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This is a summary of the electoral history of Tony Blair , who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007.
Parliamentary elections [ edit ]
1982 by-election, Beaconsfield [ edit ]
1983 general election, Sedgefield [ edit ]
1987 general election, Sedgefield [ edit ]
1992 general election, Sedgefield [ edit ]
1997 general election, Sedgefield [ edit ]
2001 general election, Sedgefield [ edit ]
2005 general election, Sedgefield [ edit ]
1994 Labour Party leadership election [ edit ]
United Kingdom general elections [ edit ]
1997 general election [ edit ]
1997 United Kingdom general election[9]
Candidates
Votes
Party
Leader
Stood
Elected
Gained
Unseated
Net
% of total
%
No.
Net %
Labour
Tony Blair
639
418
146
0
+146
63.4
43.2
13,518,167
+8.8
Conservative
John Major
648
165
0
178
–178
25.0
30.7
9,600,943
–11.2
Liberal Democrats
Paddy Ashdown
639
46
30
2
+28
7.0
16.8
5,242,947
–1.0
Referendum
James Goldsmith
547
0
0
0
0
2.6
811,849
N/A
SNP
Alex Salmond
72
6
3
0
+3
0.9
2.0
621,550
+0.1
UUP
David Trimble
16
10
1
0
+1
1.5
0.8
258,349
0.0
SDLP
John Hume
18
3
0
1
–1
0.5
0.6
190,814
+0.1
Plaid Cymru
Dafydd Wigley
40
4
0
0
0
0.6
0.5
161,030
0.0
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams
17
2
2
0
+2
0.3
0.4
126,921
0.0
DUP
Ian Paisley
9
2
0
1
–1
0.3
0.3
107,348
0.0
UKIP
Alan Sked
193
0
0
0
0
0.3
105,722
N/A
Independent
N/A
25
1
1
0
+1
0.2
0.2
64,482
0.0
Alliance
John Alderdice
17
0
0
0
0
0.2
62,972
0.0
Green
Peg Alexander and David Taylor
89
0
0
0
0
0.2
61,731
–0.2
Socialist Labour
Arthur Scargill
64
0
0
0
0
0.2
52,109
N/A
Liberal
Michael Meadowcroft
53
0
0
0
0
0.1
45,166
–0.1
BNP
John Tyndall
57
0
0
0
0
0.1
35,832
0.0
Natural Law
Geoffrey Clements
197
0
0
0
0
0.1
30,604
–0.1
Speaker
Betty Boothroyd
1
1
1
0
0
0.1
23,969
ProLife Alliance
Bruno Quintavalle
56
0
0
0
0
0.1
19,332
N/A
UK Unionist
Robert McCartney
1
1
1
0
+1
0.2
0.0
12,817
N/A
PUP
Hugh Smyth
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
10,928
N/A
National Democrats
Ian Anderson
21
0
0
0
0
0.0
10,829
N/A
Socialist Alternative
Peter Taaffe
0
0
0
0
0.0
9,906
N/A
Scottish Socialist
Tommy Sheridan
16
0
0
0
0
0.0
9,740
N/A
Independent
N/A
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
9,233
– 0.1
Ind. Conservative
N/A
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
8,608
–0.1
Monster Raving Loony
Screaming Lord Sutch
24
0
0
0
0
0.0
7,906
–0.1
Make Politicians History
Rainbow George Weiss
29
0
0
0
0
0.0
3,745
N/A
NI Women's Coalition
Monica McWilliams and Pearl Sagar
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
3,024
N/A
Workers' Party
Tom French
8
0
0
0
0
0.0
2,766
–0.1
National Front
John McAuley
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
2,716
N/A
Cannabis Law Reform
Howard Marks
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
2,085
N/A
Socialist People's Party
Jim Hamezian
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,995
N/A
Mebyon Kernow
Loveday Jenkin
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,906
N/A
Scottish Green
Robin Harper
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,721
Conservative Anti-Euro
Christopher Story
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,434
N/A
Socialist (GB)
None
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,359
N/A
Community Representative
Ralph Knight
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,290
N/A
Neighborhood association
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,263
N/A
SDP
John Bates
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,246
–0.1
Workers Revolutionary
Sheila Torrance
9
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,178
N/A
Real Labour
N/A
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,117
N/A
Independent Democrat
N/A
0
0
0
0
0.0
982
Independent
N/A
0
0
0
0
0.0
890
Communist
Mike Hicks
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
639
Independent
N/A
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
593
Green (NI)
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
539
Socialist Equality
Davy Hyland
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
505
All parties with more than 500 votes shown. Labour total includes
New Labour and "Labour Time for Change" candidates; Conservative total includes candidates in Northern Ireland (excluded in some lists) and "Loyal Conservative" candidate.
[citation needed ]
The Popular Unionist MP elected in 1992 died in 1995, and the party folded shortly afterwards.
There was no incumbent Speaker in the 1992 election.
