The Respect Party was a left-wing political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2016. Its name is a contrived acronym standing for: Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environmentalism, Community and Trade Unionism. The Respect Party was established in London in January 2004; it grew out of the Stop the War Coalition, opposing the Iraq War.

Parliamentary elections By-elections, 2001–2005 Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % 15 July 2004 Birmingham Hodge Hill John Rees 1,282 6.3Birmingham Hodge Hill, The Guardian 15 July 2004 Leicester South Yvonne Ridley 3,724 12.7Leicester South, The Guardian

2005 general election

Summary of results: No. of candidates: 26 Votes received: 81,860 % of total votes: 0.25% Vote as % of electorate: 0.15% Vote as % in seats contested: 6.84% Lost deposits: 17 at a cost of £8,500politicsresources.net, UK General Election, 2005: Party Vote and Lost deposits Constituency Candidate Votes % Bethnal Green and Bow George Galloway 15,801 35.9 Birmingham Perry Barr Dr Mohammad Naseem 2,173 5.6 Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath Ms Salma Yaqoob 10,498 27.5 Bradford North U K Yildiz 474 1.4 Bristol East Ms P A L North 532 1.3 Cambridge T Woodcock 477 1.1 Cardiff Central R G Raiz 386 1.1 South Dorset B E Parkes 219 0.5 East Ham A K Mian 8,171 20.7 Hackney South and Shoreditch D Ryan 1,437 4.5 Harwich J E Tipple 477 0.9 Hove P O'Keeffe 268 0.6 Leicester South Ms Yvonne Ridley 2,720 6.4 Luton South M Ilyas 725 1.9 Neath Ms H Falconer 257 0.7 Plymouth Devonport A N Staunton 376 0.9 Poplar and Canning Town O Rahman 6,573 16.8 Preston Michael Lavalette 2,318 6.8 Sheffield Central Ms M Bowler 1,284 4.3 Slough A Khan 1,632 4.4 Stretford and Urmston M B Krantz 950 2.5 Tooting A J Zaidi 700 1.7 Tottenham Ms J Alder 2,014 6.4 Tyne Bridge Ms J C Russell 447 1.7 Walsall South Ms N Fazal 1,146 3.2 West Ham Ms Lindsey German 6,039 19.5 Source:Electoral Commission, UK Parliamentary general election 2005 - A-Z constituency results

2010 general election

Summary of results: No. of candidates: 11 Votes received: 33,251 % of total votes: 0.11% Vote as % of electorate: 0.07% Vote as % in seats contested: 6.84% Lost deposits: 8 at a cost of £4,000politicsresources.net, UK General Election, 2010: Party Vote and Lost deposits

Constituency Candidate Votes % Bethnal Green and Bow Abjol Miah 8,532 16.8 Birmingham Hall Green Ms Salma Yaqoob 12,240 25.1 Blackley and Broughton Ms K A Phillips 996 2.9 Bradford West A Ali 1,245 3.1 Brent Central A Duale 230 0.5 Croydon, North M Shaikh 272 0.5 Enfield Southgate S Billoo 174 0.4 Garston and Halewood Ms D L Raby 268 0.6 Manchester, Gorton M Zulfikar 507 1.3 Oldham West and Royton S Miah 627 1.5 Poplar and Limehouse George Galloway 8,460 17.5 Source:"UK General Election results May 2010", politicsresources.net

By-elections, 2010–2015 Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % 29 March 2012 Bradford West George Galloway 18,341 55.9"George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election", BBC News, 30 March 2012 15 November 2012 Croydon, North Lee Jasper 707 2.9"By-elections: Labour retains three seats", BBC News, 16 November 2012 15 November 2012 Manchester, Central Catherine Higgins 182 1.1"Labour's Lucy Powell wins Manchester Central election", BBC News, 16 November 201229 November 2012 Rotherham Ms Yvonne Ridley 1,778 8.3"Rotherham by-election: Sarah Champion holds Labour seat", BBC News, 30 November 2012

2015 general election

Summary of results: No. of candidates: 4 Votes received: 9,989 % of total votes: 0.03% Vote as % of electorate: 0.07% Vote as % in seats contested: 5.80% Lost deposits: 3 at a cost of £1,500

Constituency Candidate Votes % Bradford West George Galloway 8,557 21.2 Birmingham Hall Green Shiraz Peer 780 1.7 Halifax Asama Javed 465 1.1 Birmingham Yardley Teval Stephens 187 0.5

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