SDP-Liberal Alliance

SDP-Liberal Alliance has stood 3,420 candidates in UK elections between 1981 and 1988, winning 1,020 seats. Its best year was 1987, with 294 seats won.

Short name: SDP-Liberal Alliance
Candidates stood: 3,420
Seats won: 1,020
Years active: 1981–1988

SDP-Liberal Alliance: candidates, seats won and votes by year
Year	Candidates	Seats won	Votes
1988	0	10	14,481
1987	1,205	294	1,630,159
1986	700	211	696,989
1985	49	181	266,023
1984	15	85	152,969
1983	786	173	1,199,692
1982	664	66	544,036
1981	1	0	2,243

SDP-Liberal Alliance: most recent elections contested
Election	Date	Candidates	Seats won
Local by-elections 25 Feb 1988	25 February 1988	0	3
Local by-elections 18 Feb 1988	18 February 1988	0	0
Local by-elections 11 Feb 1988	11 February 1988	0	3
Local by-elections 04 Feb 1988	4 February 1988	0	1
Local by-elections 28 Jan 1988	28 January 1988	0	1
Local by-elections 21 Jan 1988	21 January 1988	0	2
Local by-elections 14 Jan 1988	14 January 1988	0	0
Local by-elections 30 Dec 1987	30 December 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 10 Dec 1987	10 December 1987	0	4
Local by-elections 03 Dec 1987	3 December 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 26 Nov 1987	26 November 1987	0	4
Local by-elections 19 Nov 1987	19 November 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 12 Nov 1987	12 November 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 05 Nov 1987	5 November 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 29 Oct 1987	29 October 1987	0	3
Local by-elections 22 Oct 1987	22 October 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 15 Oct 1987	15 October 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 08 Oct 1987	8 October 1987	0	3
Local by-elections 01 Oct 1987	1 October 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 24 Sep 1987	24 September 1987	0	3
Local by-elections 17 Sep 1987	17 September 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 10 Sep 1987	10 September 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 03 Sep 1987	3 September 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 27 Aug 1987	27 August 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 20 Aug 1987	20 August 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 13 Aug 1987	13 August 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 06 Aug 1987	6 August 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 30 Jul 1987	30 July 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 23 Jul 1987	23 July 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 02 Jul 1987	2 July 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 25 Jun 1987	25 June 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 18 Jun 1987	18 June 1987	0	0
UK General Election 11 Jun 1987	11 June 1987	43	1
Local by-elections 11 Jun 1987	11 June 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 04 Jun 1987	4 June 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 28 May 1987	28 May 1987	0	0
Local Elections 1987	7 May 1987	1,162	241
Local by-elections 30 Apr 1987	30 April 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 23 Apr 1987	23 April 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 09 Apr 1987	9 April 1987	0	3
Local by-elections 02 Apr 1987	2 April 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 26 Mar 1987	26 March 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 05 Mar 1987	5 March 1987	0	4