Government's new majority
179
Total votes cast
31,286,284
Turnout
71.3%
2001 general election [ edit ]
UK General Election 2001[10]
Candidates
Votes
Party
Leader
Stood
Elected
Gained
Unseated
Net
% of total
%
No.
Net %
Labour
Tony Blair
640
412
2
8
−6
62.5
40.7
10,724,953
−2.5
Conservative
William Hague
643
166
9
8
+1
25.2
31.6
8,357,615
+1.0
Liberal Democrats
Charles Kennedy
639
52
8
2
+6
7.9
18.3
4,814,321
+1.5
SNP
John Swinney
72
5
0
1
−1
0.8
1.8
464,314
−0.2
UKIP
Jeffrey Titford
428
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.5
390,563
+1.2
UUP
David Trimble
17
6
1
5
−4
0.9
0.8
216,839
0.0
Plaid Cymru
Ieuan Wyn Jones
40
4
1
1
0
0.6
0.7
195,893
+0.2
DUP
Ian Paisley
14
5
3
0
+3
0.8
0.7
181,999
+0.4
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams
18
4
2
0
+2
0.6
0.7
175,933
+0.3
SDLP
John Hume
18
3
0
0
0
0.5
0.6
169,865
0.0
Green
Margaret Wright and Mike Woodin
145
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.6
166,477
+0.3
Independent
N/A
137
0
0
1
−1
0.0
0.4
98,917
+0.3
Scottish Socialist
Tommy Sheridan
72
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.3
72,516
N/A
Socialist Alliance
N/A
98
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
57,553
N/A
Socialist Labour
Arthur Scargill
114
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
57,288
0.0
BNP
Nick Griffin
33
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.2
47,129
+0.1
Alliance
Seán Neeson
10
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
28,999
−0.1
Health Concern
Richard Taylor
1
1
1
0
+1
0.2
0.1
28,487
N/A
Speaker
N/A
1
1
1
0
+1
0.2
0.1
16,053
N/A
Liberal
Michael Meadowcroft
13
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.1
13,685
0.0
UK Unionist
Robert McCartney
1
0
0
1
−1
0.0
0.1
13,509
+0.1
ProLife Alliance
Bruno Quintavalle
37
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
9,453
−0.1
Legalise Cannabis
Alun Buffry
13
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
8,677
N/A
People's Justice
Shaukat Ali Khan
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
7,443
N/A
Monster Raving Loony
Howling Laud Hope and Catmando
15
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
6,655
0.0
PUP
Hugh Smyth
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
4,781
0.0
Mebyon Kernow
Dick Cole
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
3,199
0.0
NI Women's Coalition
Monica McWilliams and Pearl Sagar
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2,968
0.0
Scottish Unionist
Danny Houston
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2,728
N/A
Rock 'n' Roll Loony
Chris Driver
7
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2,634
N/A
National Front
Tom Holmes
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2,484
0.0
Workers' Party
Seán Garland
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2,352
0.0
Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers
Paul Evans
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,960
N/A
NI Unionist
Cedric Wilson
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,794
N/A
Socialist Alternative
Peter Taaffe
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,454
0.0
Reform 2000
Erol Basarik
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,418
N/A
Isle of Wight
Philip Murray
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,164
N/A
Muslim
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,150
N/A
Communist
Robert Griffiths
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
1,003
0.0
New Britain
Dennis Delderfield
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
888
0.0
Free Party
Bob Dobbs
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
832
N/A
Leeds Left Alliance
Mike Davies
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
770
N/A
New Millennium Bean Party
Captain Beany
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
727
N/A
Workers Revolutionary
Sheila Torrance
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
607
0.0
Tatton
Paul Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
505
N/A
Government's new majority
167
Total votes cast
26,367,383
Turnout
59.4%
2005 general election [ edit ]
e • d Summary of the results of the 5 May 2005 United Kingdom general election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Political party
Leader
Candidates
Elected
Seats gained
Seats lost
Net change in seats
% of seats
Number of votes
% of votes
Change in % of vote
Votes per seat won
Labour
Tony Blair
627
355
0
47
–47
55.2
9,552,436
35.2
–5.5
26,908
Conservative
Michael Howard
630
198
36
3
+33
30.7
8,784,915
32.4
+0.7
44,368
Liberal Democrats
Charles Kennedy
626
62
16
5
+11
9.6
5,985,454
22.0
+3.8
96,540
UKIP
Roger Knapman
496
0
0
0
0
0.0
605,973
2.2
+0.8
N/A
SNP
Alex Salmond
