Labour Representation Committee election results
This article lists the Labour Representation Committee's election results in UK parliamentary elections. The Labour Representation was the forerunner of the Labour Party. It was founded in 1900 and became the Labour Party in 1906, shortly after that year's general election.
Summary of general election performance
| Year | Number of Candidates | Total votes | Average votes per candidate | % UK vote | Change (percentage points) | Number of MPs |
| 1900 | 15 | 62,698 | 4,780 | 1.8 | N/A | 2 |
| 1906 | 50 | 254,202 | 5,084 | 4.3 | +2.5 | 29 |
Election results
1900 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[1] | Sponsorship[2] |
|---|
| Ashton-under-Lyne | Johnston, JamesJames Johnston | 737 | 11.0 | 3 | ILP |
| Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 7,096 | 25.6 | 3 | ILP |
| Bow and Bromley | Lansbury, GeorgeGeorge Lansbury | 2,558 | 36.7 | 2 | SDF |
| Bradford West | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 4,949 | 49.8 | 2 | ILP |
| Derby | Bell, RichardRichard Bell | 7,640 | 25.7 | 2 | Railway Servants |
| Gower | Hodge, JohnJohn Hodge | 3,853 | 47.4 | 2 | Steel Smelters |
| Halifax | Parker, JamesJames Parker | 3,276 | 16.1 | 4 | ILP |
| Leeds East | Byles, William PollardWilliam Pollard Byles | 1,266 | 19.7 | 3 | Leeds Trades Council |
| Leicester | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 4,164 | 13.0 | 4 | ILP |
| Manchester South West | Brocklehurst, FredFred Brocklehurst | 2,394 | 37.4 | 2 | ILP |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 5,745 | 31.3 | 2 | ILP |
| Preston | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 4,834 | 22.1 | 3 | ILP |
| Rochdale | Clarke, AllenAllen Clarke | 901 | 8.0 | 3 | ILP and SDF |
| Sunderland | Wilkie, AlexanderAlexander Wilkie | 8,842 | 23.6 | 4 | Shipwrights |
| West Ham South | Thorne, WillWill Thorne | 4,439 | 44.2 | 2 | Gasworkers |
Hardie stood in two constituencies and was elected in Merthyr Tydfil, where he placed second in a two-seat constituency; Bell was similarly elected in Derby.
By-elections, 1900-1906
| By-election | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Sponsorship[3] |
|---|
| Wakefield by-election, 1902 | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 1,979 | 40.1 | 2 | ILP |
| Clitheroe by-election, 1902 | Shackleton, David JamesDavid James Shackleton | unopposed | N/A | 1 | Clitheroe LRC |
| Woolwich by-election, 1903 | Crooks, WillWill Crooks | 8,687 | 61.4 | 1 | Woolwich Trades Council |
| Preston by-election, 1903 | Hodge, JohnJohn Hodge | 6,490 | 42.9 | 2 | Steel Smelters |
| Barnard Castle by-election, 1903 | Henderson, ArthurArthur Henderson | 3,370 | 35.4 | 1 | Ironfounders |
| Norwich by-election, 1904 | Roberts, George HenryGeorge Henry Roberts | 2,440 | 13.7 | 3 | ILP |
| Belfast North by-election, 1905 | Walker, WilliamWilliam Walker | 3,966 | 47.2 | 2 | Carpenters |
1906 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position[4] | Sponsorship[5] |
|---|
| Barnard Castle | Henderson, ArthurArthur Henderson | 5,540 | 58.8 | 1 | Ironfounders |
| Barrow-in-Furness | Duncan, CharlesCharles Duncan | 5,167 | 48.3 | 1 | Engineers |
| Belfast North | Walker, WilliamWilliam Walker | 4,616 | 48.5 | 2 | Carpenters |
| Birmingham Bordesley | Glasier, John BruceJohn Bruce Glasier | 3,976 | 33.9 | 2 | ILP |
| Birmingham East | Holmes, JamesJames Holmes | 5,343 | 47.4 | 2 | Railway Servants |
| Blackburn | Snowden, PhilipPhilip Snowden | 10,282 | 26.8 | 2 | ILP |
| Bolton | Gill, Alfred HenryAlfred Henry Gill | 10,416 | 37.1 | 2 | Textile Workers |
| Bradford West | Jowett, FredFred Jowett | 4,957 | 39.1 | 1 | ILP |
| Chatham | Jenkins, John HaganJohn Hagan Jenkins | 6,692 | 62.5 | 1 | Shipwrights |
| Clitheroe | Shackleton, David JamesDavid James Shackleton | 12,035 | 75.9 | 1 | Textile Workers |
| Croydon | Stranks, SidneySidney Stranks | 4,007 | 20.2 | 3 | Stonemasons |
| Darlington | Mitchell, IsaacIsaac Mitchell | 4,087 | 48.3 | 2 | Engineers |
