▁little ▁chance ▁of ▁success , ▁although ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁then ▁M EP ▁Andrew ▁Br ons ▁was ▁supporting ▁Ed mond s ▁against ▁Griff in . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Richard ▁Ed mond s ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁his ▁challenge ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Br ons . ▁ ▁Re jo ined ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁The ▁National ▁Front , ▁in ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁AG M , ▁claimed ▁that ▁Ed mond s ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁N F . ▁This ▁was ▁subsequently ▁confirmed ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁an ▁activ ist ▁for ▁the ▁group . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁party ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Cro yd on ▁North ▁by - e lection , ▁finishing ▁e ighth ▁out ▁of ▁twelve ▁candidates ▁with ▁ 1 6 1 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 7 % ▁vote ▁share ) ▁and ▁in ▁Car shal ton ▁and ▁Wall ington ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁general ▁election , ▁receiving ▁ 4 9 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 1 %). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁N F ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁Bat ley ▁and ▁Sp en ▁by - e lection , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁MP ▁Jo ▁C ox . ▁Ed mond s ▁gained ▁ 8 7 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 4 3 %). ▁ ▁E lections ▁cont ested ▁▁ ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁elections ▁▁▁ ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Council ▁elections ▁▁▁ ▁London