Political Parties
Constitutional Affairs
Written answers and statements, 17 October 2006
Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe, Labour)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many seats were contested at the (a) last General Election and (b) 2005 local elections by (i) the British National Party, (ii) the UK Independence Party and (iii) both parties.
Bridget Prentice (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Lewisham East, Labour)
The Government does not collate information on the number of candidates standing for particular political parties at national or local elections.
A full breakdown of the General Election 2005 results can be found in the publication "Election 2005—The Official Results", compiled by Colin Railings and Michael Thrasher, on behalf of the Electoral Commission, which indicates that 119 BNP candidates stood at the 2005 General Election.
There is no Independent Party registered with the Electoral Commission.