National Front (UK) election results

See National Front for details of the far-right party. The National Front's election results in parliamentary elections are shown below.

United Kingdom elections

Summary of general election performance Year Number ofcandidates Totalvotes Average votesper candidate % of vote Saveddeposits Change(% points) Numberof MPs Rank 1970 10 11,449 1,145 0.04 0 N/A 0 14/25 Feb 1974 54 76,865 1,423 0.2 0 +0.16 0 9/39 Oct 1974 90 113,843 1,265 0.4 0 +0.2 0 8/33 1979 303 191,719 633 0.6 0 +0.2 0 6/42 1983 60 27,065 451 0.1 0 −0.5 0 13/29 1987 1 286 286 0.0 0 −0.1 0 1992 14 4,816 344 0.1 0 0.0 0 20/27 1997 6 2,716 452 0.0 0 −0.1 0 28/35 2001 5 2,484 497 0.0 0 0.0 0 26/34 2005 13 8,029 617 0.0 0 0.0 0 21/42 2010 17 10,784 634 0.0 0 0.0 0 19/38 2015 7 1,114 159 0.0 0 0.0 0 32/50

By-elections, 1967–70 Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % 28 March 1968 Acton Andrew Fountaine 1400 5.6

General election, 18 June 1970 Constituency Candidate Votes % Battersea South T Lamb 716 3.3 Cardiff South East G Parsons 982 1.9 Deptford M Vaux 1,277 5.5 Enfield West K Taylor 1,175 3.1 Huddersfield West R Scott 1,427 3.5 Ilford South M Skeggs 190 0.5 Islington North Revd. B Green 1,232 5.6 Leicester South West J Kyneston 749 2.3 Southall J Shaw 1,572 4.4 Wolverhampton North East S Wright 1,582 4.7 The Times, 20 June 1970

By-elections, 1970–74 Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % 22 October 1970 St Marylebone Malcolm Skeggs 401 2.4Martin Walker: The National Front p100 19 November 1970 Enfield West Kenneth Taylor 1,176 4.4 7 December 1972 Uxbridge John Clifton 2,920 8.2Daily Telegraph, 9 Dec 1972 24 May 1973 West Bromwich Martin Webster 4,789 16.0Martin Walker: The National Front p142 8 November 1973 Hove Sqn Ldr John Harrison-Broadley 1,409 3.1Martin Walker: The National Front p144

