Common Wealth Party election results
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This article lists the Common Wealth Party's election results in UK parliamentary elections.
Summary of general election performance
| Year |
Number of Candidates |
Total votes |
Average voters per candidate |
Percentage of vote |
Saved deposits |
Change (%) |
Number of MPs |
| 1945 |
23 |
110,634 |
4,810 |
0.5 |
7 |
N/A |
1 |
By-elections, 1943-1945
| By-election |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position |
| Ashford by-election, 1943 |
Williamson, CatherineCatherine Williamson |
4,192 |
30.3 |
2 |
| Midlothian and Peeblesshire by-election, 1943 |
Wintringham, TomTom Wintringham |
10,751 |
48.1 |
2 |
| Portsmouth North by-election, 1943 |
Sargant, ThomasThomas Sargant |
? |
40.3 |
2 |
| Watford by-election, 1943 |
Blackburn, RaymondRaymond Blackburn |
11,838 |
46.1 |
2 |
| Eddisbury by-election, 1943 |
Loverseed, JohnJohn Loverseed |
8,023 |
43.7 |
1 |
| Daventry by-election, 1943 |
Webb, DennisDennis Webb |
6,591 |
33.4 |
2 |
| The Hartlepools by-election, 1943 |
Burton, ElaineElaine Burton |
3,634 |
17.4 |
2 |
| Newark by-election, 1943 |
Moeran, EdwardEdward Moeran |
3,189 |
13.9 |
3 |
| Birmingham Aston by-election, 1943 |
Hall, GilbertGilbert Hall |
1,886 |
21.6 |
2 |
| Skipton by-election, 1944 |
Lawson, HughHugh Lawson |
12,222 |
44.9 |
1 |
| Manchester Rushholme by-election, 1944 |
Blomerley, H. W.H. W. Blomerley |
6,870 |
42.1 |
2 |
| Chelmsford by-election, 1945 |
Millington, ErnestErnest Millington |
24,548 |
57.5 |
1 |
1945 general election
| Constituency |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Position |
| Aldershot |
Wintringham, TomTom Wintringham |
14,435 |
42.6 |
2 |
| Bury St Edmunds |
England, E. C. GordonE. C. Gordon England |
750 |
2.4 |
4 |
| Canterbury |
Williamson, CatherineCatherine Williamson |
1,017 |
2.6 |
3 |
| Chelmsford |
Millington, ErnestErnest Millington |
27,309 |
46.7 |
1 |
| Chelsea |
Sharpe, DorothyDorothy Sharpe |
984 |
5.2 |
3 |
| Evesham |
Donnelly, DesmondDesmond Donnelly |
7,727 |
23.1 |
3 |
| Fylde |
Heath, K.K. Heath |
1,784 |
2.9 |
3 |
| Glasgow Pollok |
Voisey-Youldon, A.A. Voisey-Youldon |
932 |
3.0 |
3 |
| Harrow West |
Lawson, HughHugh Lawson |
2,462 |
4.3 |
4 |
| Knutsford |
Young, F. W.F. W. Young |
628 |
1.1 |
4 |
| Newbury |
Suggett, GeorgeGeorge Suggett |
424 |
0.9 |
4 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne North |
Ridsdale, H. A. C.H. A. C. Ridsdale |
904 |
2.6 |
4 |
| North Midlothian |
Wintringham, KittyKitty Wintringham |
3,299 |
6.4 |
3 |
| Petersfield |
Sargant, ThomasThomas Sargant |
6,600 |
18.5 |
3 |
| Plymouth Drake |
Trout, EdgarEdgar Trout |
1,681 |
5.7 |
3 |
| Putney |
Acland, RichardRichard Acland |
2,686 |
8.0 |
3 |
| Richmond (Surrey) |
Frank, D.D. Frank |
753 |
1.7 |
4 |
| Richmond (Yorks) |
Chesterton, R. N.R. N. Chesterton |
813 |
2.3 |
4 |
| Sheffield Ecclesall |
Checkland, SydneySydney Checkland |
12,045 |
35.9 |
2 |
| Sutton Coldfield |
Purser, J.J. Purser |
2,043 |
4.2 |
3 |
| Thirsk and Malton |
Moeran, EdwardEdward Moeran |
13,572 |
39.9 |
2 |
| Westminster St George's |
Brown, W. B. D.W. B. D. Brown |
5,314 |
27.3 |
2 |
| Wimbledon |
Horne, K.K. Horne |
2,472 |
3.6 |
4 |
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