Social Democratic Federation election results

This article lists the Social Democratic Federation
Social Democratic Federation
The Social Democratic Federation was established as Britain's first organised socialist political party by H. M. Hyndman, and had its first meeting on June 7, 1881. Those joining the SDF included William Morris, George Lansbury and Eleanor Marx. However, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx's long-term...

's election results in UK parliamentary

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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elections. It also includes the results of its successor, the British Socialist Party

British Socialist Party

The British Socialist Party was a Marxist political organisation established in Great Britain in 1911. Following a protracted period of factional struggle, in 1916 the party's anti-war forces gained decisive control of the party and saw the defection of its pro-war Right Wing...

Summary of general election performance

Year	Number of Candidates	Total votes	Average voters per candidate	Percentage of vote	Saved deposits	Change (%)
1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 -Seats summary:-See also:List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918Representation of the People Act 1884Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...	3	657	219	0.0	0	N/A
1886 United Kingdom general election, 1886 -Seats summary:-See also:MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*...	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1892 United Kingdom general election, 1892 The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...	2	659	330	0.0	0	N/A
1895 United Kingdom general election, 1895 The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...	4	3,730	933	0.1	0	+0.1
1900 United Kingdom general election, 1900 -Seats summary:-See also:MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:**-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...	2	6,997	3,499	0.2	2	+0.1
1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 -Seats summary:-See also:MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:**-References:F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...	8	18,446	2,310	0.4	4	+0.2
Jan 1910	9	13,479	1,498	0.2	3	-0.2
Dec 1910	2	5,733	2,867	0.1	2	-0.1
1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...	16	71,762	4,485	0.7	13	+0.6

1885 general election

Constituency	Votes	%	Position
Hampstead Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency) Hampstead was a borough constituency, centered on the Hampstead area of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, who was elected using the first-past-the-post voting system....	27	0.6
Kennington Kennington (UK Parliament constituency) Kennington was a borough constituency centred on the Kennington district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....	32	0.5	3
Nottingham West Nottingham West (UK Parliament constituency) Nottingham West was a borough constituency in the city of Nottingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....	598	5.4

1892 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Bethnal Green North East Bethnal Green North East (UK Parliament constituency) Bethnal Green North East was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...		106	2.0	3
Salford South Salford South (UK Parliament constituency) Salford South was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- History :...		553	7.5

By-elections, 1892-1895

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Walworth by-election, 1895		347	6.8

1895 general election

Constituency	Votes	%	Position
Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	1,498	12.4	3
Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...	1,216	6.7
Salford South Salford South (UK Parliament constituency) Salford South was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- History :...	813	10.8
Walworth	203	3.8

By-elections, 1895-1900

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Southampton by-election, 1896		274	2.4
Reading by-election, 1898		270	3.1

1900 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Bow and Bromley Bow and Bromley (UK Parliament constituency) Bow and Bromley was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Located in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar in London, it was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act for the 1885 general election and returned one Member of Parliament until it was abolished by the 1950 general...		2,558	36.7	2
West Ham South West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency) West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.- History...		4,439	44.2	2

For the 1900 general election, the Social Democratic Federation stood candidates as part of the Labour Representation Committee

Labour Representation Committee

Labour Representation Committee may refer to:* Labour Representation Committee, the original name of the British Labour Party* Labour Representation Committee , a 21st century pressure group within the British Labour Party...

By-elections, 1900-1906

By-election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Dewsbury by-election, 1902		1,597	13.6

1906 general election

Constituency	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	1,935	25.1	2
Accrington Accrington (UK Parliament constituency) Accrington was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-History:...	4,852	38.3	2
Bradford East Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford East is the name of a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency originally existed from 1885 to 1974 and was recreated for the 2010 general election, electing one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...	3,090	22.8	3
Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	4,932	32.5	3
Camborne Camborne (UK Parliament constituency) Camborne was a county constituency in Cornwall which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...	109	1.5
Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...	2,366	10.9
Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...	2,544	11.7
Southampton Southampton (UK Parliament constituency) Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....	2,146	8.0

By-elections, 1900-1906

By-election	Votes	%	Position
Manchester North West by-election, 1908	276	2.6	3
Haggerston by-election, 1908	986	17.7	3
Newcastle-upon-Tyne by-election, 1908	2,971	10.4

January 1910 general election

Constituency	Votes	%	Position
Aberdeen North Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	1,344	16.9	3
Bradford East Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford East is the name of a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency originally existed from 1885 to 1974 and was recreated for the 2010 general election, electing one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...	1,740	12.0
Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	4,948	30.2	3
Carlisle Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency) Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in...	777	11.3
Haggerston Haggerston (UK Parliament constituency) Haggerston, formally known as the "Haggerston Division of Shoreditch", was a borough constituency centred on the Haggerston district of the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch in London...	701	11.1	3
Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...	1,792	7.7
Northampton Northampton (UK Parliament constituency) Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...	1,617	7.0
Rochdale Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency) Rochdale is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	1,755	12.6	3
Sheffield Brightside	510	4.7	3

December 1910 general election

Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....		3,810	23.8
Rochdale Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency) Rochdale is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...		1,901	14.5	3

By-elections, 1910-1918

By-election	Votes	%	Position
Leicester by-election, 1913	2,580	11.4	3
Reading by-election, 1913	1,063	10.4	3
Poplar by-election, 1914	893	11.6	3

The Social Democratic Party merged into the British Socialist Party

British Socialist Party

in 1911. Hartley was endorsed by the Labour Party.

1918 general election

Constituency	Votes	%	Position
Bradford South Bradford South (UK Parliament constituency) Bradford South is a borough constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	8,291	30.9
Edmonton Edmonton (UK Parliament constituency) Edmonton is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...	3,575	25.7
Glasgow Gorbals Glasgow Gorbals (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Gorbals was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. From 1918 until 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post system.-Boundaries:...	7,436	34.3	2
Glasgow Tradeston Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Tradeston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...	3,751	19.4	2
Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) Great Yarmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	1,845	12.8
Greenock Greenock (UK Parliament constituency) Greenock was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1974, when it was abolished and its area was merged into the new Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency.- Members of Parliament :...	2,542	11.2	3
Grimsby	9,015	33.7
Hastings Hastings (UK Parliament constituency) Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....	3,556	24.1
Islington North Islington North (UK Parliament constituency) Islington North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...	4,000	19.3	2
Motherwell Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency) Motherwell was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1974. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1974 to Motherwell and Wishaw...	4,135	23.2	3
Portsmouth Central Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency) Portsmouth Central was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...	4,004	19.1
Salford South Salford South (UK Parliament constituency) Salford South was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- History :...	3,807	19.0
Sheffield Central	643	4.0	3
Sheffield Park Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency) Sheffield Park was a Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1918 and abolished in 1983. The area formerly covered by this constituency is now mostly in the Sheffield Central constituency....	3,167	20.4	2
Southampton Southampton (UK Parliament constituency) Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....	7,828	10.6
Walthamstow West Walthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency) Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex...	4,167	29.3

All candidates other than Arnall, Hirst and Murray stood for the Labour Party. Hirst stood for the Co-operative Party

Co-operative Party

The Co-operative Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom committed to supporting and representing co-operative principles. The party does not put up separate candidates for any UK election itself. Instead, Co-operative candidates stand jointly with the Labour Party as "Labour...

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