Communist Party of Britain election results explained

The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) has contested elections at all government levels since the party's founding in 1988. The CPB gained elected representation at the local level at least once, when during the local elections in 2008 a former Labour councillor who joined the party was re-elected unopposed to Hirwaun and Penderyn Community Council as a candidate for the CPB.[1]

YearVotes%Seats
19894,4200.0%0
19944,3230.0%0
1999
2004
2009153,236[2] 1.0%0
201431,757 0.2%0
2019
YearCandidatesVotes%Seats
199759110.0%0
200161,0030.0%0
200561,1240.0%0
201069470.0%0
201591,2290.0%0
2017Endorsed Labour
2019Endorsed Labour
2024142,6220.0%0

1997

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Monty GoldmanHackney South and Shoreditch2980.9%
Martin LevyNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend1630.4%
Rob GriffithsPontypridd1780.4%
Simon HughesSouthwark North and Bermondsey1750.4%
Timothy RigbyManchester Central970.3%

2001

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Ivan BeavisHackney South and Shoreditch2590.9%
Glyn DavisAlyn and Deeside2110.6%
Andrew ChafferBirmingham Northfield600.2%
John FosterGlasgow Govan1740.7%
Martin LevyNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend1260.4%
Rob GriffithsNewport East1730.6%

2005

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Rob GriffithsPontypridd2330.6%
Glyn DaviesAlyn and Deeside2070.6%
Martin LevyNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend2050.6%
Monty GoldmanHackney South and Shoreditch2000.6%
Geoffrey BottomsCrosby1990.5%
Elinor McKenzieGlasgow Central800.3%

2010

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Marc LivingstoneGlasgow North West1790.5%
Martin LevyNewcastle upon Tyne East1770.5%
Rob GriffithsCardiff South and Penarth1960.4%
Ben StevensonCroydon North1600.3%
Steve AndrewSheffield South East1390.3%
Gerry SablesDevon North960.2%
The CPB also supported John Metcalfe and Avtar Sadiq who stood as part of electoral alliances. Metcalfe stood on behalf of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) in Carlisle and won 365 votes (0.9%).[3] Sadiq stood on behalf of Unity for Peace and Socialism in Leicester East and won 494 votes (1%).[4]

2015

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Rob GriffithsMerthyr Tydfil and Rhymney1860.6%
Andy ChafferBirmingham Hodge Hill1530.4%
Mark GriffithsTorfaen1440.4%
Zoe HennessyGlasgow North West1360.3%
Mollie StevensonNewcastle upon Tyne East1220.3%
Steve AndrewSheffield Central1190.3%
Gerry SablesDevon North1380.2%
Ben StevensonCroydon North1250.2%
Laura-Jane RossingtonPlymouth Sutton and Devonport1060.2%

2024

CandidateConstituencyVotes%
Rob GriffithsBlaenau Gwent and Rhymney3091%
Dan RossBury South1810.5%
Darren TurnerBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket1760.4%
Drew GilchristCoatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill1810.5%
Richard ShillcockEdinburgh North and Leith1890.4%
Gary SteelGlasgow North East1460.4%
Nicholas DaviesHastings and Rye1360.3%
Freddie SofarIpswich2050.5%
Ann GreenLeicester South2790.7%
Oliver SnellingLewisham North2110.5%
Bob DavenportMerthyr Tydfil and Aberdare2120.6%
Emma-Jane PhilipsNewcastle East and Wallsend1860.4%
Lorraine DouglasSouth West Norfolk770.2%
Rochelle RussellTaunton and Wellington1340.3%
YearConstituencies%Seats wonRegional%Seats won
19996090.1%01,3660.1%0
20031,0990.1%0
20073,7080.4%0
20112,6760.3%0
20162,4520.2%0
20212,8370.3%0
YearConstituency%SeatsRegional%Seats
19991900.1%05210.0%0
20033450.0%0
20072510.0%02600.0%0
20112560.0%0
20165100.0%0
20211940.0%01,1420.0%0
YearConstituency%SeatsRegional%Seats
20007,4890.5%0
20041,3780.1%0
20086,394[5] 0.3%0
2012
2016
20218,7870.3%0
202410,9150.4%0

Local elections

Mayoral elections

YearCandidateCouncilVotes%
2006Monty GoldmanHackney8962.0%
2010Monty GoldmanHackney2,0332.3%
2011Mohinda FarmaLeicester1,9442.3%
2017Graham StevensonWest Midlands2,3121.1%

Local elections

2022

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Mark EwingtonSt AlbansSopwell 753.2%
Carrie HedderwickSheffieldShiregreen and Brightside792.7%
Robin TalbotIslington971.4%
Stewart McGillGreenwichBlackheath Westcombe791.3%
Noah RussellCardiffCathays1261.3%
Richard ShillcockEdinburghLeith Walk1191.1%
Dan RossBuryBesses590.9%

2023

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Dan RossBuryPilkington Park371.1%
Darren TurnerBury ParishAbbeygate1017.0%
Gerard SablesBarnstaple TownBarnstaple Central437.9%
Gerard SablesNorth DevonBarnstaple Central152.9%
Mark JonesEast SuffolkFelixstowe West1033.9%
Hagar BabbingtonEast SuffolkFelixstowe East1542.9%
Ben UghettiSheffieldShiregreen & Brightside662.4%
Ann GreenLeicesterSaffron422.4%
Steve HandfordNewcastle-upon-TyneHeaton652.3%
Jordan RodenStokeFenton West & Mount Pleasant252.0%
Mark EwingtonSt AlbansSopwell301.4%
Julio Romero JohnsonSunderlandMillfield271.0%
Carol Ann WilcoxBournemouthHighcliffe & Walkford400.9%
Markus KeaneyBedfordKempston West50.5%

2024

CandidateCouncilWardVotes%
Simon BrignellCambridgeAbby421.8%
Steve HandfordNewcastle-upon-TyneHeath712.1%
Ben ClarkeNorwichNelson1223.2%
Chris NevilleSalfordWeaste & Seedley772.9%
Ben UghettSheffieldWalkley691.2%
Mark EwingtonSt AlbansSopwell170.9%
Nathan HennebryWest DunbartonshireClydebank Central471.7%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 April 2008 . Wales gets its first Communist councillor since 1970s . 21 September 2009 . Western Mail.
    Daily Politics Election Special . 21 April 2010 . Neil . Andrew . Coburn . Jo . Television production . BBC Two . 40.
  2. As part of the No2EU – Yes to Democracy coalition
  3. Julian Whittle (23 February 2010). "Radical General Election policies of Carlisle's former mayor". News & Star. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  4. Haylett, John (23 April 2010). "Advocating the socialist project". Morning Star. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. Listed as "Unity for Peace and Socialism"

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