Candidates in the 2019 United Kingdom general election explained

3,322 candidates stood in the 2019 general election, which was held on 12 December 2019.[1] The deadline for parties and individuals to file candidate nomination papers to the acting returning officer (and the deadline for candidates to withdraw) was 16:00 on 14 November 2019.[2]

Gender

A record number of women took part, with 1,120 female candidates in total (34%).[3] The election also saw the highest ever number of transgender and non-binary candidates, ten overall.[4]

Political parties

The Conservative Party put forward the most candidates, standing in 635 of the UK's 650 seats. The Labour Party contested 631, the Liberal Democrats 611, the various Green parties (a total of 497), and the Brexit Party 275.[3] The total number of candidates by party is shown below:

Party[5] Candidates
Conservative and Unionist Party635
Labour Party631
Liberal Democrats629
Green Party of England and Wales472
Brexit Party275
Independent187
Scottish National Party59
UKIP44
Plaid Cymru36
Yorkshire Party28
Christian Peoples Alliance27
Official Monster Raving Loony Party24
Scottish Green Party22
Social Democratic Party20
Liberal Party19
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland18
Social Democratic & Labour Party14
Democratic Unionist Party17
Ulster Unionist Party16
Sinn Féin15
Aontú7
Animal Welfare Party6
Libertarian Party5
Advance Together5
Renew Party4
English Democrats4
Workers Revolutionary Party4
Green Party Northern Ireland3
Women's Equality Party3
The Independent Group for Change3
Gwlad Gwlad3
The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party3
Young People's Party3
Alliance for Green Socialism3
Socialist Equality Party2
Scottish Family Party2
Communities United Party2
North East Party2
People Before Profit2
Christian Party2
Socialist Party of Great Britain2
Veterans and People's Party2
Peace Party2
Yeshua2
British National Party1
Mebyon Kernow1
Putting Cumbria First1
Scottish Libertarian Party1
Speaker1

Withdrawn or disowned candidates

The following candidates withdrew from campaigning or had support from their party withdrawn after the close of nominations and so will remain on the ballot paper in their constituency.

CandidatePartyConstituencyReason for withdrawalDate
FalkirkPrior antisemitic posts on Facebook[6]
Leeds North EastMade antisemitic comments in 2014[7] [8] [9] [10]
East Worthing and ShorehamReported experience of abuse and harassment[11]
GlenrothesHomophobic comments in 2017[12]
Neale HanveyKirkcaldy and CowdenbeathAllegations of antisemitism in a 2016 Facebook post[13]
Aberdeen NorthAntisemitic, Islamophobic and homophobic tweets in 2012[14]
Ivan LewisBury SouthUrged voters to vote Conservative[15]
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonOffensive tweets up to 2018[16]
Birmingham Hodge HillAntisemitic comments up to 2014[17]
Glasgow CentralIslamophobic comments[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Record Number Of Women To Stand In 2019 General Election. Turnnidge. Sarah. 16 November 2019. HuffPost UK. en. 1 December 2019.
  2. Web site: All the key General Election dates and deadlines. inews.co.uk. en. 1 December 2019.
  3. News: General election: Record number of women set to stand as candidates. Kentish. Benjamin. 16 November 2019. The Independent. 16 November 2019.
  4. News: There’s a record number of trans and non-binary people running for parliament in the UK general election. Parsons. Vic. 29 November 2019. PinkNews. 2 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Known candidates for each ballot in the UK Parliament elections. Democracy Club Candidates. 1 December 2019.
  6. News: Scottish Labour drops Falkirk candidate over antisemitism claims. Carrell. Severin. 28 November 2019. The Guardian. 28 November 2019. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  7. Web site: Tory election candidate for Leeds North East claims British Jews return from Israel as 'brainwashed extremists'. Harpin. Lee. 18 November 2019. The Jewish Cheonicle. 30 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Condemnation for Conservative candidate who described British Jews returning from Israel as 'brainwashed extremists'. van der Zyl. Marie. 18 November 2019. President, Board of Deputies of British Jews. 30 November 2019.
  9. News: Tory candidate suspended over anti-Semitism. 20 November 2019. www.bbc.co.uk. BBC News.
  10. Web site: Tories drop candidate who said Jews return from Israel 'brainwashed extremists' (edited 20 November 2019). Frot. Mathilde. 18 November 2019. The Jewish News . The Times of Israel (website). 30 November 2019.
  11. News: GE2019 – Finding the right path. 19 November 2019. www.sophiecook.me.uk.
  12. News: Brexit Party withdraws support from Glenrothes candidate over 'rampant homophobia'. McCall. Chris. 18 November 2019. www.scotsman.com.
  13. Web site: General election 2019: SNP drop candidate over claims of anti-Semitism . 28 November 2019 . 28 November 2019 . BBC News.
  14. News: Tory candidate suspended for 'unacceptable' comments. 19 November 2019. www.bbc.com.
  15. Web site: Ex-Labour minister urges constituents to vote Tory to stop Corbyn. 4 December 2019. Evening Standard.
  16. Web site: Hackney North Lib Dem candidate dropped over 'clearly offensive' tweets. 24 November 2019. Hackney Citizen. en-GB. 28 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Lib Dem candidate suspended from party over 'clearly anti-Semitic' remarks. 20 November 2019. Evening Standard. en. 28 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Scottish Tories suspend second election candidate over alleged Islamophobia . 27 November 2019. The Herald. en. 26 June 2023.

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