Social Democratic Federation election results

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.

Summary of general election performance

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 0 N/A 0
1886 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
1892 2 659 330 0.0 0 N/A 0
1895 4 3,730 933 0.1 0 +0.1 0
1900 2 6,997 3,499 0.2 2 +0.1 0
1906 8 18,446 2,310 0.4 4 +0.2 0
Jan 1910 9 13,479 1,498 0.2 3 -0.2 0
Dec 1910 2 5,733 2,867 0.1 2 -0.1 0
1918 16 71,762 4,485 0.7 13 +0.6 0

Elections results

1885 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Hampstead Williams, JackJack Williams 27 0.6 3
Kennington Fielding, JohnJohn Fielding 32 0.5 3
Nottingham West Burns, JohnJohn Burns 598 5.4 3

1892 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Bethnal Green North East Taylor, Hugh RobertHugh Robert Taylor 106 2.0 3
Salford South Hall, William KnightWilliam Knight Hall 553 7.5

By-elections, 1892-1895

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
Walworth by-election, 1895 Lansbury, GeorgeGeorge Lansbury 347 6.8 3

1895 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Burnley Hyndman, H. M.H. M. Hyndman 1,498 12.4 3
Northampton Jones, F. G.F. G. Jones 1,216 6.7
Salford South Hobart, H. W.H. W. Hobart 813 10.8
Walworth Lansbury, GeorgeGeorge Lansbury 203 3.8 3

By-elections, 1895-1900

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
Southampton by-election, 1896 Gibson, C. A.C. A. Gibson 274 2.4
Reading by-election, 1898 Quelch, HarryHarry Quelch 270 3.1

1900 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Bow and Bromley Lansbury, GeorgeGeorge Lansbury 2,558 36.7 2
West Ham South Thorne, WillWill Thorne 4,439 44.2 2

For the 1900 general election, the Social Democratic Federation stood candidates as part of the Labour Representation Committee.

By-elections, 1900-1906

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
Dewsbury by-election, 1902 Quelch, HarryHarry Quelch 1,597 13.6 3

1906 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Aberdeen North Kennedy, TomTom Kennedy 1,935 25.1 2
Accrington Irving, DanDan Irving 4,852 38.3 2
Bradford East Hartley, EdwardEdward Hartley 3,090 22.8 3
Burnley Hyndman, H. M.H. M. Hyndman 4,932 32.5 3
Camborne Jones, JackJack Jones 109 1.5 3
Northampton Gribble, JamesJames Gribble 2,366 10.9 6
Northampton Williams, JackJack Williams 2,544 11.7 5
Southampton Quelch, HarryHarry Quelch 2,146 8.0 5

By-elections, 1900-1906

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
Manchester North West by-election, 1908 Irving, DanDan Irving 276 2.6 3
Haggerston by-election, 1908 Burrows, HerbertHerbert Burrows 986 17.7 3
Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election, 1908 Hartley, EdwardEdward Hartley 2,971 10.4 3

January 1910 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Aberdeen North Kennedy, TomTom Kennedy 1,344 16.9 3
Bradford East Hartley, EdwardEdward Hartley 1,740 12.0
Burnley Hyndman, H. M.H. M. Hyndman 4,948 30.2 3
Carlisle Bannington, Arthur CharlesArthur Charles Bannington 777 11.3 3
Haggerston Burrows, HerbertHerbert Burrows 701 11.1 3
Northampton Gribble, JamesJames Gribble 1,792 7.7 5
Northampton Quelch, HarryHarry Quelch 1,617 7.0 6
Rochdale Irving, DanDan Irving 1,755 12.6 3
Sheffield Brightside Lapworth, CharlesCharles Lapworth 510 4.7 3

December 1910 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes % Position
Burnley Hyndman, H. M.H. M. Hyndman 3,810 23.8 3
Rochdale Irving, DanDan Irving 1,901 14.5 3

By-elections, 1910-1918

By-election Candidate Votes % Position
Leicester by-election, 1913 Hartley, EdwardEdward Hartley 2,580 11.4 3
Reading by-election, 1913 Butler, Joseph GeorgeJoseph George Butler 1,063 10.4 3
Poplar by-election, 1914 Jones, JackJack Jones 893 11.6 3

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 Hirst, WilliamWilliam Hirst 8,291 30.9 2
Edmonton Broad, FrankFrank Broad 3,575 25.7
Glasgow Gorbals Maclean, JohnJohn Maclean 7,436 34.3 2
Glasgow Tradeston MacDougall, James D.James D. MacDougall 3,751 19.4 2
Great Yarmouth McConnell, WilliamWilliam McConnell 1,845 12.8 3
Greenock Shaw, FredFred Shaw 2,542 11.2 3
Grimsby Franklin, Charles E.Charles E. Franklin 9,015 33.7 2
Hastings Butler, Joseph GeorgeJoseph George Butler 3,556 24.1 2
Islington North Arnall, JohnJohn Arnall 4,000 19.3 2
Motherwell Newbold, WaltonWalton Newbold 4,135 23.2 3
Portsmouth Central Hinshelwood, HughHugh Hinshelwood 4,004 19.1 3
Salford South Gorman, JamesJames Gorman 3,807 19.0
Sheffield Central Murray, Robert GeorgeRobert George Murray 643 4.0 3
Sheffield Park Barton, AlfAlf Barton 3,167 20.4 2
Southampton Lewis, TommyTommy Lewis 7,828 10.6 4
Walthamstow West McEntee, ValentineValentine 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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