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 1,720 Decrease 0.0% Decrease 0 Steady 23
2019 705 Decrease 0.0% Decrease 0 Steady 23

By-elections, 2005–10

Date of electionConstituencyCandidateVotes %
6 January 2006Dunfermline & West FifeGeorge Hargreaves4111.2[5]
19 July 2007SedgefieldTim Grainger1770.6[6]
19 July 2007Ealing, SouthallYaqub Masih2800.8[6]
10 July 2008Haltemprice & HowdenGeorge Hargreaves760.3[7]

2010 general election

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.

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
AberconwyMs E L Wynne-Jones1370.5
AldershotMs J Brimicombe2310.5
Aldridge-BrownhillsMs S Gray3941.0
BarkingGeorge Hargreaves4821.1
BathS P Hewett2500.5
Birmingham, EdgbastonC H Fernando1270.3
Birmingham, ErdingtonT J Gray2170.6
Birmingham, Perry BarrMs D Hey-Smith5071.2
Birmingham, Selly OakS L Leeds1590.3
Blackley & BroughtonS Zaman1610.5
Brecon & RadnorshireJ D Green2220.6
Brent, CentralE A Williams4881.1
Brentford & IsleworthA J Bhatti2100.4
BuckinghamD P R Hews3690.8
Cardiff, NorthD L Thomson3000.6
Cardiff, South & PenarthC S Bate2850.6
Chatham & AylesfordM I Smith1090.3
ChippenhamR G Sexton1180.2
Clwyd, WestD P Griffiths2390.6
Croydon, CentralJ K N Gitau2640.5
Croydon, NorthN L Williams5861.1
Dagenham & RainhamP D Watson3050.7
Ealing, Central & ActonS Fernandes2950.6
Ealing, NorthP Ljubisic4150.9
Ealing, SouthallM Anil5031.2
EdmontonC Morrison3500.9
Enfield, NorthA Williams1610.4
Filton & Bradley StokeR M Johnson1990.4
GatesheadD Walton1310.4
Greenwich & WoolwichE A Adeleye4431.1
Hackney, North & Stoke NewingtonM Hargreaves2990.6
Hackney, South & ShoreditchJ Williams4341.0
HarlowO Adeeko1010.2
Hayes & HarlingtonA Shahzad830.2
Hornchurch & UpminsterJ A Olukotun2810.5
HorshamS Lyon4690.8
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & StrathspeyD M Boyd8351.8
IpswichK Christofi1490.3
LeighR G Hessell1370.3
Leyton & WansteadS K Bhatti3420.9
Maidstone & The WealdH A Simmonds1310.3
Manchester, GortonP Harrison2540.7
Northampton, NorthT S D Webb980.2
Norwich, NorthA M Holland1180.3
Nottingham, EastP A Sardar1250.4
Oldham, East & SaddleworthG Nazir2120.5
PendleR E Masih1410.3
PontypriddD W E Watson3651.0
PrestonG Ambroze2720.8
RedditchS Beverley1010.2
Ruislip, Northwood & PinnerR Akhtar1980.4
Sheffield, HallamR Green2500.5
SloughS Chaudhary4951.0
Stockton, SouthE A Strike3020.6
StreathamG W Macharia2370.5
Stretford & UrmstonS A Jacob1780.4
Swindon, SouthA J Kirk1760.4
TamworthC A Detheridge2350.5
ThurrockA I Araba2660.6
TootingS H Paul1710.3
TottenhamA Kadara2620.6
Vale of GlamorganJ Harrold2360.5
VauxhallL J Martin2000.5
Walsall, NorthB Shakir1440.4
Walsall, SouthG Khan4821.2
WalthamstowA J Mall2480.6
WansbeckM Flynn1420.4
Westminster, NorthG Fajardo980.3
WimbledonD L Martin2350.5
Worthing, WestS Dearsley3000.6
Ynys MonD Owen1630.5

Source:[8]

By-elections, 2010–15

Date of electionConstituencyCandidateVotes %
19 July 2007EastleighKevin Milburn1630.4[9]

