Party News: Our Election Campaign
For the first time since 1997 we fielded more than a single token candidate in a general election. In 1997 it was 5; this time it was 10. Although this was not enough to qualify for a Party Election Broadcast (a party needs over 100 for that) it was enough, at least for the BBC, to grant us a couple of five-minute interviews on the BBC2 Daily Politics Show and on the BBC Parliament channel, respectively at:
http://tinyurl.com/pd8jbu4
http://tinyurl.com/now7cko
At this stage the main purpose of us contesting elections is to put the socialist case to more people than usual as well as to build up and consolidate socialist activity in and around the places contested. A total of a half-million leaflets were distributed, mainly free by Royal Mail, in the ten constituencies. In addition, local members and sympathisers held street stalls, took part in hustings (sometimes attended by over 200 people), wrote to and were interviewed by the local press and radio. A new feature was the number of emails from pressure groups, from 38 Degrees in particular. This provided an audience of self-selected participants. 3000 or so email replies must have been sent (the modern equivalent, and not so time consuming, of knocking on doors).
In terms of votes, these confirmed that only about 1 in a thousand are prepared to vote for socialism. Over 300 in a thousand were not prepared to vote for any of the capitalist parties, no doubt largely because they knew from experience that it would make no difference to their daily life.
BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Simon Kirby |
Conservative Party |
18428 |
40.67% |
Elected |
|
Nancy Platts |
Labour Party |
17738 |
39.15% |
Not elected |
|
Ian Verdun Buchanan |
UKIP |
4446 |
9.81% |
Not elected |
|
Davy Jones |
Green Party |
3187 |
7.03% |
Not elected |
|
Paul Chandler |
Liberal Democrats |
1365 |
3.01% |
Not elected |
|
Jacqueline Shodeke |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
73 |
0.16% |
Not elected |
|
Matt Taylor |
Independent |
69 |
0.15% |
Not elected |
BRIGHTON PAVILION
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Caroline Lucas |
Green Party |
22871 |
41.83% |
Elected |
|
Purna Sen |
Labour Party |
14904 |
27.26% |
Not elected |
|
Clarence Eden Mitchell |
Conservative Party |
12448 |
22.77% |
Not elected |
|
Nigel David Carter |
UKIP |
2724 |
4.98% |
Not elected |
|
Chris Bowers |
Liberal Democrats |
1525 |
2.79% |
Not elected |
|
Nick Yeomans |
Independent |
116 |
0.21% |
Not elected |
|
Howard Pilott |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
88 |
0.16% |
Not elected |
CANTERBURY
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Julian Brazier |
Conservative Party |
22918 |
42.87% |
Elected |
|
Hugh Lanning |
Labour Party |
13120 |
24.54% |
Not elected |
|
James Gascoyne |
UKIP |
7289 |
13.63% |
Not elected |
|
James Flanagan |
Liberal Democrats |
6227 |
11.65% |
Not elected |
|
Stuart Jeffrey |
Green Party |
3746 |
7.01% |
Not elected |
|
Robert Cox |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
165 |
0.31`% |
Not elected |
FOLKESTONE & HYTHE
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Damien Collins |
Conservative Party |
26323 |
47.85% |
Elected |
|
Harriet Yeo |
UKIP |
12526 |
22.77% |
Not elected |
|
Claire Jeffrey |
Labour Party |
7939 |
14.43% |
Not elected |
|
Lynne Baumont |
Liberal Democrats |
4882 |
8.87% |
Not elected |
|
Martin Wybrow |
Green Party |
2956 |
5.37% |
Not elected |
|
Seth Cruse |
TUSC |
244 |
0.44% |
Not elected |
|
Rohen Kapur |
Young People’s Party |
72 |
0.13% |
Not elected |
|
Andy Thomas |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
