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

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

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Authority Ward Candidate Votes
Neath Port Talbot Aberavon Anthony Taylor 1,080
Aberavon Jeffrey Dinham
Aberavon Thomas John Sullivan
Council Seat Candidate Votes Percentage
Amber Valley Ripley Edwin Taylor 69 2.6
Barnsley Dearne North Steve Vajda 16 1.1
Barnsley Dearne South Dave Jarvis 446 24.9
Bradford Keighley East Andrew Vann 37 1.0
Cheshire East Poynton East and Pott Shrigley Tim O’Rourke 157 3.3
Derbyshire Dales Hulland Richard Bright 145 18.9
Kirklees Birstall and Brenshaw Mark Steele 53 1.4
Knowsley St Gabriels Patricia Jameson 26
Leeds Ardsley and Robin Hood Daniel Whetsone 101 1.9
Leeds Beeston and Holbeck Nigel Perry 107 2.7
Leeds Bramley and Stanningly Richard Riley 62 1.4
Leeds Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Paul Whetstone 59 1.5
Leeds Chapel Allerton Sasha Watson 48 0.8
Leeds Farnley and Wartley Jack Bellfield 17 0.3
Leeds Hunslet and Riverside Thomas Foster 48 1.1
Leeds Middleton Park Emma Pogson-Golden 1,985 45.9
Leeds Morley North Richard Cowles 25 0.4
Leeds Morley South Andrew Martin 41 0.8
Leeds Rothwell Sarah Welbourne 21 0.4
Leeds Temple Newsam Wendy Whetstone 61 1.2
Leeds Weetwood Rob Walker 47 0.7
South Oxfordshire Cholsey Kym Pomlett 188 6.1
South Oxfordshire Didcot South Owen Edwards 327 12.1
Manchester Didsbury West Wendy Andrew 26 0.5
Medway Hempstead and Wigmore Peter Wheeler 58 2.2
Medway Wayfield and Weeds Wood Steve Tanner 74 3.8
Newcastle South Jesmond Martin Evison 85 4.7
Salford Weaste and Seedley Stephen Lewthwaife 40 1.8
Sevenoaks Sevenoaks Kippington Ian Grattidge 78 5.0
Sheffield Firth Park April Worrall 183 6.5
Wakefield Pontefract South Trevor Lake 84 2.5
Wealden Hailsham West Stephen Gander 34 4.3
East Yorkshire Bridlington Central and Old Town Carlo Verda 228 7.2
East Yorkshire Bridlington North Joy Verda 118 1.2
East Yorkshire Bridlington South Chris Daniels 52 1.0
Authority Ward Candidate Votes Percentage
Barnsley Dearne South Dave Jarvis 396 22.3
Bradford Keighley East Alex Vann 58 1.0
Bristol Frome Vale Tommy Trueman 188 6.1
Bristol Hengrove and Whitchurch Park Neil Norton 59 1.6
Dorset Blandford Linda Stenner 31 1.3
Dorset Daniel Avery 50 2.0
Leeds Ardsley and Robin Hood Mark Daniels 102 1.9
Leeds Armley Warwick Bettney 41 0.8
Leeds Beeston & Holbeck Sasha Watson 247 5.2
Leeds Bramley & Stanningley Richard Riley 82 1.9
Leeds Burmantofts & Richmond Hill Paul Whetstone 30 0.7
Leeds Chapel Allerton Richard Cowles 75 1.1
Leeds Farnley & Wortley Finley Taylor 76 1.6
Leeds Horsforth Nathan Wright 41 0.5
Leeds Hunslet & Riverside Daniel Whetstone 107 2.2
Leeds Killingbeck & Seacroft Catherine Dobson 106 2.5
Leeds Middleton Park Rob Chesterfield 1,882 42.8
Leeds Moortown Cordelia Lynan 39 0.5
Leeds Morley North Thomas Foster 19 0.3
Leeds Morley South Nigel Perry 8 0.1
Leeds Rothwell Sarah Welbourne 43 0.8
Leeds Roundhay Carl Richman 132 1.8
Leeds Temple Newsam Wendy Whetstone 33 0.6
Leeds Weetwood Rob Walker 67 1.0
Leeds Wetherby Ian Howell 43 0.6
Newcastle-upon-Tyne South Jesmond Martin Evison 52 2.4
Rotherham Wath Michael Chambers 345 21.6
Sheffield Nether Hedge and Sharrow Annie Stoker 175 5.5

General elections

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Constituency Candidate Votes
Glanford & Scunthorpe Cyril Nottingham 996 out of 58,045 (1.7%)
Plymouth Devonport Harold Luscombe 2,152 out of 51,216 (4.2%)
Plymouth Drake D. M. Stanbury 476 out of 39,042 (0.2%)
Reigate M. Bilcliff 513 out of 56,449 (0.9%)
South East Staffordshire Jill Taylor 895 out of 57,603 (1.6%)
Wycombe 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]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
East Yorkshire Raymond Allerston 1,049 out of 48,971 (2.1%) 2.1%
Vale of York 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]