2015 general election

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

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Birmingham, EdgbastonGabriel Ukandu1630.4
Cardiff, NJeff Green3310.6
HalifaxTrevor Bendrien3120.7
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & StrathspeyDonald Boyd4220.7
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)John Cormack1,0456.6
Old Bexley & SidcupLaurence Williams*2450.5
Surrey HeathJuliana Brimicombe3610.7
TwickenhamDominic Stockford1740.3
Westminster NorthGabriela Fajardo1520.4

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]

2017 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & StrathspeyDonald Boyd6121.2[13]
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)John Cormack1,1087.5[14]

2019 general election

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Brecon and RadnorshireJeff Green2450.6
Ross, Skye and LochaberDonald Boyd4601.2

Scottish Parliament

2007 Scottish Parliament election

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

ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
Glasgow, BailliestonGeorge Hargreaves5883.4
Glasgow, KelvinIsobel MacLeod4561.9
Glasgow RutherglenTom Greig5482.3
Glasgow, ShettlestonBob Graham4062.7
Glasgow, SpringburnDavid Johnston4841.0
Motherwell and WishawTom Selfridge1,4915.7
Strathkelvin and BearsdenBob Handyside6131.7

Source:[15]

Additional Member System – Regional

RegionVotes %ResultsNotes
Glasgow2,9911.4None electedMulti-member region; party list

2011 Scottish Parliament election

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

RegionVotes %ResultsNotes
Glasgow1,5010.7None electedMulti-member region; party list

2016 Scottish Parliament election

The election was on 5 May 2016.

Constituency

RegionCandidatesVotes %Result
Na h-Eileanan an IarJohn Cormack1,1628.8Not elected

Regional

RegionCandidatesVotes %ResultsNotes
Highlands and IslandsDonald Boyd, Andrew Shearer, Isobel MacLeod, John Lister3,4071.7None electedMulti-member region; party list
North East ScotlandTom Morrow, Norman Ogston2,0680.7None electedMulti-member region; party list

National Assembly for Wales

2007 National Assembly for Wales election

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.

RegionCandidatesVotes %ResultsNotes
Mid and West WalesA Bridgman, M Williams,
J Morgan, M Davies,
M Wiltshire
1,4930.7None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
North WalesMrs E M L Griffiths, Rev. Heather Butler,
M MacLeod, J Davies
1,3000.7None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales CentralW Johannsen, D Thomson,
D Williams, J Storey
7570.4None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales EastJ Green, G Waggett,
P Watkins, R Patching
2,4981.3None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales WestD Griffiths, A Kelly,
Mrs K Bridgman, T Price,
TMrs T Jenkins
1,6851.0None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

Source:[16]

2011 National Assembly for Wales election

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

RegionCandidatesVotes %ResultsNotes
Mid and West WalesJeff Green, Adam Bridgman,
Martin Wiltshire, Sue Green
1,6300.8None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
North WalesRalph Kinch, Louise Wynne-Jones,
Lindsay Griffiths, Neil Bastow
1,4010.7None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales CentralJohn Harrold, Clive Bate,
Donald Watson, Derek Thomson
1,8730.9None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales EastDave Owen, Steve McCreery,
Raphael Martin, Tracey Martin
2,4411.3None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list
South Wales WestDavid Griffiths, Dick Van Steenis,
Maggie Harrold, Ray Bridgman
1,6021.0None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

2016 National Assembly for Wales election

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

RegionCandidatesVotes %ResultsNotes
Mid and West WalesJeff Green, Sue Green,
Louise Jones, Barbara Hill
1,1030.5None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

2021 Senedd election

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

RegionCandidatesVotes %ResultsNotes
Mid and West WalesJeff Green, Sue Green,
Louise Jones, Barbara Hill
1,3660.6None
elected
Multi-member region;
party list

European Parliament elections

2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom

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

ConstituencyCandidatesVotes %ResultsNotes
LondonGeorge Hargreaves, Susan May, Paula Warren,
Stephen Hammond, Mary Boyle, Suzanne
Fernandez, Peter Ljubisic, David Williams
51,3362.9None electedMulti-member constituencies;
party list

References

  1. The Electoral Commission register ref no. PP 1992: Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship". Retrieved 17 February 2015
  2. "2005 General election results". UK Political Info. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. "Election 2010 Results". BBC News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  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. 1 2 "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
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