List of parties contesting the 2010 United Kingdom general election explained
A large number of parties stood candidates in the 2010 general election.
Parties standing in England and Wales
There are 573 seats in England and Wales; the Labour Party, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats contested every seat, except in the constituency of the Speaker. The UK Independence Party, Green Party of England and Wales and British National Party also contested a large number of seats, while Plaid Cymru stood in every seat in Wales.
Parties that won seats in 2005
Other parties
Parties standing in Northern Ireland
There are eighteen seats in Northern Ireland. The Social Democratic and Labour Party and Alliance Party of Northern Ireland stood in every one. The Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force stood aside only against an independent in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, the Democratic Unionist Party against independents both there and in North Down. Sinn Féin stood aside only against the SDLP in Belfast South. Traditional Unionist Voice stood in the majority of seats. The other parties which stood are the Green Party in Northern Ireland and People Before Profit Alliance.
Parties that won seats in 2005
Other parties
Parties standing in Scotland
There are fifty-nine seats in Scotland. The Scottish National Party, Labour Party, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats stood in every one.
Parties that won seats in 2005
Other parties
See also
Notes and References
- http://uk.news.yahoo.com/elections/news/article/thousands-set-to-run-in-election-race/042f8950c553bfb5da29a733c92098e6 Thousands set to run in election race
- http://party.coop/images/2010%20candidates%20profiles.pdf{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- http://www.voterespect.org/ VOTE RESPECT
- http://candidates.ukip.org/ UK Independence Party: Candidates
- http://bnpelectionresults.blogspot.com/2010/04/list-of-bnp-general-election-candidates.html LIST OF BNP GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
- http://thinkpoliticsuk.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/bnp-stand-338-candidates-for-general-election/ BNP stand 338 candidates for general election
- http://www.christianparty.org.uk/candidates.html Candidates
- http://www.tusc.org.uk/candidates.php Candidates for TUSC
- http://www.loonyparty.com/index.php?page=election-2010-results Election 2010 results
- http://www.socialist-labour-party.org.uk/general_election_and_local_elect.htm "General Election and Local Election – SLP Candidates as at 20th April 2010"
- http://www.national-front.org.uk/election2010.htm National Front NF General Election Candidates
- http://www.cpaparty.org.uk/?page=general_and_local_elections_2010 General and local elections 2010
- http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/party/candidates/ Pirate Party UK Candidates
- http://wrp.org.uk/images/photos/10-04-22-5204.jpg Workers Revolutionary Party Election Campaign
- http://www.greensocialist.org.uk/ags/ Alliance for Green Socialism
- http://www.mebyonkernow.org/?q=news/226 MK TO BE DENIED ELECTION BROADCASTS IN 2010
- http://www.communist-party.org.uk/ Communist Party
- http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge10/cand/c-OTHER.htm Candidates - Other Parties
- http://www.votecure.com/vote/?p=52 We Got Election
- http://www.liberal.org.uk/elections/2010/index.htm 2010 General Election
- http://www.peaceparty.org.uk/?4 Elections
- http://www.yournextmp.com/parties/christian_movement_for_great_britain/candidates/1 Christian Movement for Great Britain Candidates
- http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/party/candidates/ Equal Parenting Alliance: Election 2010
- "Socialist Equality Party Manifesto for the 2010 British general election", World Socialist Web Site
- http://lpuk.org/pages/about-us/candidates.php The Libertarian Party UK
- http://www.workersliberty.org/election2010 AWL 2010 election campaign in Camberwell and Peckham
- http://www.animalscount.com/elections/ Elections 2010
- "Election 2010: Potholes to peace - more unusual pledges", BBC News, 28 April 2010
- Jonathan Silberman, "Communist candidates run in United Kingdom", The Militant, 19 April 2010
- http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2010/04/far-left-and-2010-uk-general-election.html The Far Left and the 2010 UK General Election
- http://www.middleenglandparty.com/ Middle England Party
- http://newparty.co.uk/2010/02/01/the-2010-general-election/ The 2010 General Election
- http://www.steveofstevenage.org.uk/ Steve of Stevenage
- http://www.scienceparty.org.uk/?page_id=4 Brooks for Bosworth
- "Socialists are working for a different and better world ", Socialist Standard, April 2010
- http://thetrustparty.co.uk/candidates.php Selected Candidates
- http://www.communist-party.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=858:leicester-east-avtar-sadiq-campaign-leaflet-now-available&catid=123:election-2010&Itemid=172 LEICESTER EAST: Avtar Sadiq campaign leaflet now available
- http://www.zyworld.com/wessex/2010.htm 2010 general election
- http://www.workerspower.com/index.php?id=11,2340,0,0,1,0 Drinkall for Vauxhall: for the millions, not the millionaires
- http://www.theyouthparty.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=12 Confirmed Candidates
- http://www.voteforchangeni.com/election-candidates/index.php General Election Candidates
- http://www.allianceparty.org/news/005110/alliance_list_of_candidates.html Alliance List of Candidates
- http://www.tuv.org.uk/press-releases/view/644/tuv-confirms-unionist-unity-move-on-marginal-seats "TUV Confirms Unionist Unity Move on Marginal Seats"
- http://www.people-before-profit.org/node/352 Election Manifesto: Eamonn McCann, People Before Profit Alliance, Derry
- http://www.snp.org/people/candidates/Westminster People: Westminster Candidates
- http://www.scottishconservatives.com/general-election-/ Scottish Conservatives: General Election
- http://green010.org.uk Green '010
- Web site: British National Party Scotland: Thirteen candidates confirmed . 2010-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708030004/http://bnpscotland.blogspot.com/2010/04/thirteen-candidates-confirmed.html . 8 July 2011 . dmy-all .
- http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/new_stories/election2010/SSP-election-challenge-2010.html SSP's 10 seat election challenge puts Labour and SNP front benchers in its sights