59
6
2
0
+2
0.9
412,267
1.5
–0.2
68,711
Green
Caroline Lucas and Keith Taylor
182
0
0
0
0
0.0
257,758
1.0
+0.4
N/A
DUP
Ian Paisley
18
9
4
0
+4
1.4
241,856
0.9
+0.2
26,873
BNP
Nick Griffin
119
0
0
0
0
0.0
192,745
0.7
+0.5
N/A
Plaid Cymru
Ieuan Wyn Jones
40
3
0
1
–1
0.5
174,838
0.6
–0.1
58,279
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams
18
5
1
0
+1
0.8
174,530
0.6
–0.1
34,906
UUP
David Trimble
18
1
0
5
–5
0.2
127,414
0.5
–0.3
127,414
SDLP
Mark Durkan
18
3
1
1
0
0.5
125,626
0.5
–0.1
41,875
Independent
N/A
180
1
1
0
+1
0.2
122,416
0.5
+0.1
122,416
Respect
Linda Smith
26
1
1
0
+1
0.2
68,094
0.3
N/A
68,094
Scottish Socialist
Colin Fox
58
0
0
0
0
0.0
43,514
0.2
–0.1
N/A
Veritas
Robert Kilroy-Silk
65
0
0
0
0
0.0
40,607
0.1
N/A
N/A
Alliance
David Ford
12
0
0
0
0
0.0
28,291
0.1
0.0
N/A
Scottish Green
Shiona Baird and Robin Harper
19
0
0
0
0
0.0
25,760
0.1
+0.1
N/A
Socialist Labour
Arthur Scargill
49
0
0
0
0
0.0
20,167
0.1
0.0
N/A
Liberal
Michael Meadowcroft
14
0
0
0
0
0.0
19,068
0.1
0.0
N/A
Health Concern
Richard Taylor
1
1
0
0
0
0.2
18,739
0.1
0.0
18,739
Speaker
N/A
1
1
0
0
0
0.2
15,153
0.1
0.0
15,153
English Democrat
Robin Tilbrook
24
0
0
0
0
0.0
15,149
0.1
N/A
N/A
Socialist Alternative
Peter Taaffe
17
0
0
0
0
0.0
9,398
0.0
N/A
N/A
National Front
Tom Holmes
13
0
0
0
0
0.0
8,079
0.0
N/A
N/A
Legalise Cannabis
Alun Buffry
21
0
0
0
0
0.0
6,950
0.0
0.0
N/A
Monster Raving Loony
Howling Laud Hope
19
0
0
0
0
0.0
6,311
0.0
0.0
N/A
Community Action
Peter Franzen
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
5,984
0.0
N/A
N/A
Christian Vote
George Hargreaves
10
0
0
0
0
0.0
4,004
0.0
N/A
N/A
Mebyon Kernow
Dick Cole
4
0
0
0
0
0.0
3,552
0.0
0.0
N/A
Forward Wales
John Marek
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
3,461
0.0
N/A
N/A
CPA
Alan Craig
9
0
0
0
0
0.0
3,291
0.0
N/A
N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket
Rainbow George Weiss
23
0
0
0
0
0.0
2,463
0.0
N/A
N/A
Community Group
Martin Williams
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
2,365
0.0
N/A
N/A
Ashfield Independents
Roy Adkins
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
2,292
0.0
N/A
N/A
Alliance for Green Socialism
Mike Davies
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,978
0.0
N/A
N/A
Residents Association of London
Malvin Brown
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,850
0.0
N/A
N/A
Workers' Party
Seán Garland
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,669
0.0
0.0
N/A
Socialist Environmental
Goretti Horgan
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,649
0.0
N/A
N/A
Scottish Unionist
Daniel Houston
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,266
0.0
0.0
N/A
Workers Revolutionary
Sheila Torrance
10
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,241
0.0
0.0
N/A
New England
Michael Tibby
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,224
0.0
N/A
N/A
Communist
Robert Griffiths
6
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,124
0.0
0.0
N/A
Community Group
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,118
0.0
N/A
N/A
Peace and Progress
Chris Cooper
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,036
0.0
N/A
N/A
Scottish Senior Citizens
John Swinburne
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,017
0.0
N/A
N/A
Your Party
Daniel Thompson
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
1,006
0.0
N/A
N/A
SOS! Northampton
Yvonne Dale
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
932
0.0
N/A
N/A
Ind. Working Class
None
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
892
0.0
N/A
N/A
Democratic Labour
Brian Powell
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
770
0.0
N/A
N/A
British Public Party
Kashif Rana
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
763
0.0
N/A
N/A
Free Scotland Party
Brian Nugent
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
743
0.0
N/A
N/A
Pensioners Party Scotland
George Rodger
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
716
0.0
N/A
N/A
Publican Party
Kit Fraser and Don Lawson
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
678
0.0
N/A
N/A
English Independence Party
Andrew Constantine
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
654
0.0
N/A
N/A
Socialist Unity
None
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
581
0.0
N/A
N/A
Local Community Party
Jack Crossfield
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
570
0.0
N/A
N/A
Clause 28
David Braid
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
516
0.0
N/A
N/A
UK Community Issues Party
Michael Osman
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
502
0.0
N/A
N/A
Total
646
Turnout
27,148,510
61.4
42,026
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