1986 Fulham by-election

1986 UK parliamentary by-election May 2022 May 2012 1986 Fulham by-election parliamentary United Kingdom Constituency of Fulham no 1983 United Kingdom general election 1983 10 April 1986 Nick Raynsford x160px Labour Party (UK) 16,451 43.20% 9.17% Matthew Carrington x160px Conservative Party (UK) 12,948 34.00% 12.18% Roger Liddle x160px Social Democratic Party (UK) 6,953 18.26% 0.01% MP Subsequent MP Martin Stevens Conservative Party (UK) Nick Raynsford Labour Party (UK) 200px 1987 United Kingdom general election 1987 The 1986 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 PartyNick Lowles, 'A very English extremist', Searchlight 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 Organisationhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html Results of By-elections in the 1983-1987 Parliament 11 April 2008 5 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405203844/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html dead Matthew Carrington captured the seat for the Conservatives at the following election John Creighton was the owner of a local wine shop Liza Duke called for the abolition of Parliament Roger Liddle later went on to become an adviser to Tony Blair and Peter MandelsonLSE Visiting Staff Nick Raynsford later returned 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. Following his death in 1998 the Anti-Common Market League established a prize in his memoryhttp://www.bullen.demon.co.uk/acml10.htm Anti Common Market League – Autumn 2001 11 April 2008 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222514/http://www.bullen.demon.co.uk/acml10.htm dead Jon Swinden ran for the Humanist Party which advocates the humanism of Mario Rodríguez CobosThe Humanist Party – Facts https://web.archive.org/web/20080528070454/http://www.humanistparty.org.uk/facts.php?fid=13 28 May 2008 David Sutch was the founder and leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party Result Fulham by-election, 1986http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament Boothroyd David 2015-09-19 United Kingdom Election Results 5 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180405203844/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html dead Labour Party (UK) Nick Raynsford 16,451 43.2 +9.17 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Carrington 12,948 34.0 -12.18 Social Democratic Party (UK) Roger Liddle 6,953 18.26 +0.01 England Demands Repatriation Jane Birdwood 226 0.59 N/A Official Monster Raving Loony Party David Sutch 134 0.35 N/A Connoisseur Wine Party John Creighton 127 0.33 N/A Democratic Rights for Northern Ireland James Black 98 0.26 N/A Fellowship Party Geoffrey Rolph 39 0.1 N/A Humanist Party (UK) Jon Swinden 38 0.1 N/A Captain Rainbows Universal Party Liza Duke 37 0.1 N/A All Party Anti-Common Market Reginald Simmerson 33 0.09 N/A 3,503 9.2 N/A 38,084 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Previous election General election 1983: Fulham Conservative Party (UK) Martin Stevens 18,204 46.2 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) A Powell 13,415 34.03 -9.2 Liberal Party (UK) David Rendel 9,174 18.3 +9.3 Ecology Party J Grimes 277 0.7 N/A National Front (UK) R Pearce 229 0.6 -0.6 Independent Liberal J Keats 102 0.3 N/A 4,798 12.15 +8.7 39,421 76.1 -0.0 Conservative Party (UK) External links Results References Category:1986 elections in the United Kingdom Category:April 1986 in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London constituencies Category:Elections in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:1986 in London Category:Fulham