General elections, 28 February and 10 October 1974 Constituency Candidate in Feb Votes % Candidate in Oct Votes % Accrington D Riley 1176 2.9 Aldershot A Greenslade 1148 1.8 A Greenslade 1120 1.9 Barking C Bond 1661 4.9 Basingstoke G Goodall 763 1.1 Battersea North R Friend 1260 4.5 Battersea South J Clifton 787 2.3 Bermondsey G Davey 1485 4.1 G Davey 1488 4.8 Bethnal Green and Bow W Castleton 2172 7.6 Birmingham Erdington T Finnegan 1145 2.4 T Finnegan 1413 3.3 Birmingham Handsworth J Finnegan 830 2.8 Birmingham Ladywood J Davis 751 2.9 Birmingham Perry Barr A Shorthouse 853 2.1 R Warren 826 2.1 Birmingham Yardley H Challender 1034 2.4 Blackburn John Kingsley Read 1778 4.2 John Kingsley Read 1758 4.4 Bolton East G Booth 1259 2.6 G Booth 1106 2.4 Bolton West W Roberts 1070 2.7 Bournemouth East M Hayes 875 2.0 M Hayes 828 2.6 Brent East N Lyons 1096 2.9 Brent North A Smith 1570 2.7 Mrs J Cattanach 1297 2.5 Brent South Sqn Ldr J Harrison-Broadley 1852 4.3 Sqn Ldr John Harrison-Broadley 1388 3.7 Brentford and Isleworth T Benford 1741 3.1 T Benford 1362 2.6 Bridlington F Day 987 1.9 Bristol South P Garnaway 1006 2.2 P Garnaway 798 1.9 Bristol South East R Bale 757 1.3 R Bale 775 1.5 Canterbury K McKilliam 831 1.2 K McKilliam 1096 1.8 Chipping Barnet R Cole 1207 2.9 City of London & Westminster South D Baxter 686 2.5 Coventry North West P Holland 1049 2.7 Coventry South West R Rickard 822 1.5 Dartford R Aldous 945 2.0 R Aldous 939 2.2 Deptford Richard Edmonds 1731 4.5 Dudley East C Knott 1171 2.8 Edmonton J Bruce 1765 3.8 J Bruce 1895 4.6 Enfield North K Robinson 1372 2.6 R Burton 1330 2.8 Eton and Slough A Coniam 1541 3.0 A Coniam 1241 2.7 Fareham R Doughty 617 1.4 Feltham and Heston Mrs J Reid 1653 4.4 Mrs J Reid 1984 3.7 Finchley Mrs J Godfrey 993 2.6 Fulham A Smithies 966 2.1 J Cordrey 855 2.1 Gillingham S Campbell 922 2.0 Glasgow Govan M Brooks 86 0.3 Gravesend J Turner 1726 2.4 J Turner 1304 1.9 Hackney North and Stoke Newington H Lord 1226 3.7 H Lord 1044 3.7 Hackney South and Shoreditch R May 2544 9.4 Harrogate Andrew Brons 1186 2.3 Andrew Brons 1030 2.3 Harrow Central J Donin 823 2.3 C Byrne 813 2.5 Hayes and Harlington J Fairhurst 2721 6.5 J Fairhurst 1189 3.1 Hertford and Stevenage K Taylor 1234 2.0 Hornsey Mrs J Stubbs 973 2.7 Horsham and Crawley A Brewer 1101 1.6 Hove Ted Budden 442 0.8 Huddersfield East N Mear 796 1.9 J Robertshaw 764 1.9 Huddersfield West D Ford 760 1.9 Islington Central R Score 1335 5.3 Islington North J Score 871 3.3 Keighley G Wright 959 2.0 Leicester East K Sanders 3662 7.4 Anthony Reed Herbert 2967 6.0 Leicester South J Kynaston 1639 3.0 A Cartwright 2072 3.5 Leicester West W Newcombe 2579 5.3 W Newcombe 2253 5.1 Lewisham West P Williams 1000 2.0 P Williams 1114 2.5 Leyton Mrs S Bothwell 2097 4.5 Mrs S Bothwell 2168 4.3 Liverpool Walton C Gibbon 647 1.7 Loughborough K Sanders 1215 2.2 Manchester Blackley H Andrew 914 2.4 Manchester Openshaw J Hulse 541 1.7 Newham North East J Newham 2715 7.0 Newham South* M Lobb 2511 6.9 E Bayley 2412 7.8 Norwich North Mrs G Goold 544 1.5 Nottingham North D Caine 972 1.5 Oxford Ian Anderson 572 1.0 Preston South E Harrison 663 1.7 Ravensbourne C Parker 786 2.0 I Stevens 574 1.6 Reading North I Baker 594 1.3 Richmond upon Thames E Russell 570 1.3 E Russell 1000 2.5 Rochdale M Sellors 1885 3.7 M Sellors 1927 4.1 Rochester and Chatham G Hazleden 1150 2.0 Sheffield Heeley P Revell 723 1.5 Southgate B Pell 1192 2.2 B Pell 1225 2.6 South Shields W Owen 1958 3.8 W Owen 711 1.5 Spelthorne E Butterfield 1399 2.4 J Clifton 1108 2.3 Streatham T Lamb 937 2.3 T Lamb 817 2.3 Thanet East K Munson 708 2.1 Tottenham Roy Painter 1270 4.1 Roy Painter 2211 8.3 Wallasey J Fishwick 787 1.5 Walsall South C Parker 1226 2.8 Walthamstow R Adde 1911 5.5 Watford J Wotherspoon 651 1.4 J Wotherspoon 671 1.5 West Bromwich East Martin Webster 2907 7.0 G Bowen 1692 4.3 West Bromwich West G Bowen 3107 7.8 R Churms 2022 5.5 Woking R Vaughan-Smith 921 1.9 Wolverhampton North East A Webber 2548 5.2 A Webber 1928 4.2 Wolverhampton South East J Parker 1546 3.9 G Oland 1703 4.7 Wolverhampton South West G Cooper 1523 3.0 G Cooper 1573 3.3 Wood Green K Squire 2603 8.0 Woolwich East P Hanman 1066 2.8 M Skeggs 1000 3.0 Wycombe D Howard-Smith 2049 3.5 (For the Feb 1974 election, The Guardian, 2 March 1974)(For the Oct 1974 election, The Guardian, 12 October 1974) Newham S 1974 by election, see below

By-elections, 1974–79 Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % 23 May 1974 Newham South Michael Lobb 1713 11.5 26 June 1975 Woolwich West Mrs. Ruth Robinson 856 2.4 4 March 1976 Coventry North West Andrew Fountaine 986 3.1 11 March 1976 Carshalton Terry Denville-Faulkner 1851 4.6 24 June 1976 Rotherham George Wright 1699 6.0 15 July 1976 Thurrock John Roberts 3255 6.6 4 November 1976 Newcastle upon Tyne Central Bruce Anderson-Lynes 181 1.1 4 November 1976 Walsall North Joseph Parker 2724 7.3 2 December 1976 Cambridge Jeremy Wotherspoon 700 2.2 24 February 1977 City of London & Westminster South Paul Kavanagh 1051 5.2 31 May1977 Birmingham Stechford Andrew Brons 2995 8.2 28 April 1977 Ashfield George Herrod 1734 3.8 18 August 1977 Birmingham Ladywood Anthony Reed Herbert 888 5.7 24 November 1977 Bournemouth East Kenneth McKilliam 725 3.0 2 March 1978 Ilford North John Hughes 2126 4.7 20 April 1978 Lambeth Central Mrs. Helena Steven 1291 6.2 27 April 1978 Epsom and Ewell James Sawyer 823 1.9 27 April 1978 Wycombe Mrs Sylvia Jones 2040 4.1 13 July 1978 Manchester Moss Side Herbert Andrew 623 2.3

General election, 3 May 1979