Local by-elections 26 Feb 1987	26 February 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 19 Feb 1987	19 February 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 12 Feb 1987	12 February 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 05 Feb 1987	5 February 1987	0	1
Local by-elections 22 Jan 1987	22 January 1987	0	2
Local by-elections 08 Jan 1987	8 January 1987	0	0
Local by-elections 18 Dec 1986	18 December 1986	0	1
Local by-elections 11 Dec 1986	11 December 1986	0	5
Local by-elections 04 Dec 1986	4 December 1986	0	3
Local by-elections 27 Nov 1986	27 November 1986	0	3
Local by-elections 20 Nov 1986	20 November 1986	0	0
Local by-elections 13 Nov 1986	13 November 1986	0	1
Local by-elections 06 Nov 1986	6 November 1986	0	2
Local by-elections 30 Oct 1986	30 October 1986	0	1
Local by-elections 23 Oct 1986	23 October 1986	0	2
Local by-elections 16 Oct 1986	16 October 1986	0	1
Local by-elections 09 Oct 1986	9 October 1986	0	1

SDP-Liberal Alliance: most recently elected candidates
Candidate	Area	Election
Matthew Benedict Taylor	Truro	UK General Election 11 Jun 1987
A. Taylor	Aberavon	Local Elections 1987
L. Edwards	Aberystwyth South	Local Elections 1987
T. Jones	Aigburth	Local Elections 1987
M. Ballam	Alderney	Local Elections 1987
H. Ballam	Alderney	Local Elections 1987
A. Trent	Alderney	Local Elections 1987
F. Roderick	Allerton	Local Elections 1987
M. Ansell	Amersham-on-the-Hill	Local Elections 1987
S. Young	Ampthill	Local Elections 1987
R. Jump	Anfield	Local Elections 1987
R. Johnston	Arundel	Local Elections 1987
D. Haythornthwaite	Bakewell	Local Elections 1987
M. Crapper	Bakewell	Local Elections 1987
J. Moodie	Beeston North East	Local Elections 1987
J. Betts	Beeston North East	Local Elections 1987
K. O'Neill	Blakelaw	Local Elections 1987
C. Bond	Bourne Valley	Local Elections 1987
M. Chadwick	Bridlington Bessingby	Local Elections 1987
J. Walton	Bridlington Bessingby	Local Elections 1987
J. Turner	Bridlington Quay North	Local Elections 1987
B. Stephens	Brightlingsea West	Local Elections 1987
C. Curry	Broadgreen	Local Elections 1987
C. Brampton	Budshead	Local Elections 1987
S. Norris	Burnham South	Local Elections 1987
R. Whitley	Canford Heath	Local Elections 1987
J. Curtis	Canford Heath	Local Elections 1987
C. Durose	Castle	Local Elections 1987
M. German	Cathays	Local Elections 1987
F. Hornblow	Cathays	Local Elections 1987
R. Sharpe	Central	Local Elections 1987
T. Hopkins	Central	Local Elections 1987
J. Reid	Central	Local Elections 1987
S. Stanger	Central	Local Elections 1987
N. Chinn	Childwall	Local Elections 1987
C. Roberts	Church	Local Elections 1987
J. Warman	Cimla	Local Elections 1987
J. Gardner	Cinderford	Local Elections 1987
B. Smith	Cleethorpes Beacon Hill	Local Elections 1987
P. Bullivant	Cleethorpes Beacon Hill	Local Elections 1987
N. Cole	Cleethorpes Beacon Hill	Local Elections 1987
D. Webster	Cleethorpes Central	Local Elections 1987
J. Gray	Coed Eva	Local Elections 1987
D. Davies	Coedffranc North	Local Elections 1987
D. Wallace	Colehill	Local Elections 1987
E. Hawkins	College	Local Elections 1987
P. Newsam	Cote Heath	Local Elections 1987
M. Loader	Cote Heath	Local Elections 1987
J. Newton	County	Local Elections 1987
W. Le Breton	Cowes Medina	Local Elections 1987
R. Clowes	Cowes Medina	Local Elections 1987
