Election 2015: List of left candidates

The complete list of leftwing candidates in May’s general election, with the results they gained. Click here.

  • Labour candidates marked with two asterisks (**) are supporters of John McDonnell’s Left Platform.
  • Left Unity candidates marked with one asterisk (*) are running on a joint Left Unity-Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition ticket.
  • A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet of the full list can be downloaded here.
Constituency Labour Left Unity TUSC Others
Abervaron Owen Herbert: 134 (0.4 %) Andrew Jordan (SLP): 352 (1.1%);
Aberdeen North Tyrinne Rutherford: 206 (0.5 %)
Aldershot Gary Puffett**: 18,468 (18.3 %)
Arfon Kathrine Jones (SLP): 409 (1.5%);
Barking Joseph Mambuliya: 183 (0.4 %)
Barnsley Central Dave Gibson: 573 (1.6 %)
Barnsley East Ralph Dyson: 364 (0.9 %)
Batley & Spen Dawn Wheelhouse: 123 (0.2 %)
Bermondsey & Old Southwark Kingsley Abrams*: 142 (0.3 %) Steve Freeman (RSP): 20 (0%);
Bethnal Green & Bow Glyn Robbins*: 949 (1.8 %)
Birmingham Erdington Ted Woodley: 212 (0.6 %)
Birmingham Hall Green Shiraz Peer (Respect): 780 (1.7%);
Birmingham Hodge Hill Andy Chaffer (CPB): 153 (0.4%);
Birmingham Perry Barr Robert Punton: 331 (0.8 %)
Birmingham Yardley Eamonn Flynn: 135 (0.3 %) Teval Stephens (Respect): 187 (0.5%);
Blackpool North & Cleveleys Sam Rushworth**: 14,168 (36 %)
Blaydon Dave Anderson: 22,090 (49.2 %)
Blyth Valley Ronnie Campbell**: 17,813 (46.3 %)
Bolton West John Vickers: 209 (0.4 %)
Bootle Peter Glover: 500 (1.1 %)
Bradford West George Galloway (Respect): 8,557 (21.2%);
Brecon & Radnorshire Matthew Dorrance**: 5,904 (14.7 %)
Brent Central John Boyle: 235 (0.5 %)
Bridgend Aaron David: 118 (0.3 %)
Brighton Kemptown Jacqueline Shodeke (SPGB): 73 (0.2%);
Brighton Pavillion Howard Pilott (SPGB): 88 (0.2%);
Bristol East Matt Gordon: 229 (0.5 %)
Bristol North West Anne Lemon: 160 (0.3 %)
Bristol South Tom Baldwin: 302 (0.6 %)
Bristol West Stewart Weston: 92 (0.1 %)
Burton Jon Wheale**: 13,484 (27.3 %)
Caerphilly Jaime Davies: 178 (0.4 %)
Camberwell & Peckham Nick Wrack*: 292 (0.6 %) Joshua Ogunleye (WRP): 107 (0.2%);
Canterbury Robert Cox (SPGB): 165 (0.3%);
Cardiff Central Steve Williams: 110 (0.3 %)
Cardiff South & Penarth Ross Saunders: 258 (0.6 %)
Cardiff West Helen Jones: 183 (0.4 %)
Chatham & Aylesford Ivor Riddell: 125 (0.3 %)
Chesterfield Matt Whale: 202 (0.4 %)
Chingford & Woodford Green Len Hockey: 241 (0.6 %) Liza McKenzie (Class War): 53 (0.1%);
Cities of London & Westminster Adam Clifford (Class War): 59 (0.2%);
Cleethorpes Malcolm Morland: 215 (0.5 %)
Clwyd West Bob English (SLP): 612 (1.6%);
