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

By-elections, 2001-2005

Date of election	Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%
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

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	%
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 Lindsay German	6,039	19.5

Source:^[5]

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2010 General Election

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	%
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

Date of election	Constituency	Candidate	Votes	%
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

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

References

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