Re-emergence in Thurrock
In recent years, Beackon has re-emerged as a BNP activist in Thurrock, Essex. He was a BNP candidate for the Orsett ward of Thurrock council in May 2008. This is a safe Conservative ward and Beackon finished in third place with 330 votes, 17.8% of the total.
For the 2010 council elections, he stood for the Chadwell St Mary ward and gained 811 votes (19.8%).
By 2012, Beackon had left the BNP and joined the National Front, standing as a candidate in the Chadwell St Mary ward for the local elections in Thurrock and gained 103 votes (6.1) in fourth place out of five candidates by beating the Liberal Democrats.
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