Andrew Brons
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Andrew Brons (born 1947) was a veteran of far right politics in Britain. He began his political career as a member of the National Socialist Movement until he was seventeen then joined John Bean's British National Party which merged with the League of Empire Loyalists to form the National Front in 1967. He contested Harrogate for the NF in both 1974 general elections, polling 1186 votes (2.3%) in February and 1030 (2.3%) in October. As NF candidate in the Birmingham Stechford by-election of 31 March 1977 he forced the Liberal candidate into third place, helping his stature to grow within the NF.
Following the poor showing by the NF in the 1979 General Election, Brons was chosen to lead the NF and in doing so broke with his former mentor. Brons would go on to lead the NF in name only from then on. Initially Martin Webster, who became National Activities Organiser, exerted the most influence before the Political Soldier wing of the party became more important. Brons tended to support the Flag Group although he lost influence to Ian Anderson and faded from his leading position.
Although Brons continued as a leading member and even wrote a number of articles for the Political Soldier-supporting Nationalism Today, he was generally opposed to the views of the Official National Front. He resigned from the party altogether in 1986, along with Martin Webster and others. Brons, who had already faded from any real active influence by this point, though very active in policy development (the massive tome that was produced as the 1983 manifesto contained large contributions from him), articles and policy training sessions, stepped away from politics, concentrating on his position as lecturer at Harrogate College, where he has worked since 1970, teaching Law, and Government & Politics.
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Date of election Constituency Party Votes % 28 Feb 1974 (general) Harrogate NF 1186 2.3 10 Oct 1974 (general) Harrogate NF 1030 2.3 31 Mar 1977 (by-election) Birmingham, Stechford NF 2995 12.4 3 May 1979 (general) Bradford, N NF 614 1.3 9 Jun 1983 (general) Leeds, E NF 475 1.1