L. Patterson	Crawley	Local Elections 1987
P. Chapman	Crawley	Local Elections 1987
D. Franks	Crawley	Local Elections 1987
A. Maddocks	Crosskeys	Local Elections 1987
P. Wrexford-Bush	Crown	Local Elections 1987
S. Mullins	Crown	Local Elections 1987
A. Boad	Crown	Local Elections 1987
J. Cunningham	Croxteth	Local Elections 1987
N. Lewis	Cyncoed	Local Elections 1987
T. Pickets	Cyncoed	Local Elections 1987
J. Randerson	Cyncoed	Local Elections 1987
H. Dowell	Dorchester South	Local Elections 1987
D. Maggs	Dorchester South	Local Elections 1987
D. Rumley	Eakring	Local Elections 1987
V. Anderson	East Cowes	Local Elections 1987
H. Moon	East Cowes	Local Elections 1987
R. Pritchard	East Knighton	Local Elections 1987
P. Eklund	Faenor	Local Elections 1987
S. Page	Felixstowe West	Local Elections 1987
D. Paddick	Felixstowe West	Local Elections 1987
G. Colquhoun	Folkestone East	Local Elections 1987
R. Brown	Folkestone East	Local Elections 1987
M. Collishaw	Folkestone East	Local Elections 1987
V. Horner	Folkestone Harbour	Local Elections 1987
G. Moorin	Folkestone Harbour	Local Elections 1987
R. Sinclair	Folkestone Harbour	Local Elections 1987
A. Thomson	Godalming North	Local Elections 1987
C. Blake	Godalming North	Local Elections 1987
R. Martin	Godalming North East & S.W.	Local Elections 1987
R. McIlwraith	Godalming North East & S.W.	Local Elections 1987
B. Sharpe	Godalming North East & S.W.	Local Elections 1987
D. Darbishire	Godalming North West	Local Elections 1987
J. Shipley	Grange	Local Elections 1987
B. Scrafton	Grangefield	Local Elections 1987
G. Scott	Grassendale	Local Elections 1987
K. Sprason	Hagley	Local Elections 1987
E. Churchill	Hamworthy	Local Elections 1987
F. Winwood	Hamworthy	Local Elections 1987
R. Meech	Hamworthy	Local Elections 1987
T. Cook	Harewood	Local Elections 1987
M. Birks	Harroway	Local Elections 1987
A. Carter	Haxby North East	Local Elections 1987
M. Watson	Haxby North East	Local Elections 1987
E. Parsons	Haywards Heath Ashenground	Local Elections 1987
A. Jones	Haywards Heath Ashenground	Local Elections 1987
R. Anderson	Haywood	Local Elections 1987
E. Anderson	Haywood	Local Elections 1987
B. Brade	Heron	Local Elections 1987
J. Hayes	Heron	Local Elections 1987
D. Dawkins	Heron	Local Elections 1987
G. Lawrence	Highfield	Local Elections 1987
M. Ward	Highfield	Local Elections 1987
T. Oxborrow	Holland and Kirby	Local Elections 1987
P. Thornton	Humber	Local Elections 1987
D. Pike	Huntington South	Local Elections 1987
E. Thomas	Huntington South	Local Elections 1987
M. Cartwright	Huntington South	Local Elections 1987
E. Kingston	Ilfracombe Central	Local Elections 1987
P. Harris	John O'Gaunt	Local Elections 1987
J. Stacey	John O'Gaunt	Local Elections 1987
J. Kendrick	Kensington	Local Elections 1987
K. Spybey	Killisick	Local Elections 1987
J. Chapman	Kings Sombourne & Michelmersh	Local Elections 1987
P. Harris	Lake	Local Elections 1987
C. Barton	Lampeter	Local Elections 1987
H. Langford	Leckhampton With Up Hatherley	Local Elections 1987
A. Powell	Leckhampton With Up Hatherley	Local Elections 1987
M. Chartier	Lewes Castle	Local Elections 1987
A. Harberson	Lewes Priory	Local Elections 1987
K. Williams	Lewes Priory	Local Elections 1987
J. Knowles	Leyland St. Marys	Local Elections 1987
J. Edwin	Leyland St. Marys	Local Elections 1987
G. Tatman	Leys	Local Elections 1987