Coventry North East Nicky Downes: 633 (2 %)
Coventry North West Dave Nellist: 1,769 (4 %)
Coventry South Judy Griffiths: 650 (1.5 %)
Croydon Central April Ashley: 127 (0.2 %)
Croydon North Glen Hart: 261 (0.5 %) Ben Stevenson (CPB): 125 (0.2%);
Croydon South Jon Bigger (Class War): 65 (0.1%);
Cynon Valley Ann Clwyd**: 14,532 (47.7 %) Chris Beggs (SLP): 533 (1.7%);
Darlington Alan Docherty: 223 (0.5 %)
Derby North Chris Williamson: 16,361 (36.6 %)
Derby South Chris Fernandez: 225 (0.6 %)
Derbyshire Dales Andy Botham: 10,761 (22.7 %)
Don Valley Steve Williams: 437 (1 %)
Doncaster Central Mev Akram: 421 (1 %)
Doncaster North Mary Jackson: 258 (0.7 %)
Dudley North Dave Pitt: 139 (0 %)
Dulwich & West Norwood Steve Nally: 248 (0.5 %)
Dundee East Carlo Morelli: 104 (0.2 %)
Dundee West Jim McFarlane: 304 (0.7 %)
Ealing Central & Acton Scott Dore (WRP): 73 (0.1%);
Ealing North David Hofman: 214 (0.4 %)
Easington Grahame Morris: 21,132 (61 %) Steven Colborn (SPGB): 146 (0.4%);
East Ham Lois Austin: 230 (0.4 %)
Eastleigh Declan Clune: 114 (0.2 %)
Edinburgh East Ayesha Saleem: 117 (0.2 %)
Edinburgh North & Leith Bruce Whitehead*: 122 (0.2 %)
Edmonton Lewis Peacock: 360 (0.9 %)
Ellesmere Port & Neston Felicity Dowling*: 192 (0.4 %)
Enfield North Joe Simpson: 177 (0.4 %)
Exeter Ed Potts*: 190 (0.4 %)
Folkstone & Hythe Claire Jeffrey**: 7,939 (14.4 %) Seth Cruse: 244 (0.4 %) Andy Thomas (SPGB): 68 (0.1%);
Gateshead Ian Mearns: 21,549 (56.8 %)
Gillingham & Rainham Jacqui Berry: 273 (0.6 %)
Glasgow Central Andrew Elliot: 119 (0.3 %) Katie Rhodes (SEP): 58 (0.1%);
Glasgow North Angela McCormick: 160 (0 %)
Glasgow North East Jamie Cocozza: 218 (0.6 %)
Glasgow North West Zoe Streatfield (CPB): 136 (0.3%);
Glasgow South Brian Smith: 299 (0.6 %)
Glasgow South West Ian Davidson: 13,438 (32.8 %)
Gloucester Sue Powell: 115 (0.2 %)
Gower Liz Evans: 15,835 (37 %) Mark Evans: 103 (0.2 %)
Great Grimsby Valerie O’Flynn: 173 (0.5 %)
Greenwich & Woolwich Lynne Chamberlain: 370 (0.8 %)
Hackney North & Stoke Newington Diane Abbott: 31,357 (62.9 %) Jonathan Silberman (Communist League): 102 (0.2%);
Hackney South & Shoreditch Brian Debus: 302 (0.6 %) Bill Rogers (WRP): 61 (0.1%);
Halifax Asama Javed (Respect): 465 (1.1%);
Harlow Dave Brown: 174 (0.4 %)
Harrow East Nana Asante: 205 (0.4 %)
Hayes & Harlington John McDonnell: 26,843 (59.6 %)
Holborn & St Pancras David O’Sullivan (SEP): 108 (0.2%);
Hornsey & Wood Green Frank Sweeney (WRP): 82 (0.1%);
Hove Dave Hill: 144 (0.3 %)
Huddersfield Mike Forster: 340 (0.8 %)
Hull West & Hessle Paul Spooner: 171 (0.5 %)
Islington North Jeremy Corbyn: 29,659 (60.2 %) Bill Martin (SPGB): 112 (0.2%);
