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1986 Fulham by-election

1986 UK parliamentary by-election

Field	Value
election_name	1986 Fulham by-election
type	parliamentary
country	United Kingdom
seats_for_election	Constituency of Fulham
ongoing	no
previous_election	1983 United Kingdom general election
previous_year	1983
election_date	10 April 1986
candidate1	Nick Raynsford
image1	[[File:Nick Raynsford MP (3x4 crop).jpg	x160px]]
party1	Labour Party (UK)
popular_vote1	16,451
percentage1	43.20%
swing1	9.17%
candidate2	Matthew Carrington
image2	[[File:Official portrait of Lord Carrington of Fulham (3x4 crop).jpg	x160px]]
party2	Conservative Party (UK)
popular_vote2	12,948
percentage2	34.00%
swing2	12.18%
candidate3	Roger Liddle
image3	[[File:Official portrait of Lord Liddle (3x4 crop).jpg	x160px]]
party3	Social Democratic Party (UK)
popular_vote3	6,953
percentage3	18.26%
swing3	0.01%
title	MP
posttitle	Subsequent MP
before_election	Martin Stevens
before_party	Conservative Party (UK)
after_election	Nick Raynsford
after_party	Labour Party (UK)
map_size	200px
next_election	1987 United Kingdom general election
next_year	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 Party.
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.
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 Mandelson.
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. Following his death in 1998 the Anti-Common Market League established a prize in his memory.
Jon Swinden ran for the Humanist Party which advocates the humanism of Mario Rodríguez Cobos.
David Sutch was the founder and leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party.

Result

Previous election

References

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"Results of By-elections in the 1983-1987 Parliament".
[http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/europeanInstitute/staff/VisitingStaff.htm LSE Visiting Staff]
"Anti Common Market League – Autumn 2001".
link. (28 May 2008)
Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament".

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