P. McGowan	Leys	Local Elections 1987
A. Thomas	Llanarth	Local Elections 1987
S. Hooson	Llanidloes East	Local Elections 1987
J. May	Lydd	Local Elections 1987
G. Wood	Lydd	Local Elections 1987
P. Huxley-Williams	Lydd	Local Elections 1987
M. Frost	Margam	Local Elections 1987
P. Berry	Margate West	Local Elections 1987
D. Brewster	Matlock St Giles	Local Elections 1987
S. Flitter	Matlock St Giles	Local Elections 1987
P. Edwards	Matlock St Giles	Local Elections 1987
J. Marshall	Menai (Bangor)	Local Elections 1987
T. Sinclair	Milford Central & East	Local Elections 1987
J. Edwards	Milford North & West	Local Elections 1987
A. Thorpe	Mortimer	Local Elections 1987
K. Lock	Mortimer	Local Elections 1987
V. Hoy	Mount Gould	Local Elections 1987
A. Pawley	Mount Gould	Local Elections 1987
G. Streeter	Mount Gould	Local Elections 1987
R. Bickerton	New Mills North	Local Elections 1987
H. Burfoot	New Mills South	Local Elections 1987
V. Morey	Newport Carisbrooke	Local Elections 1987
R. Horton	Newport Carisbrooke	Local Elections 1987
P. Batting	Newport Central	Local Elections 1987
A. Garne	Newport Mount Joy	Local Elections 1987
S. Smart	Newport Mount Joy	Local Elections 1987
L. Pattinson	Newport North	Local Elections 1987
A. Overton	Newport Pan	Local Elections 1987
J. Manners	Newport Parkhurst	Local Elections 1987
R. Price	Newport Parkhurst	Local Elections 1987
P. Bailey	Newport Wootton and Fairlee	Local Elections 1987
P. Brownlee	Northdown Park	Local Elections 1987
E. Shields	Norton	Local Elections 1987
A. Jenkins	Norton	Local Elections 1987
D. Rogers	Oakfield	Local Elections 1987
K. Horlock	Oakfield	Local Elections 1987
M. Adams	Oakham West	Local Elections 1987
G. Underwood	Oakham West	Local Elections 1987
M. Perkins	Osborne	Local Elections 1987
J. Penwick	Pembroke Dock Pennar	Local Elections 1987
K. Holman	Pentwyn	Local Elections 1987
P. Ribton	Pentwyn	Local Elections 1987
T. Briley	Pentwyn	Local Elections 1987
S. Newman	Pershore St. Andrews	Local Elections 1987
R. Poynter	Phoenix	Local Elections 1987
A. Gillam	Phoenix	Local Elections 1987
J. Bradley	Picton	Local Elections 1987
G. German	Plasnewydd	Local Elections 1987
F. Salway	Plasnewydd	Local Elections 1987
M. Brown	Poltair	Local Elections 1987
M. Curtice	Poltair	Local Elections 1987
I. Yates	Poltair	Local Elections 1987
C. Kelloway	Roath	Local Elections 1987
J. Hutchinson	Segsbury	Local Elections 1987
B. Armitage	Segsbury	Local Elections 1987
J. Gorton	Sevenoaks Northern	Local Elections 1987
D. Peirce	Sevenoaks Northern	Local Elections 1987
H. Howe	Shanklin North	Local Elections 1987
E. Keenor	Shanklin South	Local Elections 1987
D. Wood	Southwell East	Local Elections 1987
D. Tunstill	St James	Local Elections 1987
P. Bevan	St John's	Local Elections 1987
P. Manning	St John's	Local Elections 1987
W. Bensilum	St John's	Local Elections 1987
D. Grant	St Margaret's	Local Elections 1987
L. Redpath	St Marys	Local Elections 1987
M. Bargent	St Marys	Local Elections 1987
A. Kitchen	St Marys	Local Elections 1987
T. Dale	St Osyth and Point Clear	Local Elections 1987
J. Baker	St. Johns	Local Elections 1987
M. Simpson	St. Johns	Local Elections 1987
G. Baker	St. Johns	Local Elections 1987
D. Rendel	St. Johns	Local Elections 1987
W. Hutchinson	St. Marys	Local Elections 1987
K. Hodge	St. Stephens	Local Elections 1987
G. Johnstone	Stamford St John's	Local Elections 1987