Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) election results explained

This article lists the election results of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in UK elections, founded following the 1990 dissolution of the "Continuing" Social Democratic Party after the even further dissolution in 1988 of the original Social Democratic Party.

Local government elections

1995

Authority Ward Candidate Votes
Neath Port TalbotAberavon Anthony Taylor 1,080
Aberavon Jeffrey Dinham
Aberavon Thomas John Sullivan

2023

Council Seat Candidate Votes Percentage
Amber ValleyRipleyEdwin Taylor 692.6
BarnsleyDearne NorthSteve Vajda161.1
BarnsleyDearne SouthDave Jarvis44624.9
BradfordKeighley EastAndrew Vann371.0
Cheshire EastPoynton East and Pott ShrigleyTim O’Rourke1573.3
Derbyshire DalesHullandRichard Bright14518.9
KirkleesBirstall and BrenshawMark Steele531.4
St GabrielsPatricia Jameson26
LeedsArdsley and Robin HoodDaniel Whetsone1011.9
LeedsBeeston and HolbeckNigel Perry1072.7
LeedsBramley and StanninglyRichard Riley621.4
LeedsBurmantofts and Richmond HillPaul Whetstone591.5
LeedsChapel AllertonSasha Watson480.8
LeedsFarnley and WartleyJack Bellfield170.3
LeedsHunslet and RiversideThomas Foster481.1
LeedsMiddleton ParkEmma Pogson-Golden1,98545.9
LeedsMorley NorthRichard Cowles250.4
LeedsMorley SouthAndrew Martin410.8
LeedsRothwellSarah Welbourne210.4
LeedsTemple NewsamWendy Whetstone611.2
LeedsWeetwoodRob Walker470.7
South OxfordshireCholsey Kym Pomlett1886.1
South OxfordshireDidcot SouthOwen Edwards32712.1
ManchesterDidsbury WestWendy Andrew260.5
MedwayHempstead and WigmorePeter Wheeler582.2
MedwayWayfield and Weeds WoodSteve Tanner743.8
NewcastleSouth JesmondMartin Evison854.7
SalfordWeaste and SeedleyStephen Lewthwaife401.8
SevenoaksSevenoaks KippingtonIan Grattidge785.0
SheffieldFirth ParkApril Worrall1836.5
WakefieldPontefract SouthTrevor Lake 842.5
WealdenHailsham WestStephen Gander344.3
East YorkshireBridlington Central and Old Town Carlo Verda2287.2
East YorkshireBridlington NorthJoy Verda1181.2
East YorkshireBridlington SouthChris Daniels521.0

2024

Authority Ward Candidate Votes Percentage
BarnsleyDearne SouthDave Jarvis39622.3
BradfordKeighley EastAlex Vann581.0
BristolFrome ValeTommy Trueman1886.1
BristolHengrove and Whitchurch ParkNeil Norton591.6
DorsetBlandfordLinda Stenner311.3
DorsetDaniel Avery502.0
LeedsArdsley and Robin HoodMark Daniels1021.9
LeedsArmley Warwick Bettney 410.8
LeedsBeeston & HolbeckSasha Watson2475.2
LeedsBramley & StanningleyRichard Riley821.9
LeedsBurmantofts & Richmond HillPaul Whetstone 300.7
LeedsChapel AllertonRichard Cowles751.1
LeedsFarnley & WortleyFinley Taylor761.6
LeedsHorsforthNathan Wright410.5
LeedsHunslet & RiversideDaniel Whetstone 1072.2
LeedsKillingbeck & SeacroftCatherine Dobson1062.5
LeedsMiddleton ParkRob Chesterfield1,88242.8
LeedsMoortown Cordelia Lynan 390.5
LeedsMorley NorthThomas Foster190.3
LeedsMorley SouthNigel Perry80.1
LeedsRothwellSarah Welbourne430.8
LeedsRoundhayCarl Richman1321.8
LeedsTemple NewsamWendy Whetstone330.6
LeedsWeetwoodRob Walker671.0
LeedsWetherbyIan Howell430.6
Newcastle-upon-TyneSouth JesmondMartin Evison522.4
RotherhamWathMichael Chambers34521.6
SheffieldNether Hedge and Sharrow Annie Stoker1755.5

General elections

1992

Constituency Candidate Votes
Cyril Nottingham 996 out of 58,045 (1.7%)
Harold Luscombe 2,152 out of 51,216 (4.2%)
D. M. Stanbury 476 out of 39,042 (0.2%)
M. Bilcliff 513 out of 56,449 (0.9%)
Jill Taylor 895 out of 57,603 (1.6%)
Alan Page 449 out of 56,611 (0.8%)
Notes: Received 6,649 votes out of 33,614,074 (0.1%) | Position- 21/35

Source:[1] [2] [3]

1997

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Raymond Allerston 1,049 out of 48,971 (2.1%) 2.1%
Tony Pelton 197 out of 53,265 (0.4%) 0.4%
Notes: Received 1,246 votes out of 31,286,284 (0.0%) | Position- 42/49

Source:[4]

2010

Constituency Candidate Votes
Peter Johnson 637 out of 42,472 (1.5%)
Raymond Allerston 914 out of 51,254 (1.8%)
Notes: Received 1,551 votes out of 29,687,604 (0.0%) | Position- 43/58

Sources:[5] [6]

