Alan "Howling Laud" Hope was born in Mytchett, Hampshire and has been leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party since 1999. Following the death of Screaming Lord Sutch, Alan was jointly elected with his cat, Cat Mandu, as OMRLP leader in a ballot. However, since June 2002 he has been the sole leader, owing to Cat Mandu's death in a road accident. Howling Laud Hope stood as a candidate in the Brent East by-election, 2003, where he gained just 59 votes in a contest eventually won by Sarah Teather, the Liberal Democrat candidate, from Labour. This has not discouraged him however, and Laud Hope is standing in Aldershot in the general election on May 5, 2005. Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England. ... The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a United Kingdom political party that was founded by musician and anti-politician Screaming Lord Sutch in 1983. ... Screaming Lord Sutch (November 10, 1940 - June 16, 1999) was a British politician, musician and maverick. ... The member of Parliament for Brent East, Paul Daisley, of the Labour Party died on June 18, 2003. ... Sarah Teather (born June 1, 1974) is a British Member of Parliament for Brent East, elected 18 September 2003 in a by-election. ... Lib Dem logo The Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Labour (or labor) can mean any one of the following things: Physical or mental work; exertion. ... See also Aldershot, Ontario. ...
Alan "HowlingLaud"Hope was born in Mytchett, Surrey and has been leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party since 1999.
Following the death of Screaming Lord Sutch, Hope was jointly elected with his cat, Cat Mandu, as OMRLP leader in a ballot.
Hope stood as a candidate in the Brent East by-election, 2003, where he gained just 59 votes in a contest eventually won from Labour by Sarah Teather, the Liberal Democrat candidate.
LONDON (Reuters) -- Britain's Official Monster Raving Loony Party, still mourning the death of its eccentric founder Screaming Lord Sutch, said on Thursday the race to succeed him was finely balanced between the party chairman and his cat.
Alan Hope, re-christened HowlingLaudHope to launch his bid for power, is running against his own cat, Mandu.
Hope said Sutch's suicide was a sad loss for the party he led for 21 years.
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