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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nick Raynsford | 16,451 | 43.2 | +9.17 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Carrington | 12,948 | 34.0 | −12.18 | |
| SDP | Roger Liddle | 6,953 | 18.26 | +0.01 | |
| England Demands Repatriation | Jane Birdwood | 226 | 0.59 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 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 | Geoffrey Rolph | 39 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Humanist | 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 | |
| Majority | 3,503 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 38,084 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Stevens | 18,204 | 46.2 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | A Powell | 13,415 | 34.03 | −9.2 | |
| Liberal | David Rendel | 9,174 | 18.3 | +9.3 | |
| Ecology | J Grimes | 277 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| National Front | R Pearce | 229 | 0.6 | −0.6 | |
| Independent Liberal | J Keats | 102 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,798 | 12.15 | +8.7 | ||
| Turnout | 39,421 | 76.1 | −0.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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