1.0
Twickenham M Braithwaite 686 1.2
Upminster W Neary 965 1.8
Uxbridge P Budgen 595 1.3
Vauxhall V Atkinson 879 3.5
Wakefield A Cooper 530 1.0
Wallasey J Fishwick 491 0.9
Wallsend I Hunter 472 0.7
Walsall North Charles Parker 1098 2.1
Walsall South V Parker 795 1.8
Walthamstow G Flaxton 1119 3.2
Wanstead and Woodford C Bond 957 2.3
Warley East J Worrall 1204 3.1
Watford B Cheetham 388 0.9
Wellingborough S Wright 529 0.7
Welwyn and Hatfield P Ruddock 459 0.8
West Bromwich East C Allsopp 1175 2.9
West Bromwich West R Churms 1351 3.4
Wimbledon A Bailey 612 1.2
Windsor and Maidenhead P Crowley 930 1.4
Woking P Gleave 564 1.0
Wokingham G Sanders 722 1.1
Wolverhampton North East G Cooper 1283 2.7
Wolverhampton South East G Jones 1139 3.1
Wolverhampton South West J Lees 912 1.8
Wood Green R Frost 998 2.9
Woolwich East I Steven 884 2.4
Woolwich West M Skeggs 630 1.4
Worcester K Stevens 450 0.8
Worthing A Hough 893 1.6
Wycombe S Jones 833 1.3
York P Spink 221 0.4

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By-elections, 1980-1983

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
26 June 1980 Glasgow Central John MacKenzie 148 1.8[15]
22 October 1981 Croydon North West Nick Griffin 429 1.2[16]
3 June 1982 Merton, Mitcham & Morden Joseph Pearce 547 1.0[17]
28 October 1982 Birmingham Northfield Ian Anderson 411 0.9[18]
28 October 1982 Peckham Martin Webster 874 3.9[19]
24 February 1983 Bermondsey James Sneath 426 1.4[20]

General election, 9 June 1983

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Barking I Newport 646 1.9
Battersea M Salt 539 1.2
Bethnal Green and Stepney V Clark 800 2.6
Birmingham Hodge Hill N Tomkinson 529 1.3
Birmingham Yardley R Jones 415 1.0
Blaby P Gegan 568 1.0
Blackburn D Riley 864 1.5
Blackpool North A Hanson 514 1.3
Blackpool South W Smith 263 0.7
Bow and Poplar Mrs S Bartlett 596 1.9
Brentford and Isleworth P Andrews 427 0.8
Brighton Kemptown Ted Budden 290 0.7
Bristol East E Andrews 434 0.7
Chingford B Cheetham 380 0.9
City of London & Westminster South A Reeve 258 0.7
Croydon North West Nick Griffin 336 0.9
Dagenham Joe Pearce 645 1.6
Dartford G Nye 282 0.5
Dulwich R Barker 338 0.9
Ealing Southall E Pendrous 555 1.1
Feltham and Heston S Glass 696 1.3
Fulham R Pearse 229 0.6
Gravesham P Johnson 420 0.8
Hackney North and Stoke Newington J Field 396 1.1
Hackney South and Shoreditch R Ashton 593 1.5
Hammersmith Mrs L Bennett 250 0.8
Harrogate P Vessey 163 0.3
Hornchurch Mrs A Joyce 402 0.9
Islington South and Finsbury J Donegan 341 0.9
Leeds East Andrew Brons 475 1.1
Liverpool Mossley Hill M Erickson-Rohrer 212 0.5
Manchester Central A Coles 729 1.7
Meriden C Collins 460 0.9
Mitcham and Morden J Perryman 539 1.2
Newham North East F Adams 794 2.1
Newham North West M Hipperson 525 1.9
Newham South Ian Anderson 993 3.7
Norwich South P Williams 145 0.3
Norwood Mrs C Williams 343 0.9
Peckham Mrs M Bailey 800 2.5
Plymouth Devonport R Bearsford-Walker 72 0.2
Plymouth Sutton G Knight 297 0.6
Putney M Connolly 290 0.6
Rochdale P Barker 436 1.0
Romford Mrs M Caine 432 1.1
Sevenoaks G Burnett 416 0.8
Sheffield Brightside P Spink 286 0.7
Slough G John 528 1.0
Southwark and Bermondsey J Sneath 474 1.4
Stalybridge and Hyde B Nylan 294 0.6
Streatham K Handy 321 0.8
Tooting P Berbridge 355 0.8
Tunbridge Wells D Smith 236 0.4
Twickenham T Denville-Faulkner 234 0.5
Upminster G Nobles-Pride 566 1.2
Vauxhall J Wright 508 1.3
Walthamstow P Mitchell 443 1.3
Wanstead and Woodford H Marshall 456 1.2
Windsor and Maidenhead G Gillmore 511 0.9
Wolverhampton North East C Baugh 585 1.3
Worthing Martin Wingfield 292 0.5

