Anthony Reed Herbert was a leading member of the British National Front during the 1970s, organising the party in Leicester and serving as chief legal adviser (he was a lawyer by profession). He had stood as NF candidate in the by-election for the City of London and Westminster South constituency (now Cities of London and Westminster) held on 24 February 1977, finishing fourth with 1051 votes, ahead of fellow right wing extremists Michael Lobb of the National Party and Dennis Delderfield of the New Britain Party. Reed Herbert went on to break away from the NF in order to lead his own British Democratic Party. He went on to merge the party into the newly formed British National Party in 1982. In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is an extreme right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency covering the area comprising the City of London and the City of Westminster in Central London. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The National Party was formed on January 6, 1976 by John Kingsley Read as a less extreme alternative to the National Front. ... Dennis Delderfield (b. ... In existence since 1977, the New Britain Party (NBP) has been led since its inception by Dennis Delderfield, a newspaper owner. ... The British Democratic Party was a short-lived far-right party formed in 1979 when the Leicester branch of the National Front broke away from the main party under the leadership of Anthony Read Herbert. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...