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Communist Party of Britain election results

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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]

Year Votes % Seats
1989 4,420 0.0% 0
1994 4,323 0.0% 0
1999
2004
2009 153,236[2] 1.0% 0
2014 31,757[2] 0.2% 0
2019
Year Candidates Votes % Seats
1997 5 911 0.0% 0
2001 6 1,003 0.0% 0
2005 6 1,124 0.0% 0
2010 6 947 0.0% 0
2015 9 1,229 0.0% 0
2017 Endorsed Labour
2019 Endorsed Labour
2024 14 2,622 0.0% 0

1997

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Candidate Constituency Votes %
Monty Goldman Hackney South and Shoreditch 298 0.9%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 163 0.4%
Rob Griffiths Pontypridd 178 0.4%
Simon Hughes Southwark North and Bermondsey 175 0.4%
Timothy Rigby Manchester Central 97 0.3%

2001

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Candidate Constituency Votes %
Ivan Beavis Hackney South and Shoreditch 259 0.9%
Glyn Davis Alyn and Deeside 211 0.6%
Andrew Chaffer Birmingham Northfield 60 0.2%
John Foster Glasgow Govan 174 0.7%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 126 0.4%
Rob Griffiths Newport East 173 0.6%

2005

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Candidate Constituency Votes %
Rob Griffiths Pontypridd 233 0.6%
Glyn Davies Alyn and Deeside 207 0.6%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 205 0.6%
Monty Goldman Hackney South and Shoreditch 200 0.6%
Geoffrey Bottoms Crosby 199 0.5%
Elinor McKenzie Glasgow Central 80 0.3%

2010

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Candidate Constituency Votes %
Marc Livingstone Glasgow North West 179 0.5%
Martin Levy Newcastle upon Tyne East 177 0.5%
Rob Griffiths Cardiff South and Penarth 196 0.4%
Ben Stevenson Croydon North 160 0.3%
Steve Andrew Sheffield South East 139 0.3%
Gerry Sables Devon North 96 0.2%

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

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Candidate Constituency Votes %
Rob Griffiths Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 186 0.6%
Andy Chaffer Birmingham Hodge Hill 153 0.4%
Mark Griffiths Torfaen 144 0.4%
Zoe Hennessy Glasgow North West 136 0.3%
Mollie Stevenson Newcastle upon Tyne East 122 0.3%
Steve Andrew Sheffield Central 119 0.3%
Gerry Sables Devon North 138 0.2%
Ben Stevenson Croydon North 125 0.2%
Laura-Jane Rossington Plymouth Sutton and Devonport 106 0.2%

2024

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Candidate Constituency Votes %
Rob Griffiths Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney 309 1%
Dan Ross Bury South 181 0.5%
Darren Turner Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 176 0.4%
Drew Gilchrist Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill 181 0.5%
Richard Shillcock Edinburgh North and Leith 189 0.4%
Gary Steel Glasgow North East 146 0.4%
Nicholas Davies Hastings and Rye 136 0.3%
Freddie Sofar Ipswich 205 0.5%
Ann Green Leicester South 279 0.7%
Oliver Snelling Lewisham North 211 0.5%
Bob Davenport Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare 212 0.6%
Emma-Jane Philips Newcastle East and Wallsend 186 0.4%
Lorraine Douglas South West Norfolk 77 0.2%
Rochelle Russell Taunton and Wellington 134 0.3%
Year Constituencies % Seats won Regional % Seats won
1999 609 0.1% 0 1,366 0.1% 0
2003 1,099 0.1% 0
2007 3,708 0.4% 0
2011 2,676 0.3% 0
2016 2,452 0.2% 0
2021 2,837 0.3% 0
Year Constituency % Seats Regional % Seats
1999 190 0.1% 0 521 0.0% 0
2003 345 0.0% 0
2007 251 0.0% 0 260 0.0% 0
2011 256 0.0% 0
2016 510 0.0% 0
2021 194 0.0% 0 1,142 0.0% 0
Year Constituency % Seats Regional % Seats
2000 7,489 0.5% 0
2004 1,378 0.1% 0
2008 6,394[5] 0.3% 0
2012
2016
2021 8,787 0.3% 0
2024 10,915 0.4% 0

Local elections

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Mayoral elections

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Year Candidate Council Votes %
2006 Monty Goldman Hackney 896 2.0%
2010 Monty Goldman Hackney 2,033 2.3%
2011 Mohinda Farma[5] Leicester 1,944 2.3%
2017 Graham Stevenson West Midlands 2,312 1.1%

Local elections

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2022

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Candidate Council Ward Votes %
Mark Ewington St Albans Sopwell 75 3.2%
Carrie Hedderwick Sheffield Shiregreen and Brightside 79 2.7%
Robin Talbot Islington Arsenal 97 1.4%
Stewart McGill Greenwich Blackheath Westcombe 79 1.3%
Noah Russell Cardiff Cathays 126 1.3%
Richard Shillcock Edinburgh Leith Walk 119 1.1%
Dan Ross Bury Besses 59 0.9%

2023

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Candidate Council Ward Votes %
Dan Ross Bury Pilkington Park 37 1.1%
Darren Turner Bury Parish Abbeygate 101 7.0%
Gerard Sables Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Central 43 7.9%
Gerard Sables North Devon Barnstaple Central 15 2.9%
Mark Jones East Suffolk Felixstowe West 103 3.9%
Hagar Babbington East Suffolk Felixstowe East 154 2.9%
Ben Ughetti Sheffield Shiregreen & Brightside 66 2.4%
Ann Green Leicester Saffron 42 2.4%
Steve Handford Newcastle-upon-Tyne Heaton 65 2.3%
Jordan Roden Stoke Fenton West & Mount Pleasant 25 2.0%
Mark Ewington St Albans Sopwell 30 1.4%
Julio Romero Johnson Sunderland Millfield 27 1.0%
Carol Ann Wilcox Bournemouth Highcliffe & Walkford 40 0.9%
Markus Keaney Bedford Kempston West 5 0.5%

2024

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Candidate Council Ward Votes %
Simon Brignell Cambridge Abby 42 1.8%
Steve Handford Newcastle-upon-Tyne Heath 71 2.1%
Ben Clarke Norwich Nelson 122 3.2%
Chris Neville Salford Weaste & Seedley 77 2.9%
Ben Ughett Sheffield Walkley 69 1.2%
Mark Ewington St Albans Sopwell 17 0.9%
Nathan Hennebry West Dunbartonshire Clydebank Central 47 1.7%

References

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  1. ^ "Wales gets its first Communist councillor since 1970s". Western Mail. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2009.; Neil, Andrew; Coburn, Jo (21 April 2010). Daily Politics Election Special (Television production). BBC Two. 40 minutes in.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Listed as "Unity for Peace and Socialism"