Labour Party (UK) election results (1929–1945)

This article lists the Labour Party's election results from the 1929 United Kingdom general election until 1945, including by-elections.

All candidates were sponsored, in some cases by the Divisional Labour Party (noted as "Constituency").

Summary of general election performance Year Number of candidates Total votes Average votes per candidate % UK vote Change (percentage points) Lost deposits Number of MPs 1929 569 8,048,968 14,146 37.1 +12.5 35 287 1931 490 6,081,826 12,412 29.4 -7.7 21 46 1935 552 7,984,988 14,466 38.0 +8.6 16 154

Sponsorship of candidates Sponsor Candidates 29 MPs 29 Candidates 31 MPs 31 Candidates 35 MPs 35David Butler and Gareth Butler, British Electoral Facts, 1900-2010, p. 197. CLP 364 128 315 13 398 66 Co-op 12 9 15 1 21 9 ILP 54 36 23 0 N/A N/A SSP N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 0 Trade union 139 115 138 32 129 79

Election results 1929 general election