Count Binface | |
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First appearance | 12 December 2018 |
Portrayed by | Jonathan David Harvey (2018–present) |
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Gender | Male |
Occupation | Political satirist |
Nationality | British |
Count Binface is a satirical political candidate created by the British comedian Jonathan David Harvey[1] in 2018.[2] He was a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2019 United Kingdom general election against prime minister Boris Johnson. He also stood in the 2021 London mayoral election.
In earlier elections, Harvey stood as Lord Buckethead, but was forced to change the character due to a copyright dispute with the American filmmaker Todd Durham, who created Lord Buckethead for his 1984 science fiction film Hyperspace.[3][4]
In 2019, another individual contested the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat as Buckethead, representing the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, to which Binface said he "look[s] forward to both the hustings and to challenging [him] to take part in a receptacle-to-receptacle debate".[5]
When Johnson resigned as an MP in 2023, Binface again stood as a candidate in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, finishing eighth of 17.
Count Binface is an independent space warrior[6] in a black and grey costume, with a long silver cape and a helmet shaped somewhat like a dustbin with a glowing strip where his eyes would be. Binface claimed to be 5,965 years old in 2019.[7]
Binface announced a series of satirical policies for the 2019 general election, including:
Binface announced his intention to stand for the London Mayoral Election, which was originally scheduled for 2020, but was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He announced a suite of 21 policies which "marries fiscal responsibility, social awareness, and not being an anti-vaccine nutjob", including:
Binface started a fundraiser to raise £10,000, the amount necessary to allow him to stand for Mayor of London. The excess money was donated to charity Shelter to help combat homelessness.[13] He finished ninth with 24,775 votes in the mayoral election.[17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Boris Johnson | 25,351 | 52.6 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Ali Milani | 18,141 | 37.6 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Humphreys | 3,026 | 6.3 | +2.3 | |
Green | Mark Keir | 1,090 | 2.3 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Courtenay | 283 | 0.6 | −2.8 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Lord Buckethead | 125 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Count Binface | 69 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Alfie Utting | 44 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Yace Yogenstein | 23 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Norma Burke | 22 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Bobby Elmo Smith | 8 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Independent | William Tobin | 5 | 0.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 48,174 | 68.5 | +1.7 |
Mayor of London election 6 May 2021 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Sadiq Khan | 1,013,721 | 40.0% | 192,313 | 1,206,034 | 55.2% |
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Conservative | Shaun Bailey | 893,051 | 35.3% | 84,550 | 977,601 | 44.8% |
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Green | Siân Berry | 197,976 | 7.8% |
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Liberal Democrats | Luisa Porritt | 111,716 | 4.4% |
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Independent | Niko Omilana | 49,628 | 2.0% |
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Reclaim | Laurence Fox | 47,634 | 1.9% |
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London Real | Brian Rose | 31,111 | 1.2% |
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Rejoin EU | Richard Hewison | 28,012 | 1.1% |
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Count Binface | Count Binface | 24,775 | 1.0% |
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Women's Equality | Mandu Reid | 21,182 | 0.8% |
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Let London Live | Piers Corbyn | 20,604 | 0.8% |
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Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson | 16,826 | 0.7% |
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UKIP | Peter Gammons | 14,393 | 0.6% |
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Independent | Farah London | 11,869 | 0.5% |
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Heritage | David Kurten | 11,025 | 0.4% |
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Independent | Nims Obunge | 9,682 | 0.4% |
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SDP | Steve Kelleher | 8,764 | 0.3% |
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Renew | Kam Balayev | 7,774 | 0.3% |
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Independent | Max Fosh | 6,309 | 0.2% |
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Burning Pink | Valerie Brown | 5,305 | 0.2% |
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Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Tuckwell | 13,965 | 45.2 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Danny Beales | 13,470 | 43.6 | +6.0 | |
Green | Sarah Green | 893 | 2.9 | +0.7 | |
Reclaim | Laurence Fox | 714 | 2.3 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Blaise Baquiche | 526 | 1.7 | -4.6 | |
SDP | Steve Gardner | 248 | 0.8 | New | |
Independent | Kingsley Hamilton Anti-Ulez[a] | 208 | 0.7 | New | |
Count Binface | Count Binface | 190 | 0.6 | +0.5 | |
Independent | No-Ulez Leo Phaure[a] | 186 | 0.6 | New | |
Rejoin EU | Richard Hewison | 105 | 0.3 | New | |
Let London Live | Piers Corbyn | 101 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Cameron Bell | 91 | 0.3 | New | |
CPA | Enomfon Ntefon | 78 | 0.3 | New | |
UKIP | Rebecca Jane | 61 | 0.2 | -0.4 | |
Climate | Ed Gemmell | 49 | 0.2 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 32 | 0.1 | −0.2 | |
Independent | 77 Joseph[b] | 8 | 0.0 | New | |
Majority | 495 | 1.6 | −13.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,000 | 46.23 | 17.3 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −6.7 |