Tom Holmes (British politician)
Thomas Frank Holmes (31 October 1930 – August 2016) was a British far-right politician. He was the chairman of the National Front between 1998 and 2009, and was a long-standing member of the movement.[1]
Life and activism
Holmes was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 31 October 1930.[2][3] He was involved in nationalist politics from 1958.[4] Holmes later lived in Caister-on-Sea, a village near Yarmouth.[5] He died there in August 2016, at the age of 85.[6]
Views
Holmes was a strong supporter of European nationalism and stated, "I have contacts with people all over Europe: Austria, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Serbia, but none of these are official contacts, we have unofficial contacts, yes, we support any European nationalist party."[7] He was also highly critical of the British National Party, claiming that it was no longer truly white nationalist and condemning it for having a Sikh columnist in the party's newspaper.
General elections contested
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Yarmouth | NF | 640 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | North Thanet | NF | 395 | 0.9 |
| 2005 | Halifax | NF | 191 | 0.5 |
References
- ^ "Welcome to the National Front Main Site". Archived from the original on 28 April 2010.
- ^ "Thomas F. Holmes". FreeBMD. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Thomas F. Holmes". 1939 England and Wales Register. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "NF activist guilty of race abuse". BBC News. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Thomas F. Holmes b. 1930". GRO Index. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ RFERL, "EU: Union Again Seeks To Introduce Legal Immigration Policy", 12 January 2005