my-server
← Wiki Redirected from Endorsements in the United Kingdom general election, 2017

Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election

Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2017 general election.

Endorsements for parties

Newspapers and magazines

National daily newspapers

National Sunday newspapers

National weekly newspapers

National political magazines

Other national publications

Scottish newspapers

Northern Irish newspapers

Local publications

Individuals

Conservative Party

Green Party of England and Wales

  • Rebecca Atkinson-Lord, theatre director and writer (endorsing the Greens, Liberal Democrats and Labour).
  • Michaela Coel, poet, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and actress (endorsing the Greens and Labour).
  • Matt Haig, novelist and journalist.

Labour Party

Liberal Democrats

Plaid Cymru

Scottish National Party

  • Limmy, comedian, actor and web developer (endorsed Labour outside of Scotland).
  • Eddi Reader, singer-songwriter (endorsed Labour outside of Scotland).

UK Independence Party

Sinn Féin

Organisations

Conservative Party

  • Leave.EU (have also endorsed candidates of other parties in some specific constituencies)

Labour Party

Parties

Some parties which only contest elections in certain parts of the United Kingdom have endorsed political parties in areas they don't contest.

Endorsements for individual candidates

Aberavon

For Stephen Kinnock (Labour):

Amber Valley

For Nigel Mills (Conservative):

Arfon

For Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru):

Ashfield

For Gloria De Piero (Labour):

Banbury

For Roseanne Edwards (Independent):

Barrow and Furness

For John Woodcock (Labour Co-operative):

Bassetlaw

For John Mann (Labour):

Belfast East

For Gavin Robinson (DUP):

For Naomi Long (Alliance):

Belfast North

For Nigel Dodds (DUP):

Belfast South

For Emma Little Pengelly (DUP):

Birmingham Edgbaston

For Preet Gill (Labour):

Birmingham Erdington

For Jack Dromey (Labour):

Birmingham Yardley

For Jess Phillips (Labour):

  • Iain Dale, political commentator and former Conservative Party politician

Bishop Auckland

For Helen Goodman (Labour):

Bournemouth West

For Conor Burns (Conservative):

Brecon and Radnorshire

For James Gibson-Watt (Liberal Democrat):

Brentford and Isleworth

For Ruth Cadbury (Labour):

Brighton Kemptown

For Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour):

Brighton Pavilion

For Caroline Lucas (Green):

Bristol East

For Kerry McCarthy (Labour):

Bristol North West

For Darren Jones (Labour):

Bristol West

For Molly Scott Cato (Green):

Broxtowe

For Anna Soubry (Conservative):

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

For Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat):

Camberwell and Peckham

For Harriet Harman (Labour):

Cambridge

For Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat):

  • Iain Dale, political commentator and former Conservative Party politician

Canterbury

For Julian Brazier (Conservative):

Cannock Chase

For Paul Dadge (Labour):

Cardiff Central

For Jo Stevens (Labour):

Cardiff South and Penarth

For Stephen Doughty (Labour Co-operative):

Cardiff West

For Kevin Brennan (Labour):

Carshalton and Wallington

For Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat):

For Matthew Maxwell-Scott (Conservative Party)

Ceredigion

For Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat):

Chatham and Aylesford

For Tracey Crouch (Conservative):

  • Iain Dale, political commentator and former Conservative Party politician

Cheadle

For Mark Hunter (Liberal Democrat):

Chingford and Woodford Green

For Bilal Mahmood (Labour):

For Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative):

Christchurch

For Christopher Chope (Conservative):

Chipping Barnet

For Emma Whysall (Labour):

Dulwich and West Norwood

For Rachel Wolf (Conservative):

For Rashid Nix (Green):

  • Save Central Hill

Ealing Central and Acton

For Rupa Huq (Labour):

East Dunbartonshire

For Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat):

Eastbourne

For Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat):

Edinburgh South

For Ian Murray (Labour):

Edinburgh West

For Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat):

For Toni Giugliano (Scottish National Party):

Enfield Southgate

For Bambos Charalambous (Labour):

Exeter

For Ben Bradshaw (Labour):

Feltham and Heston

For Seema Malhotra (Labour):

Fermanagh and South Tyrone

For Tom Elliott (UUP):

Glasgow South West

For Matt Kerr (Labour and Co-operative):

Gower

For Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour):

Guildford

For Mark Bray-Perry (Green):

Hackney South and Shoreditch

For Meg Hillier (Labour):

Hampstead and Kilburn

For Tulip Siddiq (Labour):

Hammersmith

For Andy Slaughter (Labour):

Harborough

For Teck Khong (UKIP):

Harrogate and Knaresborough

For Helen Flynn (Liberal Democrat):

Hayes and Harlington

For John McDonnell (Labour):

Harrow West

For Gareth Thomas (Labour Co-operative):

Hazel Grove

For Lisa Smart (Liberal Democrat):

Hendon

For Mike Katz (Labour):

High Peak

For Andrew Bingham (Conservative):

Hornsey and Wood Green

For Catherine West (Labour):

For Nimco Ali (Women's Equality):

Hove

For Peter Kyle (Labour):

Ilford North

For Lee Scott (Conservative):

For Wes Streeting (Labour):

Isle of Wight

For Vix Lowthion (Green):

Kensington

For Emma Dent Coad (Labour):

Kettering

For Philip Hollobone (Conservative):

Kingston and Surbiton

For Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat):

Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

For Michelle Dewberry (Independent):

  • Alan Sugar, business magnate and crossbench peer.

