Fulham by-election, 1986

The Fulham by-election, in Fulham, on 10 April 1986 was held following the death of the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Martin Stevens on 10 January that year. In a seat that had changed hands on a few occasions, it was won by Nick Raynsford of Labour, only to be regained by the Tories in the general election 14 months later.

Candidates

• Jane Birdwood was a veteran activist on the far right who was variously associated with the National Front and British National Party.^[1]
• James "Boyd" Black advocated the right of Northern Ireland to directly elect its own government and was a leading member of the British and Irish Communist Organisation.^[2]
• Matthew Carrington captured the seat for the Conservatives at the following election.
• John Creighton was the owner of a local wine shop.^[2]
• Liza Duke called for the abolition of Parliament.^[2]
• Roger Liddle later went on to become an adviser to Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson.^[3]
• Nick Raynsford would later return to Parliament as MP for Greenwich and Greenwich & Woolwich.
• Rev. Geoffrey Rolph represented the Fellowship Party, which supported pacifism and opposed nuclear power.
• Reginald Simmerson, a regular by-election candidate, campaigned against British membership of the European Community.^[2] Following his death in 1998 the Anti-Common Market League established a prize in his memory.^[4]
• Jon Swinden ran for the Humanist Party which advocates the humanism of Mario Rodríguez Cobos.^[5]
• David Sutch was the founder and leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party.

Results

External links

• Results

References