Derek Beackon

Derek Beackon

Derek William Beackon is a former British National Party councillor.

Beackon joined the BNP in 1986 as an associate member, becoming a full member two years later. Known as 'Daddy', Beackon first presented as a candidate for the BNP in 1990 in the Redcoat ward of Tower Hamlets where he gained 3% of the vote, a typically low total for the party at the time.

Read more about Derek Beackon:  Beackon and The Emergence of The BNP, Reaction To Beackon's Win, Beackon As A Councillor, Chief Steward, Later BNP Activism, Re-emergence in Thurrock