Count Binface
Count Binface is a satirical political candidate created by British comedian Jonathan Harvey in 2018. He was a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2019 United Kingdom general election against prime minister Boris Johnson. He also stood in the 2021 London mayoral election. In earlier elections Harvey stood as Lord Buckethead, but was forced to change the name due to a copyright dispute with American filmmaker Todd Durham, who created the character for his 1984 science fiction film "Hyperspace". Another individual contested the Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat as Buckethead, representing the Official Monster Raving Loony  Party, to which Binface said he "look[s] forward to both the hustings and to challenging [him] to take part in a receptacle-to-receptacle debate". On 27 February 2020, