1986 Fulham by-election explained

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
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:16,451
Percentage1:43.20%
Swing1: 9.17%
Candidate2:Matthew Carrington
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:12,948
Percentage2:34.00%
Swing2: 12.18%
Candidate3:Roger Liddle
Party3:Social Democratic Party (UK)
Popular Vote3:6,953
Percentage3:18.26%
Swing3: 0.01%
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 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Nick Lowles, 'A very English extremist', Searchlight
  2. Web site: 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 .
  3. http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/europeanInstitute/staff/VisitingStaff.htm LSE Visiting Staff
  4. Web site: 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 .
  5. http://www.humanistparty.org.uk/facts.php?fid=13 The Humanist Party – Facts