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Communist

The Communists at 8 UK general elections from 1922 to 1951: seats, votes, vote share and leaders. Best result: 2 seats in 1945.

Latest (1951)
0 seats0.08% of the vote
Best
2 seats1945
Largest party
0 times
Elections fought
8
0%3%5%8%10%19221923192419291931194519501951Communist, 1922: 0.1%Communist, 1923: 0.2%Communist, 1924: 0.3%Communist, 1929: 0.2%Communist, 1931: 0.4%Communist, 1945: 0.4%Communist, 1950: 0.3%Communist, 1951: 0.1%
Share of the UK vote Com
00.511.521922: 019221923: 019231924: 119241929: 019291931: 019311945: 219451950: 019501951: 01951
Seats won at each general election

Every general election

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ElectionLeaderSeatsVotesShareCandidates
1951—021,6400.08%10
1950—081,7960.3%98
1945—2101,0390.4%22
1931—073,0070.4%27
1929—048,3880.2%25
1924—145,3980.3%8
1923—024,0880.2%3
1922—012,7100.09%3

Questions and answers

How many seats did the Communists win at the last general election?

0 seats with 0.1% of the vote at the 1951 general election.

What is the best general election result for the Communists?

2 seats at the 1945 general election (0.4% of the vote).

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