Respect Party election results

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.[1] 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

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### By-elections, 2001–2005

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Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | %

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15 July 2004 | Birmingham Hodge Hill | John Rees | 1,282 | 6.3[2]
15 July 2004 | Leicester, South | Yvonne Ridley | 3,724 | 12.7[3]

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### 2005 general election

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Map showing Respect results by constituency.

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 £8,500[4]

Constituency | Candidate | Votes | %

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Bethnal Green & Bow | George Galloway | 15,801 | 35.9
Birmingham, Perry Barr | Dr Mohammad Naseem | 2,173 | 5.6
Birmingham, Sparkbrook & 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
Dorset, South | B E Parkes | 219 | 0.5
East Ham | A K Mian | 8,171 | 20.7
Hackney, South & 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 & 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 & 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:[5]

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### 2010 general election

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Map showing Respect results by constituency.

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 £4,000[6]

Constituency | Candidate | Votes | %

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Bethnal Green & Bow | Abjol Miah | 8,532 | 16.8
Birmingham, Hall Green | Ms Salma Yaqoob | 12,240 | 25.1
Blackley & 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 & Halewood | Ms D L Raby | 268 | 0.6
Manchester, Gorton | M Zulfikar | 507 | 1.3
Oldham West & Royton | S Miah | 627 | 1.5
Poplar & Limehouse | George Galloway | 8,460 | 17.5

Source:[7]

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### By-elections, 2010–2015

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Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | %

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29 March 2012 | Bradford West | George Galloway | 18,341 | 55.9[8]
15 November 2012 | Croydon, North | Lee Jasper | 707 | 2.9[9]
15 November 2012 | Manchester, Central | Catherine Higgins | 182 | 1.1[10]
29 November 2012 | Rotherham | Ms Yvonne Ridley | 1,778 | 8.3[11]

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### 2015 general election

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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 | %

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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

## References

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1. ^ Spoon, Jae-Jae (2011). Political Survival of Small Parties in Europe. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 82\. ISBN 9780472117901.
2. ^ Birmingham Hodge Hill, The Guardian
3. ^ Leicester South, The Guardian
4. ^ politicsresources.net, UK General Election, 2005: Party Vote and Lost deposits
5. ^ Electoral Commission, UK Parliamentary general election 2005 - A-Z constituency results
6. ^ politicsresources.net, UK General Election, 2010: Party Vote and Lost deposits
7. ^ "UK General Election results May 2010", politicsresources.net
8. ^ "George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election", BBC News, 30 March 2012
9. ^ "By-elections: Labour retains three seats", BBC News, 16 November 2012
10. ^ "Labour's Lucy Powell wins Manchester Central election", BBC News, 16 November 2012
11. ^ "Rotherham by-election: Sarah Champion holds Labour seat", BBC News, 30 November 2012

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