2015

Constituency Candidate Votes
Peter Johnson 71 out of 41,313 (0.2%)
Val Hoodless 54 out of 35,144 (0.2%)
Notes: Received 125 votes out of 30,697,525 (0.0%) | Position- N/A because the party received less than 400 votes

Source:[7]

2017

Constituency Candidate Votes
Steven Marshall 148 out of 36,175 (0.4%)
Muzafar Rahman 47 out of 41,870 (0.1%)
Joe Westnidge 38 out of 47,877 (0.1%)
Steven Winstone 70 out of 57,020 (0.1%)
Jaspreet Oberoi 64 out of 44,226 (0.1%)
Ishleen Oberoi 102 out of 43,596 (0.2%)
Notes: Received 469 votes out of 32,204,184 (0.0%) | Position- 37/41

Source:[8]

2019

Constituency Candidate Votes
Simon Breedon 224 out of 44,128 (0.5%)
Jane Robins 91 out of 53,729 (0.2%)
Ian McLean 114 out of 30,236 (0.4%)
Mev Brown 114 out of 52,131 (0.2%)
Jon Newham 170 out of 50,268 (0.3%)
Colin Menniss 190 out of 59,005 (0.3%)
Alan Black 344 out of 45,959 (0.7%)
Mark Conway 212 out of 40,736 (0.5%)
Matthew Rose 132 out of 52,600 (0.3%)
William Clouston 281 out of 49,284 (0.6%)
Daniel Whetstone 46 out of 40,281 (0.1%)
Carl Williams 67 out of 36,756 (0.2%)
Michael Taylor 127 out of 56,588 (0.2%)
Roz Hubley 77 out of 58,473 (0.1%)
Andrew Bence 91 out of 46,856 (0.2%)
Kevin Hickson 168 out of 61,899 (0.3%)
Xander Bennett 67 out of 54,205 (0.1%)
Michael McGetrick 333 out of 58,065 (0.6%)
David Bettney 313 out of 41,557 (0.8%)
Andrew Dunn 134 out of 49,505 (0.3%)
Notes: Received 3,295 votes out of 32,014,110 (0.0%) | Position- 25/47

Source:[9]

By-elections

1987–1992 Parliament

Notes: Won back deposit

2017–2019 Parliament

By-election Candidate Votes Position
Ian McLean 202 out of 23,515 (0.9%) 9th of 11
135 out of 33,920 (0.4%) 9th of 15

2019–present Parliament

By-election Candidate Votes Position
David Bettney 108 out of 29,333 (0.4%) 14th of 16
Neil Manson 151 out of 21,827 (0.7%) 5th of 8
Ollie Purser 66 out of 37,695 (0.2%) 14th of 16
Julien Yvon 74 out of 18,418 (0.4%) 9th of 9(Last)
John Waterstone 314 out of 35,886 (0.9%) 8th of 13
Steve Gardner 248 out of 31,000 (0.8%) 6th of 17

Scottish Parliament elections

2021

Region Candidates Votes
Anthony McGinley, Robin John Dudfield, Robert Malyn, Richard Cameron178 (0.1%)
Alasdair Young, Neil Manson,Lawrence Edwards 227 (0.1%)
Notes: Received 405 votes out of 2,706,761 | Position- 21/25

Sources:[10] [11]

London mayoral elections

2021

Notes: Position- 17/20

Source:[12]

2024

Notes: Position- 7/13Source:[13]

London Assembly elections

2021

Notes: Position- 16/18

Source:

2024

Source:[14]

Mayoral elections

Combined authority

Authority Election Candidate 1st round votes %
David Bettney 10,1773.9
20,8357.6
Sources:[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boothroyd . David . United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1983-97: English Boroughs part 1 . Election Demon . 30 January 2022 . 11 December 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021211152251/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EB.html . 11 December 2002 . dead.
  2. Web site: Boothroyd . David . United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1983-97: English Boroughs part 2 . Election Demon . 30 January 2022 . 25 July 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040725075147/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EB2.html . 25 July 2004 . dead.
  3. Web site: Boothroyd . David . United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1983-97: English Counties . Election Demon . 30 January 2022 . 6 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006163238/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1983EC.html . 6 October 2007 . dead.
  4. Web site: Boothroyd . David . United Kingdom Election Results . Election Demon . 30 January 2022 . 15 June 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000615034351/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/ . 15 June 2000 . dead.
  5. Web site: Birmingham, Hodge Hill - 2010 general election results . Parliament.uk . 31 January 2022.
  6. Web site: East Yorkshire - 2010 general election results . Parliament.uk . 31 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Rallings . Colin . Thrasher . Michael . Borisyuk . Galina . Election 2015: Results and Tables . Elections Centre . 31 January 2022.
  8. Web site: All candidates for Social Democratic Party in the 2017 General Election . Democracy Club . 31 January 2022.
  9. Web site: 2019 GENERAL ELECTION Social Democratic Party . . 1 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Glasgow Election Region Results 2021 . Glasgow.gov.uk . 2 February 2022.
  11. News: Lothian . 2 February 2022 . BBC News.
  12. Web site: Results 2021 . London Elects . 2 February 2022.
  13. Web site: STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Mayor of London . London Elects . 8 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Results 2024 . London Elects.
  15. Web site: MAYORAL ELECTION 2022 RESULTS. South Yorkshire Combined Authority. 6 May 2022. 6 May 2022.
  16. Web site: STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED - Mayor for South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority . South Yorkshire Combined Authority . 8 April 2024.