Islwyn Joshua Rawcliffe: 151 (0.4 %)
Jarrow Norman Hall: 385 (1 %)
Kensington Toby Abse (AGS): 115 (0.3%);
Kingston & Surbiton Laurel Fogarty: 174 (0 %)
Kingswood Richard Worth: 84 (0.2 %)
Leeds Central Liz Kitching: 330 (0.7 %)
Leeds North East Fabian Hamilton: 23,137 (47.9 %) Celia Foote (AGS): 451 (0.9%);
Leeds North West Mike Davies (AGS): 79 (0.2%);
Leeds West Ben Mayor: 205 (0.5 %)
Leicester East Michael Barker: 540 (1.1 %)
Leicester South Andrew Walton: 349 (1 %)
Leicester West Heather Rawling: 288 (0.8 %)
Leigh Stephen Hall*: 542 (1.2 %)
Lewes Lloyd Russell-Moyle: 5,000 (9.9 %)
Lewisham East Nick Long (Lewisham PBP): 390 (0.9%);
Lewisham West & Penge Martin Powell-Davies: 391 (1 %)
Lewisham, Deptford Chris Flood: 286 (0.6 %) Helen Mercer (Lewisham PBP): 666 (1.4%);
Leyton & Wanstead John Cryer**: 23,858 (58.6 %)
Lichfield Andy Bennetts (Class War): 120 (0.2%);
Lincoln Elaine Smith: 344 (0.7 %)
Linlithgow & East Falkirk Michael Connarty**: 19,121 (31 %)
Liverpool, Riverside Tony Mulhearn: 582 (1.3 %)
Liverpool, Walton Steve Rotherham: 31,222 (81.3 %)
Liverpool, Wavertree Dave Walsh: 362 (0.9 %)
Llanelli Scott Jones: 123 (0.3 %)
Luton North Kelvin Hopkins: 22,243 (52.2 %)
Maidenhead Joe Wilcox (Class War): 55 (0.1%);
Manchester Central Alex Davidson: 270 (0.6 %) Paul Davies (Communist League): 72 (0.2%);
Manchester, Gorton Simon Hickman: 264 (0.6 %)
Mansfield Alan Meale**: 18,603 (39.4 %) Karen Seymour: 324 (0.7 %)
Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Robert David Griffiths (CPB): 186 (0.6%);
Mid Bedfordshire Charlynne Pullen**: 9,217 (15.9 %)
Milton Keynes North Katie Simpson: 163 (0.3 %)
Newcastle upon Tyne East Paul Phillips: 170 (0 %) Mollie Stevenson (CPB): 122 (0.3%);
Newport East Shangara Singh Bhatoe (SLP): 398 (1.1%);
Newton Abbot Sean Brogan: 221 (0.5 %)
North Ayreshire & Arran Katy Clark: 15,068 (28 %)
North Devon Gerrard Anthony Sables (CPB): 138 (0.3%);
North East Hertfordshire Chris York**: 9,869 (18.9 %)
North Tyneside Tim Wall: 304 (0.6 %)
North Warwickshire Eileen Hunter: 138 (0 %)
Norwich South David Peel (Class War): 96 (0.2%);
Nottingham North Catherine Meadows: 160 (0.5 %)
Nottingham South Andrew Clayworth: 230 (0.5 %)
Nuneaton Paul Reilly: 194 (0 %)
Ogmore Emma Saunders: 165 (0.5 %)
Oldham West & Royton Michael Meacher: 23,630 (54.8 %)
Oxford East James Morbin: 108 (0 %) Kevin Parkin (SPGB): 50 (0.1%);
Oxford West & Abingdon Mike Foster (SPGB): 66 (0.1%);
Paisley & Renfrewshire North Jim Sheridan: 16,525 (32.7 %) Jim Halfpenny: 193 (0 %)
Plymouth, Moor View Louise Parker: 152 (0.4 %)
Plymouth, Sutton & Devonport Laura-Jane Rossington (CPB): 106 (0.2%);
