Christian Party election results

The Christian Party, which includes the Scottish Christian Party and the Welsh Christian Party,[1] is a minor political party in Great Britain.

United Kingdom Parliament

House of Commons

House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Election year # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats won Rank
2005[2] 4,004 Increase 0.0%Increase 0 Steady 26
2010[3] 18,622 Increase 0.1% Increase 0 Steady 17
2015[4] 3,205 Decrease 0.0% Decrease 0 Steady 27
2017[citation needed] 1,720 Decrease 0.0% Decrease 0 Steady 23
2019[citation needed] 705 Decrease 0.0% Decrease 0 Steady 23
2024 806 Increase 0.0% Increase 0 Steady TBD

By-elections, 2005–10

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
6 January 2006 Dunfermline & West Fife George Hargreaves 411 1.2[5]
19 July 2007 Sedgefield Tim Grainger 177 0.6[6]
19 July 2007 Ealing, Southall Yaqub Masih 280 0.8[6]
10 July 2008 Haltemprice & Howden George Hargreaves 76 0.3[7]

The party fielded 71 candidates who polled 18,622 votes. In the seats it contested, the party received an average of 0.60% of the votes, losing all deposits at a cost of £35,500.

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Aberconwy Ms E L Wynne-Jones 137 0.5
Aldershot Ms J Brimicombe 231 0.5
Aldridge-Brownhills Ms S Gray 394 1.0
Barking George Hargreaves 482 1.1
Bath S P Hewett 250 0.5
Birmingham, Edgbaston C H Fernando 127 0.3
Birmingham, Erdington T J Gray 217 0.6
Birmingham, Perry Barr Ms D Hey-Smith 507 1.2
Birmingham, Selly Oak S L Leeds 159 0.3
Blackley & Broughton S Zaman 161 0.5
Brecon & Radnorshire J D Green 222 0.6
Brent, Central E A Williams 488 1.1
Brentford & Isleworth A J Bhatti 210 0.4
Buckingham D P R Hews 369 0.8
Cardiff, North D L Thomson 300 0.6
Cardiff, South & Penarth C S Bate 285 0.6
Chatham & Aylesford M I Smith 109 0.3
Chippenham R G Sexton 118 0.2
Clwyd, West D P Griffiths 239 0.6
Croydon, Central J K N Gitau 264 0.5
Croydon, North N L Williams 586 1.1
Dagenham & Rainham P D Watson 305 0.7
Ealing, Central & Acton S Fernandes 295 0.6
Ealing, North P Ljubisic 415 0.9
Ealing, Southall M Anil 503 1.2
Edmonton C Morrison 350 0.9
Enfield, North A Williams 161 0.4
Filton & Bradley Stoke R M Johnson 199 0.4
Gateshead D Walton 131 0.4
Greenwich & Woolwich E A Adeleye 443 1.1
Hackney, North & Stoke Newington M Hargreaves 299 0.6
Hackney, South & Shoreditch J Williams 434 1.0
Harlow O Adeeko 101 0.2
Hayes & Harlington A Shahzad 83 0.2
Hornchurch & Upminster J A Olukotun 281 0.5
Horsham S Lyon 469 0.8
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey D M Boyd 835 1.8
Ipswich K Christofi 149 0.3
Leigh R G Hessell 137 0.3
Leyton & Wanstead S K Bhatti 342 0.9
Maidstone & The Weald H A Simmonds 131 0.3
Manchester, Gorton P Harrison 254 0.7
Northampton, North T S D Webb 98 0.2
Norwich, North A M Holland 118 0.3
Nottingham, East P A Sardar 125 0.4
Oldham, East & Saddleworth G Nazir 212 0.5
Pendle R E Masih 141 0.3
Pontypridd D W E Watson 365 1.0
Preston G Ambroze 272 0.8
Redditch S Beverley 101 0.2
Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner R Akhtar 198 0.4
Sheffield, Hallam R Green 250 0.5
Slough S Chaudhary 495 1.0
Stockton, South E A Strike 302 0.6
Streatham G W Macharia 237 0.5
Stretford & Urmston S A Jacob 178 0.4
Swindon, South A J Kirk 176 0.4
Tamworth C A Detheridge 235 0.5
Thurrock A I Araba 266 0.6
Tooting S H Paul 171 0.3
Tottenham A Kadara 262 0.6
Vale of Glamorgan J Harrold 236 0.5
Vauxhall L J Martin 200 0.5
Walsall, North B Shakir 144 0.4
Walsall, South G Khan 482 1.2
Walthamstow A J Mall 248 0.6
Wansbeck M Flynn 142 0.4
Westminster, North G Fajardo 98 0.3
Wimbledon D L Martin 235 0.5
Worthing, West S Dearsley 300 0.6
Ynys Mon D Owen 163 0.5

Source:[8]

By-elections, 2010–15

Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes %
19 July 2007 Eastleigh Kevin Milburn 163 0.4[9]

The party fielded 9 candidates who between them polled 3,205 votes, losing eight deposits at a cost of £4,000.[10]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Birmingham, Edgbaston Gabriel Ukandu 163 0.4
Cardiff, N Jeff Green 331 0.6
Halifax Trevor Bendrien 312 0.7
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Donald Boyd 422 0.7
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) John Cormack 1,045 6.6
Old Bexley & Sidcup Laurence Williams* 245 0.5
Surrey Heath Juliana Brimicombe 361 0.7
Twickenham Dominic Stockford 174 0.3
Westminster North Gabriela Fajardo 152 0.4

