John Morse (British politician)
John Morse was a leading figure in the British National Party under John Tyndall, serving alongside Richard Edmonds as Tyndall's closest ally in the party.[1]
His alliance with Tyndall began when Morse supported his leadership of the National Front and continued when he was a founder of the New National Front. In the BNP Morse served as editor of the party newspaper British Nationalist[2] and in 1986 was jailed, along with Tyndall, for publishing material relating to racial hatred.[3] He was expelled from the BNP in 2002 and, although he was later reinstated, he is no longer involved in the party.
Away from politics Morse worked in Winchester as a bus driver and was the focus of a campaign to remove him from his job.[4]
Elections contested
UK General elections
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Bournemouth West | BNP | 180 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | Cardiff North | BNP | 121 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | Bournemouth West | BNP | 165 | 0.4 |
European Parliament elections
| Year | Region | Party | Votes | % | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | East of England | BNP | 9,356 | 0.9 | Not elected | Multi member constituencies; party list |
References
- ↑ N. Copsey, Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 72
- ↑ BNP: Under the Skin from bbc.co.uk
- ↑ John Tyndall, 'Prisoner of Democracy', American Renaissance
- ↑ David Botsford, British Fascism and the Measures Taken Against it by the State from the Libertarian Alliance