Pontypridd Esther Pearson: 48 (0 %) Damien Biggs (SLP): 332 (0.9%);
Poplar & Limehouse Hugo Pierre: 367 (0.7 %)
Portsmouth North Jon Woods: 231 (0.5 %)
Portsmouth South Sean Hoyle: 235 (0.6 %)
Reading West Neil Adams: 83 (0 %)
Rochester & Strood Daniel Burn: 202 (0.4 %)
Rossendale & Darwen Simon Thomas: 103 (0 %)
Rotherham Paul McLaughlin: 409 (1.1 %)
Rugby Pete McLaren: 225 (0.5 %)
Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner Wally Kennedy: 302 (0.6 %)
Salford & Eccles Noreen Bailey: 517 (1.2 %)
Salisbury Tom Corbin**: 7,771 (15.3 %)
Scarborough & Whitby Juliet Boddington (AGS): 207 (0.4%);
Selby & Ainsty Ian Wilson: 137 (0 %)
Sheffield Central Steve Andrew (CPB): 119 (0.3%); Mike Driver (WRP): 33 (0.1%);
Sheffield South East Ian Whitehouse: 185 (0.4 %)
Sheffield, Brightside & Hillsborough Maxine Bowler: 442 (1.1 %)
Sheffield, Heeley Alan Munro: 238 (0.6 %)
Sherwood David Perkins (Class War): 78 (0.2%);
South Basildon & East Thurrock Mike Le-Surf**: 11,493 (25.2 %)
South Derbyshire Cheryl Pidgeon**: 13,595 (26.8 %)
South West Wiltshire George Aylett**: 6,948 (13.5 %)
Southampton, Itchen Sue Atkins: 233 (0.5 %)
Southampton, Test Nick Chaffey: 403 (0.9 %)
Spelthorne Paul Couchman: 228 (1 %)
Stevenage Trevor Palmer: 175 (0.4 %)
Stockton South Louise Baldock**: 19,175 (37 %)
Stockport John Pearson: 175 (0.4 %)
Stoke-on-Trent South Matthew Wright: 372 (1 %)
Streatham Unjum Mirza: 164 (0.3 %) Deon Goyle (WRP): 49 (0.1%);
Stroud David Drew**: 22,947 (37.7 %)
Suffolk Coastal Russell Whiting**: 10,013 (18 %)
Sutton & Cheam Pauline Gorman: 79 (0.2 %)
Swansea West Ronnie Job: 159 (0.5 %) Brian Johnson (SPGB): 49 (0.1%);
Taunton Deane Stephen German: 118 (0.2 %)
Torfaen Mark Eric Griffiths (CPB): 144 (0.4%); John Cox (SLP): 697 (1.8%);
Tottenham Jenny Sutton: 1,324 (3.1 %)
Uxbridge & South Ruislip Chris Summers**: 11,816 (26.4 %) Gary Harbord: 180 (0.4 %)
Vauxhall Simon Hardy: 188 (0.4 %) Daniel Lambert (SPGB): 82 (0.2%);
Wakefield Mick Griffiths: 287 (0.7 %)
Walsall North Peter Edward Smith: 554 (1.5 %)
Walthamstow Nancy Taaffe: 394 (0.9 %) Jonty Leff (WRP): 81 (0.2%);
Warrington South Kevin Bennett: 238 (0.4 %)
Wansbeck Ian Lavery: 19,267 (50 %)
Washington & Sunderland West Gary Duncan: 341 (0.9 %)
Watford Mark O’Connor: 178 (0.3 %)
Weaver Vale Joseph Whyte: 94 (0 %)
Welwyn Hatfield Richard Shattock: 142 (0 %)
Worcester Pete McNally: 153 (0 %)
Worsley & Eccles South Steven North: 380 (0.9 %)
Wythenshawe & Sale East Lynn Worthington: 215 (0.5 %)
Ynys M™n Liz Screen (SLP): 148 (0.4%);
York Central Megan Ollerhead: 288 (0.6 %)
128: 34020 (0.6 %)

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