Source:[11]

* Williams has also contested Erith and Thamesmead for the English Democrats in the 2010 general election, the London region for the Christian Peoples Alliance in the 2014 European elections, in Sidcup for the Liberal Party in the 2018 local election and Vale of Glamorgan for Gwlad Gwlad in the 2019 general election.[12]

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey Donald Boyd 612 1.2[13]
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) John Cormack 1,108 7.5[14]
Constituency Candidate Votes %
Brecon and Radnorshire Jeff Green 245 0.6
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Donald Boyd 460 1.2
Constituency Candidate Votes %
Glasgow West John Cormack 310 0.8
Na h-Eileanan an Iar Donald Boyd 496 3.7

Scottish Parliament

The election was on 3 May 2007.
Constituencies
The party received 4,616 across the 7 constituencies it contested.

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Glasgow, Baillieston George Hargreaves 588 3.4
Glasgow, Kelvin Isobel MacLeod 456 1.9
Glasgow Rutherglen Tom Greig 548 2.3
Glasgow, Shettleston Bob Graham 406 2.7
Glasgow, Springburn David Johnston 484 1.0
Motherwell and Wishaw Tom Selfridge 1,491 5.7
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Bob Handyside 613 1.7

Source:[15]

Additional Member System – Regional

Region Votes % Results Notes
Glasgow 2,991 1.4 None elected Multi-member region; party list

The election was on 5 May 2011.
Additional Member System – Regional

Region Votes % Results Notes
Glasgow 1,501 0.7 None elected Multi-member region; party list

The election was on 5 May 2016.

Constituency

Region Candidates Votes % Result
Na h-Eileanan an Iar John Cormack 1,162 8.8 Not elected

Regional

Region Candidates Votes % Results Notes
Highlands and Islands Donald Boyd, Andrew Shearer, Isobel MacLeod, John Lister 3,407 1.7 None elected Multi-member region; party list
North East Scotland Tom Morrow, Norman Ogston 2,068 0.7 None elected Multi-member region; party list

National Assembly for Wales

The election was held on 3 May 2007. The party received 8,693 votes (0.9%) in the regional additional member polls, but did not contest individual constituencies.

Region Candidates Votes % Results Notes
Mid and West Wales A Bridgman, M Williams,
J Morgan, M Davies,
M Wiltshire
1,493 0.7 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
North Wales Mrs E M L Griffiths, Rev. Heather Butler,
M MacLeod, J Davies
1,300 0.7 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales Central W Johannsen, D Thomson,
D Williams, J Storey
757 0.4 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales East J Green, G Waggett,
P Watkins, R Patching
2,498 1.3 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales West D Griffiths, A Kelly,
Mrs K Bridgman, T Price,
TMrs T Jenkins
1,685 1.0 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

Source:[16]

The election was held on 5 May 2011. The party ran in the regional additional member polls, but did not contest individual constituencies.

Region Candidates Votes % Results Notes
Mid and West Wales Jeff Green, Adam Bridgman,
Martin Wiltshire, Sue Green
1,630 0.8 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
North Wales Ralph Kinch, Louise Wynne-Jones,
Lindsay Griffiths, Neil Bastow
1,401 0.7 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales Central John Harrold, Clive Bate,
Donald Watson, Derek Thomson
1,873 0.9 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales East Dave Owen, Steve McCreery,
Raphael Martin, Tracey Martin
2,441 1.3 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales West David Griffiths, Dick Van Steenis,
Maggie Harrold, Ray Bridgman
1,602 1.0 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

The election was held on 5 May 2016. The party ran in the regional additional member polls, but did not contest individual constituencies.

Region Candidates Votes % Results Notes
Mid and West Wales Jeff Green, Sue Green,
Louise Jones, Barbara Hill
1,103 0.5 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

The election was held on 6 May 2021. The party ran in the regional additional member polls, but did not contest individual constituencies.

Region Candidates Votes % Results Notes
Mid and West Wales Jeff Green, Sue Green,
Louise Jones, Barbara Hill
1,366 0.6 None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

European Parliament elections

The European Parliament election was held in the UK on 4 June 2009.

Constituency Candidates Votes % Results Notes
London George Hargreaves, Susan May, Paula Warren,
Stephen Hammond, Mary Boyle, Suzanne
Fernandez, Peter Ljubisic, David Williams
51,336 2.9 None elected Multi-member constituencies;
party list

References

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  4. ^ "UK 2015 general election results in full", The Guardian,
  5. ^ "Lib Dems deliver blow to Labour", BBC News, 10 February 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Tories shrug off by-election blow ", BBC News, 20 July 2007
  7. ^ "Haltemprice and Howden: Result in full". BBC News. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  8. ^ "UK General Election results May 2010" Archived 2015-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, politicsresources.net
  9. ^ "Eastleigh by-election: Lib Dems hold on despite UKIP surge", BBC News, 2 May 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ^ BBC News Election 2015 Results
  11. ^ BBC News Election 2015. Results for Birmingham Edgbaston, Cardiff North, Halifax, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey, Old Bexley & Sidcup, Surrey Heath, Twickenham, Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles), Westminster North
  12. ^ "Candidates in Focus", Private Eye, issue 1510, page 12, 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Election 2017: Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey", BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Election 2017: Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)", BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  15. ^ Scottish Parliament: 2007 Election Results
  16. ^ Election Demon National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 18 February 2015