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.