| Deptford | Bowerman, C. W.C. W. Bowerman | 6,236 | 52.2 | 1 | London Compositors |
| Dewsbury | Turner, BenBen Turner | 2,629 | 21.2 | 3 | Heavy Woollen LRC |
| Dundee | Wilkie, AlexanderAlexander Wilkie | 6,833 | 23.3 | 2 | Shipwrights |
| Eccles | Tillett, BenBen Tillett | 3,985 | 26.4 | 3 | Dockers |
| Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown | Barnes, George NicollGeorge Nicoll Barnes | 3,284 | 39.5 | 1 | Engineers |
| Glasgow Camlachie | Burgess, JosephJoseph Burgess | 2,568 | 30.0 | 3 | ILP |
| Glasgow Govan | Hill, JohnJohn Hill | 4,212 | 29.0 | 3 | Boilermakers |
| Gorton | Hodge, JohnJohn Hodge | 8,566 | 66.4 | 1 | Steel Smelters |
| Gravesend | Macpherson, JamesJames Macpherson | 873 | 16.2 | 3 | Shop Assistants |
| Great Grimsby | Proctor, TomTom Proctor | 2,248 | 17.8 | 3 | Engineers |
| Halifax | Parker, JamesJames Parker | 8,937 | 38.3 | 2 | ILP |
| Huddersfield | Williams, T. RussellT. Russell Williams | 5,813 | 35.2 | 2 | Huddersfield Trades Council |
| Ince | Walsh, StephenStephen Walsh | 8,046 | 70.2 | 1 | Lancashire & Cheshire Miners |
| Jarrow | Curran, Peter FrancisPeter Francis Curran | 5,093 | 38.8 | 2 | Gasworkers |
| Leeds East | O'Grady, JamesJames O'Grady | 4,299 | 66.1 | 1 | Furnishing Trades |
| Leeds South | Fox, Albert E.Albert E. Fox | 4,030 | 32.6 | 2 | ASLEF |
| Leicester | MacDonald, RamsayRamsay MacDonald | 14,685 | 39.8 | 2 | ILP |
| Liverpool Kirkdale | Conley, JamesJames Conley | 3,157 | 45.7 | 2 | Boilermakers |
| Liverpool West Toxteth | Sexton, JamesJames Sexton | 2,592 | 43.5 | 2 | Dock Labourers |
| Manchester North East | Clynes, John RobertJohn Robert Clynes | 5,386 | 64.6 | 1 | ILP |
| Manchester South West | Kelley, George DavyGeorge Davy Kelley | 4,101 | 58.8 | 1 | Lithographic Printers |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Hardie, KeirKeir Hardie | 10,187 | 32.0 | 2 | ILP |
| Monmouth Boroughs | Winstone, JamesJames Winstone | 1,678 | 16.5 | 3 | Newport Trades Council |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Hudson, WalterWalter Hudson | 18,869 | 31.1 | 1 | Railway Servants |
| Newton | Seddon, James AndrewJames Andrew Seddon | 6,434 | 52.2 | 1 | Shop Assistants |
| Norwich | Roberts, George HenryGeorge Henry Roberts | 11,059 | 37.5 | 1 | Typographers |
| Portsmouth | Sanders, WilliamWilliam Sanders | 8,172 | 17.6 | 3 | Portsmouth LRC |
| Preston | Macpherson, John ThomasJohn Thomas Macpherson | 10,181 | 31.0 | 1 | Steel Smelters |
| St Helens | Glover, ThomasThomas Glover | 6,088 | 56.6 | 1 | Lancashire & Cheshire Miners |
| Stockport | Wardle, GeorgeGeorge Wardle | 7,299 | 32.4 | 1 | Railway Servants |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Rose, Frank HerbertFrank Herbert Rose | 1,710 | 23.1 | 3 | Engineers |
| Sunderland | Summerbell, ThomasThomas Summerbell | 13,430 | 31.8 | 2 | ILP |
| Wakefield | Coit, StantonStanton Coit | 2,068 | 36.9 | 2 | ILP |
| West Ham South | Thorne, WillWill Thorne | 10,210 | 67.2 | 1 | Gasworkers & West Ham Trades Council |
| Westhoughton | Wilson, William TysonWilliam Tyson Wilson | 9,262 | 60.2 | 1 | Carpenters |
| Wolverhampton West | Richards, Thomas FrederickThomas Frederick Richards | 6,767 | 50.9 | 1 | Boot and Shoe |
| Woolwich | Crooks, WillWill Crooks | 9,026 | 56.6 | 1 | Woolwich LRC |
| York | Stuart, G. H.G. H. Stuart | 4,573 | 19.7 | 4 | Postmen |
Burgess, Clynes, Coit, Hardie, Jowett, MacDonald, Parker, Snowden, Summerbell and Williams were sponsored by the Independent Labour Party. Gill, Hardie, MacDonald, Parker, Snowden, Summerbell and Wilkie were elected by taking second place in a two seat constituency.
See also
References
- ↑ Alan Haworth and Dianne Hayter, Men Who Made Labour, p.245
- ↑ Frank Bealey and Henry Pelling, Labour and Politics, 1900-1906, p.289
- ↑ Frank Bealey and Henry Pelling, Labour and Politics, 1900-1906, p.290
- ↑ Joel Dayton Moore, The Taff Vale Decision in British Labor History, pp.115-116
- ↑ Frank Bealey and Henry Pelling, Labour and Politics, 1900-1906, pp.290-292