Constituency Candidate Votes
Birmingham Hodge Hill Peter Johnson 637 out of 42,472 (1.5%)
East Yorkshire 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]

Constituency Candidate Votes
Birmingham Yardley Peter Johnson 71 out of 41,313 (0.2%)
Kingston upon Hull East 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]

Constituency Candidate Votes
Glasgow East Steven Marshall 148 out of 36,175 (0.4%)
Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough Muzafar Rahman 47 out of 41,870 (0.1%)
Sheffield Central Joe Westnidge 38 out of 47,877 (0.1%)
Sheffield Hallam Steven Winstone 70 out of 57,020 (0.1%)
Sheffield Heeley Jaspreet Oberoi 64 out of 44,226 (0.1%)
Sheffield South East 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]

Constituency Candidate Votes
Basildon & Billericay Simon Breedon 224 out of 44,128 (0.5%)
Cambridge Jane Robins 91 out of 53,729 (0.2%)
Cynon Valley Ian McLean 114 out of 30,236 (0.4%)
Edinburgh South West Mev Brown 114 out of 52,131 (0.2%)
Epping Forest Jon Newham 170 out of 50,268 (0.3%)
Folkestone & Hythe Colin Menniss 190 out of 59,005 (0.3%)
Havant Alan Black 344 out of 45,959 (0.7%)
Jarrow Mark Conway 212 out of 40,736 (0.5%)
Keighley Matthew Rose 132 out of 52,600 (0.3%)
Leeds Central William Clouston 281 out of 49,284 (0.6%)
Leeds West Daniel Whetstone 46 out of 40,281 (0.1%)
Neath Carl Williams 67 out of 36,756 (0.2%)
Thirsk & Malton Michael Taylor 127 out of 56,588 (0.2%)
Tooting Roz Hubley 77 out of 58,473 (0.1%)
Tottenham Andrew Bence 91 out of 46,856 (0.2%)
Warrington South Kevin Hickson 168 out of 61,899 (0.3%)
Warwick & Leamington Xander Bennett 67 out of 54,205 (0.1%)
Watford Michael McGetrick 333 out of 58,065 (0.6%)
Wentworth & Dearne David Bettney 313 out of 41,557 (0.8%)
York Central 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

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1987–1992 Parliament

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By-election Candidate Votes Position
1991 Neath John Warman 1,826 out of 34,753 (5.3%) 5th of 8

Notes: Won back deposit

2017–2019 Parliament

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By-election Candidate Votes Position
2019 Newport West Ian McLean 202 out of 23,515 (0.9%) 9th of 11
2019 Peterborough Patrick O'Flynn 135 out of 33,920 (0.4%) 9th of 15

2019–present Parliament

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By-election Candidate Votes Position
2021 Hartlepool David Bettney 108 out of 29,333 (0.4%) 14th of 16
2021 Airdrie & Shotts Neil Manson 151 out of 21,827 (0.7%) 5th of 8
2021 Batley & Spen Ollie Purser 66 out of 37,695 (0.2%) 14th of 16
2022 Stretford and Urmston Julien Yvon 74 out of 18,418 (0.4%) 9th of 9

(Last)

2023 Selby and Ainsty John Waterstone 314 out of 35,886 (0.9%) 8th of 13
2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip Steve Gardner 248 out of 31,000 (0.8%) 6th of 17

Scottish Parliament elections

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Region Candidates Votes
Glasgow Anthony McGinley, Robin John Dudfield,

Robert Malyn, Richard Cameron

178 (0.1%)
Lothian 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

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Candidate First round votes
Steve Kelleher 8,764 out of 2,531,357 (0.3%)

Notes: Position- 17/20

Source:[12]

Candidate Votes
Amy Gallagher 34,449 out of 2,495,559 (1.4%)

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

London Assembly elections

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Constituency Candidates Votes
London-wide Eric Siva-Jothy, Stephen Gardner, Matthew Beresford, Simon Marshall,
Brilant Krasniqi,
Seth Liebowitz, Tricia Bracher, Rosamund Hubley
7,782 out of 2,599,650 (0.3%)

Notes: Position- 16/18

Source:[12]

Constituency Candidates Votes
London-wide Amy Gallagher, Huge De Burgh, Stephen Balogh, Jon Mabbutt,
Manny Lawal,
Jane Gibson, Steve Kelleher, Alastair Mellon,
Laurenzo Mefsut, Daniel Woodruffe, Jake Painter, David Hargreaves,
Les Beaumont
23,021 out of 2,476,687 (0.9%)

Source:[14]

Mayoral elections

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Authority Election Candidate 1st round votes %
South Yorkshire 2022 David Bettney 10,177 3.9
2024 20,835 7.6

Sources:[15][16]

References

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  9. ^ "2019 GENERAL ELECTION Social Democratic Party". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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