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By-elections, 1984-1987

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
14 June 1984 Portsmouth South G A Knight 226 0.6[22]
26 February 1987 Greenwich Joe Pearce 103 0.3[23]

General election, 11 June 1987

In the late 1980s, the NF split into the Flag Group and the Official National Front. The latter stood no candidates whereas the former only stood one in Bristol East as an 'Independent NF'.

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
1987 Bristol East Paul Kingston 286 0.6

By-elections, 1987-1992

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
18 December 1988 Epping Forest Tina Wingfield 286 0.6[24]
15 June 1989 Vauxhall Ted Budden 83 0.3[23]
Patrick Harrington (as "Independent National Front") 127 0.4% [23]
22 March 1990 Mid Staffordshire C J G Hill 311 0.5[25]
18 October 1990 Eastbourne J McAuley 154 0.3[26]
9 November 1990 Bradford North R I Tenney 305 0.8[26]

General election, 9 April 1992

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Birmingham Hodge Hill E Whicker 370 0.9
Birmingham Yardley P Read 192 0.4
Bristol East Ian Anderson 270 0.5
Coventry South East N Tomkinson 173 0.5
Derby North P Hart 245 0.4
Dudley East G Cartwright 675 1.2
Ealing North C J G Hill 277 0.6
Leeds West R I Tenney 132 0.3
Slough A Carmichael 290 0.5
Southwark and Bermondsey T Blackham 168 0.4
Torbay R Jones 268 0.5
Walsall North K Reynolds 614 1.2
West Bromwich East J Lord 477 1.1
West Hertfordshire J McAuley 665 1.0

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By-elections, 1992-1997

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
9 June 1994 Barking G Needs 551 2.9[28]
15 December 1994 Dudley West A Carmichael 561 1.4[26]

General election, 1 May 1997

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Beckenham J McAuley 388 0.7
Bromley and Chislehurst M Stoneman 369 0.7
Dudley North G Cartwright 559 1.2
Hayes and Harlington G Hutchins 504 1.2
Lewisham East R Croucher 431 1.2
Walsall North A Humphries 465 1.1

[29]

By-elections, 1997-2001

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
31 July 1997 Uxbridge John McAuley 110 0.3[30]
20 November 1997 Beckenham J McAuley 267 0.8[31]

General election, 7 June 2001

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Birmingham Erdington M Shore 681 2.2
North Southwark and Bermondsey Miss L Shore 612 1.7
North Thanet Tom Holmes 395 0.9
South Thanet B Franklin 242 0.6
Wolverhampton South East J Barry 554 2.0

[32]

By-elections, 2001-2005

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
15 July 2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill James Starkey 805 3.9[33]
30 September 2004 Hartlepool James Starkey 246 0.8[34]

General election, 5 May 2005

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Banbury J Starkey 918 1.6
Brentford and Isleworth M Stoneman 523 1.1
Birmingham Erdington T Williams 416 1.3
Feltham and Heston G Kemp 975 2.6
Halifax Tom Holmes 191 0.5
Lewisham East B Franklin 625 2.0
Manchester Central R Kemp 421 1.4
Newcastle upon Tyne North R Wood 997 2.6
Peterborough T Blackham 931 2.3
Ruislip-Northwood I Edward 841 2.1
Sedgefield M Farrell 253 0.6
North Southwark and Bermondsey P Winnett 704 1.9
Uxbridge P Shaw 284 0.8

[35]

By-elections, 2005-2010

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
29 June 2006 Bromley and Chislehurst Paul Winnett 476 1.6[36]
10 July 2008 Haltemprice and Howden Tess Culnane 544 2.3[37]

General election, 6 May 2010

Although the NF had planned to stand 25 candidates, in the event it fielded only 17.[38] The NF did not compete in Northern Ireland and instead encouraged supporters there to support the Traditional Unionist Voice.[39]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Birmingham Erdington Terry Williams 229 0.6
Birmingham Yardley Paul Morris 349 0.9
Bradford East Gerry Robinson 222 0.5
Dudley North Kevin Inman 173 0.4
Faversham and Mid Kent Graham Kemp 542 1.2
Hayes and Harlington Andrewy Cripps 566 1.3
Hull East Joe Uttley 880 2.6
Keighley Steven Smith 135 0.3
Maidstone and the Weald Gary Butler 643 1.3
Montgomeryshire Milton Ellis 384 1.1
Rochdale Chris Jackson 2,236 4.9
Rossendale and Darwen Kevin Bryan 1,062 2.3
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Ian Edward 899 1.8
Tonbridge and Malling Mike Easter 505 1.0
Tyneside North Bob Batten 599 1.3
Uxbridge and South Ruislip Frank Mcallister 271 0.6
West Ham Michael Davidson 1,089 2.3

[40]

By-elections, 2010-2015

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
29 November 2012 Croydon North Richard Edmonds 161 0.7[41]

General election, 7 May 2015

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Aberdeen North Christopher Willett
Bridgend Adam Lloyd
Carshalton and Wallington Richard Edmonds
Hull East Mike Cooper
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Neil McIvor
North Tyneside Robert Batten
Rochdale Kevin Bryan
Total ' '

Scottish Parliament

In UK parliamentary elections, the NF has only ever contested 3 constituencies: Glasgow Govan (October 1974), Glasgow Pollok (1979) and the 1980 Glasgow Central by-election.

The NF stood for the first time ever in the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary elections by fielding 6 candidates- 1 for the North East region and 5 (3 of whom stood for the North East region too) for the constituencies. It failed to save any deposits or win any seats and achieved between 0.8% and 1.6% of the vote in the constituencies it contested (0.08% of the nationwide vote).

Scottish Parliament election (May 5, 2011)

Source: BBC News[42]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Aberdeen Central Mike Phillips 201 0.8
Aberdeen Donside Christopher Sean Willett 213 0.8
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Ross Alexander Willett 214 0.7
Almond Valley Neil McIvor 329 1.1
Linlithgow Mike Coyle 558 1.6
Regional lists Votes % +/- %
North East Scotland 640 0.2 n/a

By-Election

Date of Election Constituency Candidate Votes %
20 June 2013 Aberdeen Donside Dave MacDonald 249 1.1[43]

European Parliament elections

The National Front stood in the 1989 and 1994 European elections but has not stood in European elections since as it feels that standing in them is endorsing them.[44]

1989 European Parliament election

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Birmingham East Martin Wingfield 1,471 0.8[45]
Total 1,471 0.0

1994 European Parliament election

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Birmingham West Andrew Carmichael 3,727 2.6[46]
Hertfordshire John McAuley 1,755 0.8[47]
London South East Ken Lowne 2,926 1.7[48]
London West William Binding 1,963 1.1[49]
Staffordshire East and Derby R P Jones 2,098 1.1[50]
Total 12,469 0.1

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