United Kingdom general election records
Minor parties other strong performance
Columns: Party | Constituency | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position
Alliance | Belfast East | 1983 | Oliver Napier | 9373 | 24.1 | 3 | Alliance | Belfast East | 1987 | John Alderdice | 10574 | 32.1 | 2 | Alliance | Belfast East | 1992 | John Alderdice | 10650 | 29.8 | 2 | Alliance | Belfast East | 1997 | Jim Hendron | 9288 | 23.8 | 3 | Alliance | Belfast East | 2001 | David Alderdice | 5832 | 15.8 | 3 | Alliance | Belfast East | 2005 | Naomi Long | 3746 | 12.2 | 3 | Alliance | Belfast South | 1983 | David Cook | 8945 | 23.9 | 2 | Alliance | Belfast South | 1987 | David Cook | 6963 | 21.3 | 2 | Alliance | Belfast South | 1992 | John Montgomery | 5054 | 15 | 3 | Alliance | Belfast South | 1997 | Steve McBride | 5112 | 12.9 | 4 | Alliance | Belfast South | 2010 | Anna Lo | 5114 | 15 | 4 | Alliance | East Antrim | 1983 | Séan Neeson | 7620 | 20 | 3 | Alliance | East Antrim | 1987 | Séan Neeson | 8582 | 25.6 | 2 | Alliance | East Antrim | 1992 | Séan Neeson | 9132 | 23.3 | 3 | Alliance | East Antrim | 1997 | Séan Neeson | 6929 | 20.2 | 2 | Alliance | East Antrim | 2001 | John Matthews | 4483 | 12.5 | 3 | Alliance | East Antrim | 2005 | Séan Neeson | 4869 | 15.3 | 3 | Alliance | East Antrim | 2010 | Gerry Lynch | 3377 | 11.1 | 3 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 1983 | Seamus Close | 4593 | 11.3 | 3 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 1987 | Seamus Close | 5728 | 13.8 | 2 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 1992 | Seamus Close | 6207 | 12.7 | 2 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 1997 | Seamus Close | 7635 | 17.2 | 2 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 2001 | Seamus Close | 7624 | 16.6 | 2 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 2005 | Seamus Close | 4316 | 10.1 | 3 | Alliance | Lagan Valley | 2010 | Trevor Lunn | 4174 | 11.4 | 3 | Alliance | North Antrim | 1987 | Gareth Williams | 5140 | 12.4 | 3 | Alliance | North Down | 1983 | John Cushnahan | 9015 | 22.1 | 2 | Alliance | North Down | 1987 | John Cushnahan | 7932 | 19.4 | 3 | Alliance | North Down | 1992 | Addie Morrow | 6611 | 14.7 | 3 | Alliance | North Down | 1997 | Oliver Napier | 7554 | 20.7 | 3 | Alliance | South Antrim | 1983 | Gordon Mawhinney | 4612 | 11.9 | 3 | Alliance | South Antrim | 1987 | Gordon Mawhinney | 5808 | 16 | 2 | Alliance | South Antrim | 1992 | John Blair | 5244 | 12.4 | 3 | Alliance | South Antrim | 1997 | David Ford | 4668 | 11.6 | 3 | Alliance | Strangford | 1983 | Addie Morrow | 6171 | 15.8 | 3 | Alliance | Strangford | 1987 | Addie Morrow | 7553 | 20.3 | 2 | Alliance | Strangford | 1992 | Kieran McCarthy | 7585 | 16.9 | 3 | Alliance | Strangford | 1997 | Kieran McCarthy | 5467 | 13.1 | 3 | BNP | Barking | 2005 | Richard Barnbrook | 4916 | 16.9 | 3 | BNP | Barking | 2010 | Nick Griffin | 6620 | 14.8 | 3 | BNP | Burnley | 2001 | Steve Smith | 4151 | 11.3 | 4 | BNP | Burnley | 2005 | Len Starr | 4003 | 10.1 | 5 | BNP | Dewsbury | 2005 | David Exley | 5066 | 13.1 | 4 | BNP | Oldham West and Royton | 2001 | Nick Griffin | 6552 | 16.4 | 3 | BNP | Rotherham | 2010 | Marlene Guest | 3906 | 10.4 | 4 | Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy | Buckingham | 2010 | John Stevens | 10331 | 21.4 | 2 | Burnley First | Burnley | 2005 | Harry Brooks | 5786 | 14.8 | 3 | Green | Brighton Pavilion | 2005 | Keith Taylor | 9571 | 22 | 3 | Green | Lewisham Deptford | 2005 | Darren Johnson | 3367 | 11.4 | 4 | Green | Norwich South | 2010 | Adrian Ramsay | 7095 | 14.9 | 4 | Independent | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 2010 | Rodney Connor | 21300 | 41.5 | 2 | Independent | Ealing Southall | 2001 | Avtar Lit | 5764 | 12.3 | 3 | Independent | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 2001 | Jim Dixon | 6843 | 13.2 | 4 | Independent | Sedgefield | 2005 | Reg Keys | 4252 | 10.3 | 4 | Independent | West Tyrone | 2005 | Kieran Deeny | 11905 | 27.4 | 2 | Independent Labour | West Bromwich West | 1997 | Richard Silvester | 8546 | 23.3 | 2 | Liberal | Liverpool West Derby | 2001 | Steve Radford | 4601 | 14.9 | 2 | Liberal | Liverpool West Derby | 2005 | Steve Radford | 3606 | 11.8 | 3 | National Democrats | West Bromwich West | 1997 | Steve Edwards | 4181 | 11.4 | 3 | Orkney and Shetland Movement | Orkney and Shetland | 1987 | John Goodlad | 3095 | 14.5 | 4 | People's Justice | Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 2001 | Shafaq Hussain | 4770 | 13 | 3 | Progressive Unionist | Belfast East | 2001 | David Ervine | 3669 | 10 | 4 | Progressive Unionist | Belfast South | 1997 | David Ervine | 5687 | 14.4 | 3 | Protestant Unionist | Belfast North | 1987 | George Seawright | 5671 | 15.4 | 3 | Real Unionist | North Down | 1987 | Bob McCartney | 14467 | 35.4 | 2 | Respect | Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 2005 | Salma Yaqoob | 10498 | 27.5 | 2 | Respect | East Ham | 2005 | Abdul Khaliq Mian | 8171 | 20.7 | 2 | Respect | Poplar and Canning Town | 2005 | Oliur Rahman | 6573 | 17.2 | 3 | Respect | West Ham | 2005 | Lindsey German | 6039 | 19.5 | 2 | Scottish Militant Labour | Glasgow Pollok | 1992 | Tommy Sheridan | 6287 | 19.3 | 2 | Scottish Socialist | Glasgow Pollok | 1997 | Tommy Sheridan | 3639 | 11.1 | 3 | Sinn Féin | Belfast North | 1997 | Gerry Kelly | 8375 | 20.2 | 3 | Sinn Féin | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | 1997 | Gerry McHugh | 11174 | 23.1 | 2 | Sinn Féin | Foyle | 1997 | Mitchel McLaughlin | 11445 | 23.9 | 2 | Sinn Féin | Newry and Armagh | 1997 | Pat McNamee | 11218 | 21.1 | 3 | Sinn Féin | South Down | 1997 | Mick Murphy | 5127 | 10.4 | 3 | Sinn Féin | Upper Bann | 1997 | Bernadette O'Hagan | 5773 | 12.1 | 3 | Sinn Féin | West Tyrone | 1997 | Pat Doherty | 14280 | 30.9 | 3 | Socialist Labour | Glasgow North East | 2005 | Doris Kelly | 4036 | 14.2 | 3 | TUV | North Antrim | 2010 | Jim Allister | 7114 | 16.8 | 2 | UKIP | Buckingham | 2010 | Nigel Farage | 8410 | 17.4 | 3 | UKIP | South Staffordshire | 2005 | Malcolm Hurst | 2675 | 10.4 | 4