Parliamentary Elections
edit
1987 General Election, Wentworth
edit
By Election 1989, Richmond (Yorks)
edit
1992 General Election, Richmond (Yorks)
edit
1997 General Election, Richmond (Yorks)
edit
2001 General Election, Richmond (Yorks)
edit
2005 General Election, Richmond (Yorks)
edit
2010 General Election, Richmond (Yorks)
edit
1997 Conservative Party leadership election
edit
First Ballot: 4 May 1997
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Kenneth Clarke
|
49
|
29.9
|
|
William Hague
|
41
|
25.0
|
|
John Redwood
|
27
|
16.5
|
|
Peter Lilley
|
24
|
14.6
|
|
Michael Howard
|
23
|
14.0
|
Turnout
|
164
|
100
|
Michael Howard eliminated.
|
Second Ballot: 5 May 1997
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Kenneth Clarke
|
64
|
39.0
|
|
William Hague
|
62
|
37.8
|
|
John Redwood
|
38
|
23.2
|
Turnout
|
164
|
100
|
John Redwood eliminated
|
Second Ballot: 6 May 1997
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
William Hague
|
90
|
55.2
|
|
Kenneth Clarke
|
72
|
44.2
|
|
Abstentions
|
1
|
0.6
|
Turnout
|
163
|
99.4
|
Kenneth Clarke eliminated, William Hague elected
|
United Kingdom general election, 2001
edit
UK General Election 2001
|
|
Party
|
Candidates
|
Votes
|
Stood
|
Elected
|
Gained
|
Unseated
|
Net
|
% of total
|
%
|
No.
|
Net %
|
|
Labour
|
640
|
413
|
2
|
8
|
−6
|
62.5
|
40.7
|
10,724,953
|
−2.5%
|
|
Conservative
|
643
|
166
|
9
|
8
|
+1
|
25.2
|
31.7
|
8,357,615
|
+1.0%
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
639
|
52
|
8
|
2
|
+6
|
7.9
|
18.3
|
4,814,321
|
+1.5%
|
|
SNP
|
72
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
−1
|
0.8
|
1.8
|
464,314
|
−0.2%
|
|
UKIP
|
428
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1.5
|
390,563
|
1.2%
|
|
UUP
|
17
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
−4
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
216,839
|
0.0%
|
|
Plaid Cymru
|
40
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
195,893
|
+0.2%
|
|
DUP
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
+3
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
181,999
|
+0.4%
|
|
Sinn Féin
|
18
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
+2
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
175,933
|
+0.3%
|
|
SDLP
|
18
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
169,865
|
0.0%
|
|
Green
|
145
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.6
|
166,477
|
+0.3%
|
|
Independent
|
136
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
−1
|
0.0
|
0.4
|
97,070
|
+0.3%
|
|
Scottish Socialist
|
72
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.3
|
72,516
|
N/A
|
|
Socialist Alliance
|
98
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
57,553
|
N/A
|
|
Socialist Labour
|
114
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
57,288
|
0.0%
|
|
BNP
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.2
|
47,129
|
+0.1%
|
|
Alliance
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
28,999
|
−0.1%
|
|
Health Concern
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
+1
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
28,487
|
N/A
|
|
Liberal
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
13,685
|
0.0%
|
|
UK Unionist
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
−1
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
13,509
|
+0.1%
|
|
ProLife Alliance
|
37
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
9,453
|
−0.1%
|
|
Legalise Cannabis
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
8,677
|
N/A
|
|
People's Justice
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
7,443
|
N/A
|
|
Monster Raving Loony
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
6,655
|
0.0%
|
|
PUP
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
4,781
|
0.0%
|
|
Mebyon Kernow
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
3,199
|
0.0%
|
|
NI Women's Coalition
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2,968
|
0.0%
|
|
Scottish Unionist Party (modern)
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2,728
|
N/A
|
|
Rock 'n' Roll Loony
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2,634
|
N/A
|
|
National Front
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2,484
|
0.0%
|
|
Workers' Party
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
2,352
|
0.0%
|
|
Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,960
|
N/A
|
|
NI Unionist
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,794
|
N/A
|
|
Socialist Alternative
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,454
|
0.0%
|
|
Reform 2000
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,418
|
N/A
|
|
Isle of Wight
|
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
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
1,003
|
0.0%
|
|
New Britain
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
888
|
0.0%
|
|
Free Party
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
832
|
N/A
|
|
Leeds Left Alliance
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
770
|
N/A
|
|
New Millennium Bean Party
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
727
|
N/A
|
|
Workers Revolutionary
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
607
|
0.0%
|
|
Tatton
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
505
|
N/A
|
Government's new majority
|
167
|
Total votes cast
|
26,368,204
|
Turnout
|
59.4%
|
All parties with more than 500 votes shown.