68 |
0.12% |
Not elected |
VAUXHALL
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Kate Hoey |
Labour Party |
25778 |
53.77% |
Elected |
|
James Bellis |
Conservative Party |
13070 |
27.26% |
Not elected |
|
Gulnar Hasnain |
Green Party |
3658 |
7.63% |
Not elected |
|
A. Hyyrylainen-Trett |
Liberal Democrats |
3312 |
6.91% |
Not elected |
|
Ace Nnorom |
UKIP |
1385 |
2.89% |
Not elected |
|
Mark Chapman |
Pirate Party |
201 |
0.42% |
Not elected |
|
Simon Hardy |
Left Unity |
188 |
0.39% |
Not elected |
|
Louis Jensen |
Cannabis |
164 |
0.34% |
Not elected |
|
Waleed Ghani |
Whig Party |
103 |
0.21% |
Not elected |
|
Daniel Lambert |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
82 |
0.17% |
Not elected |
OXFORD WEST & ABINGDON
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Nicola Blackwood |
Conservative Party |
26153 |
45.68% |
Elected |
|
Layla Moran |
Liberal Democrats |
16571 |
28.95% |
Not elected |
|
Sally Copley |
Labour Party |
7274 |
12.71% |
Not elected |
|
Alan Harris |
UKIP |
3963 |
6.92% |
Not elected |
|
Larry Sanders |
Green Party |
2497 |
4.36% |
Not elected |
|
Helen Salisbury |
National Health Action Party |
723 |
1.26% |
Not elected |
|
Mike Foster |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
66 |
0.12% |
Not elected |
SWANSEA WEST
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Geraint Davies |
Labour Party |
14967 |
42.57% |
Elected |
|
Emma Lane |
Conservative Party |
7931 |
22.56% |
Not elected |
|
Martyn Ford |
UKIP |
4744 |
13.49% |
Not elected |
|
Chris Holley |
Liberal Democrats |
3178 |
9.04% |
Not elected |
|
Harri Roberts |
Plaid Cymru |
2226 |
6.45% |
Not elected |
|
Ashley Wakeling |
Green Party |
1784 |
5.07% |
Not elected |
|
Ronnie. Job |
TUSC |
159 |
0.45% |
Not elected |
|
Maxwell Rosser |
Independent |
78 |
0.22% |
Not elected |
|
Brian Johnson |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
49 |
0.14% |
Not elected |
EASINGTON
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Grahame Morris |
Labour Party |
21132 |
61.03% |
Elected |
|
Jonathan Arnott |
UKIP |
6491 |
18.75% |
Not elected |
|
Christopher Hampsheir |
Conservative Party |
4478 |
12.93% |
Not elected |
|
Luke Armstrong |
Liberal Democrats |
834 |
2.41% |
Not elected |
|
Susan McDonnell |
North East Party |
810 |
2.34% |
Not elected |
|
Martin Warin |
Green Party |
733 |
2.12% |
Not elected |
|
Steven Colborn |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
146 |
0.42% |
Not elected |
ISLINGTON NORTH
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Jeremy Corbyn |
Labour Party |
29659 |
60.24% |
Elected |
|
Alex Burghart |
Conservative Party |
8465 |
17.19% |
Not elected |
|
Caroline Russell |
Green Party |
5043 |
10.24% |
Not elected |
|
Julian Gregory |
Liberal Democrats |
3984 |
8.09% |
Not elected |
|
Greg Clough |
UKIP |
3746 |
4.00% |
Not elected |
|
Bill Martin |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
112 |
0.23`% |
Not elected |
OXFORD EAST
|
Election Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
|
Andrew Smith |
Labour Party |
25356 |
50.02% |
Elected |
|
Melanie Magee |
Conservative Party |
10076 |
19.88% |
Not elected |
|
Ann Duncan |
Green Party |
5890 |
11.62% |
Not elected |
|
Alasdair Murray |
Liberal Democrats |
5453 |
10.76% |
Not elected |
|
Ian Macdonald |
UKIP |
3451 |
6.81% |
Not elected |
|
Chaka Artwell |
Independent |
160 |
0.32% |
Not elected |
|
Mad Hatter |
Monster Raving Loony Party |
145 |
0.29% |
Not elected |
|
James Morbin |
TUSC |
108 |
0.21% |
Not elected |
|
Kevin Parkin |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
50 |
0.10% |
Not elected |