his death as a result of a traffic accident in July 2002, whereupon Hope became the sole leader of the party. In 2003, Hope appeared on Top Gear during the second episode of series 2. In its challenge searching for 'Britain's fastest Political Party', he came in last. Elections contested Teignbridge in the 1983, 1987 general election, and 1992 general elections. 1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election, where he came 17th out of 18 candidates with 20 votes (0.1%). Aldershot in the 2001 general election: he came last out of seven with 390 votes (0.9%), narrowly behind Arthur Uther Pendragon. 2003 Brent East by-election, where he came 13th of 16 candidates with 59 votes (0.28%) in a contest won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Teather. 2004 Hartlepool by-election polling 12th out of 14 candidates with 80 votes (0.3%). Aldershot in the 2005 general election, where he took sixth, last place with 553 votes (1.1%). 2006 Blaenau Gwent by-election, where he took sixth, last place with 318 votes (1.2%). 2007 Sedgefield by-election where he came tenth of 11 candidates with 129 votes (0.5%). 2009 Norwich North by-election: Hope came ninth of 12 candidates with 144 votes (0.4%). 2010 general election: Hope contested Witney in Oxfordshire against incumbent MP, Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, and came sixth of ten candidates with 234 votes (0.3%). Cameron held the seat with an increased majority of 22,740 and following coalition talks became Prime Minister. Town council election in Fleet, Hampshire in May 2010, and was elected to one of its quota of parish seats unopposed. In March 2011, he stood in the Barnsley Central by-election and won 198 votes (0.8%) – eighth out of the nine candidates. In May 2011, he stood in the Leicester South by-election and won 553 votes – last out of five candidates with 1.6% of the vote. In March 2012 he stood in the Bradford West by-election winning 111 votes (0.3%) – placed last of eight candidates. In November 2012 Hope stood in the Manchester Central by-election and polled, on a very low turnout of 18.2%, tenth out of 12 candidates, with 78 votes (0.5%), achieving just over a quarter of the vote achieved by the Pirate Party and less than an eighth of the vote of any of the top five candidates, who were members of the largest parties in the UK. In the 2013 South Shields by-election, Hope