Leeds North East

For Fabian Hamilton (Labour):

Leeds West

For Rachel Reeves (Labour):

Leicester West

For Liz Kendall (Labour):

Lewes

For Kelly-Marie Blundell (Liberal Democrat):

Leyton and Wanstead

For John Cryer (Labour):

Lincoln

For Karl McCartney (Conservative):

Luton North

For Kelvin Hopkins (Labour);

Luton South

For Gavin Shuker (Labour):

Maidenhead

For Gerard Batten (UKIP):

Manchester Gorton

For George Galloway (Independent):

For Afzal Khan (Labour):

Mitcham and Morden

For Siobhain McDonagh (Labour):

Morley and Outwood

For Neil Dawson (Labour):

Montgomeryshire

For Jane Dodds (Liberal Democrat):

New Forest East

For Julian Lewis (Conservative):

New Forest West

For Desmond Swayne (Conservative):

Newcastle upon Tyne North

For Catherine McKinnell (Labour):

Nottingham South

For Lilian Greenwood (Labour):

North East Fife

For Elizabeth Riches (Liberal Democrat):

North East Somerset

For Robin Moss (Labour):

North Norfolk

For Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat):

For James Wild (Conservative):

North West Leicestershire

For Andrew Bridgen (Conservative):

Norwich North

For Chloe Smith (Conservative):

Norwich South

For Lana Hempsall (Conservative):

For Clive Lewis (Labour):

Orkney and Shetland

For Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat):

Oxford East

For Larry Sanders (Green):

Oxford West and Abingdon

For Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat):

Paisley and Renfrewshire South

For Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party):

Penistone and Stocksbridge

For Angela Smith (Labour):

Peterborough

For Stewart Jackson (Conservative):

Plymouth Moor View

For Sue Dann (Labour):

Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

For Luke Pollard (Labour):

Pontypridd

For Owen Smith (Labour):

Pudsey

For Ian McCargo (Labour):

Rhondda

For Chris Bryant (Labour):

Richmond Park

For Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat):

Salford and Eccles

For Rebecca Long-Bailey (Labour):

Sedgefield

For Phil Wilson (Labour):

Sheffield Central

For Natalie Bennett (Green):

Sheffield Hallam

For Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat):

Shipley

For Philip Davies (Conservative):

For Sophie Walker (Women's Equality):

Skipton and Ripon

For Andy Brown (Green):

Somerton and Frome

For David Warburton (Conservative):

South Leicestershire

For Roger Helmer (UKIP):

South West Surrey

For Louise Irvine (National Health Action):

Southampton Test

For Alan Whitehead (Labour):

Southport

For Sue McGuire (Liberal Democrat):

St Albans

For Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat):

St Ives

For Andrew George (Liberal Democrat):

Stalybridge and Hyde

For Jonathan Reynolds (Labour):

Stockton South

For James Wharton (Conservative):

Streatham

For Chuka Umunna (Labour):

Surrey Heath

For Ann-Marie Barker (Liberal Democrat):

Sutton and Cheam

For Amna Ahmad (Liberal Democrat):

Swindon South

For Martin Costello (UKIP):

Thornbury and Yate

For Claire Young (Liberal Democrat):

Thurrock

For Tim Aker (UKIP):

For Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative):

Tooting

For Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour):

Tottenham

For David Lammy (Labour):

Twickenham

For Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat):

Vauxhall

For Kate Hoey (Labour)

For George Turner (Liberal Democrat):

Wakefield

For Antony Calvert (Conservative):

For Mary Creagh (Labour):

Wellingborough

For Peter Bone (Conservative):

Wells

For James Heappey (Conservative):

For Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat):

Wigan

For Lisa Nandy (Labour):

Wirral South

For Alison McGovern (Labour):

Wolverhampton North East

For Emma Reynolds (Labour):

Wolverhampton South East

For Pat McFadden (Labour):

Wrexham

For Ian Lucas (Labour):

Wycombe

For Rafiq Raqa (Labour):

Yeovil

For Marcus Fysh (Conservative):

For Jo Roundell Greene (Liberal Democrat):

York Central

For Rachael Maskell (Labour):

For Ed Young (Conservative):

York Outer

For Julian Sturdy (Conservative)

References