This article lists the Labour Representation Committee's election results in UK parliamentary elections. The Labour Representation was the forerunner of the Labour Party. It was founded in 1900 and became the Labour Party in 1906, shortly after that year's general election.
Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average votes per candidate | % UK vote | Change (percentage points) | Number of MPs[1] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 62,698 | 4,780 | 1.8 | N/A | 2 | ||
50 | 321,723 | 6,434 | 4.8 | +3.0 | 29 |
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[2] | Sponsorship[3] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
737 | 11.0 | 3 | ILP | |||
7,096 | 25.6 | 3 | ILP | |||
2,558 | 36.7 | 2 | SDF | |||
4,949 | 49.8 | 2 | ILP | |||
7,640 | 25.7 | 2 | Railway Servants | |||
3,853 | 47.4 | 2 | Steel Smelters | |||
3,276 | 16.1 | 4 | ILP | |||
1,266 | 19.7 | 3 | Leeds Trades Council | |||
4,164 | 13.0 | 4 | ILP | |||
2,394 | 37.4 | 2 | ILP | |||
5,745 | 31.3 | 2 | ILP | |||
4,834 | 22.1 | 3 | ILP | |||
901 | 8.0 | 3 | ILP and SDF | |||
8,842 | 23.6 | 4 | Shipwrights | |||
4,439 | 44.2 | 2 | Gasworkers |
Hardie stood in two constituencies and was elected in Merthyr Tydfil, where he placed second in a two-seat constituency; Bell was similarly elected in Derby.
By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Sponsorship[4] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1,979 | 40.1 | 2 | ILP | |||
unopposed | N/A | 1 | Clitheroe LRC | |||
8,687 | 61.4 | 1 | Woolwich Trades Council | |||
6,490 | 42.9 | 2 | Steel Smelters | |||
3,370 | 35.4 | 1 | Ironfounders | |||
2,440 | 13.7 | 3 | ILP | |||
3,966 | 47.2 | 2 | Carpenters |
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[5] | Sponsorship[6] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5,540 | 58.8 | 1 | Ironfounders | |||
5,167 | 48.3 | 1 | Engineers | |||
4,616 | 48.5 | 2 | Carpenters | |||
3,976 | 33.9 | 2 | ILP | |||
5,343 | 47.4 | 2 | Railway Servants | |||
10,282 | 26.8 | 2 | ILP | |||
10,416 | 37.1 | 2 | Textile Workers | |||
4,957 | 39.1 | 1 | ILP | |||
6,692 | 62.5 | 1 | Shipwrights | |||
12,035 | 75.9 | 1 | Textile Workers | |||
4,007 | 20.2 | 3 | Stonemasons | |||
4,087 | 48.3 | 2 | Engineers | |||
6,236 | 52.2 | 1 | London Compositors | |||
2,629 | 21.2 | 3 | Heavy Woollen LRC | |||
6,833 | 23.3 | 2 | Shipwrights | |||
3,985 | 26.4 | 3 | Dockers | |||
3,284 | 39.5 | 1 | Engineers | |||
2,568 | 30.0 | 3 | ILP | |||
4,212 | 29.0 | 3 | Boilermakers | |||
8,566 | 66.4 | 1 | Steel Smelters | |||
873 | 16.2 | 3 | Shop Assistants | |||
2,248 | 17.8 | 3 | Engineers | |||
8,937 | 38.3 | 2 | ILP | |||
5,813 | 35.2 | 2 | Huddersfield Trades Council | |||
8,046 | 70.2 | 1 | Lancashire & Cheshire Miners | |||
5,093 | 38.8 | 2 | Gasworkers | |||
4,299 | 66.1 | 1 | Furnishing Trades | |||
4,030 | 32.6 | 2 | ASLEF | |||
14,685 | 39.8 | 2 | ILP | |||
3,157 | 45.7 | 2 | Boilermakers | |||
2,592 | 43.5 | 2 | Dock Labourers | |||
5,386 | 64.6 | 1 | ILP | |||
4,101 | 58.8 | 1 | Lithographic Printers | |||
10,187 | 32.0 | 2 | ILP | |||
1,678 | 16.5 | 3 | Newport Trades Council | |||
18,869 | 31.1 | 1 | Railway Servants | |||
6,434 | 52.2 | 1 | Shop Assistants | |||
11,059 | 37.5 | 1 | Typographers | |||
8,172 | 17.6 | 3 | Portsmouth LRC | |||
10,181 | 31.0 | 1 | Steel Smelters | |||
6,088 | 56.6 | 1 | Lancashire & Cheshire Miners | |||
7,299 | 32.4 | 1 | Railway Servants | |||
1,710 | 23.1 | 3 | Engineers | |||
13,430 | 31.8 | 2 | ILP | |||
2,068 | 36.9 | 2 | ILP | |||
10,210 | 67.2 | 1 | Gasworkers & West Ham Trades Council | |||
9,262 | 60.2 | 1 | Carpenters | |||
6,767 | 50.9 | 1 | Boot and Shoe | |||
9,026 | 56.6 | 1 | Woolwich LRC | |||
4,573 | 19.7 | 4 | Postmen |
Burgess, Clynes, Coit, Hardie, Jowett, MacDonald, Parker, Snowden, Summerbell and Williams were sponsored by the Independent Labour Party. Gill, Hardie, MacDonald, Parker, Snowden, Summerbell and Wilkie were elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.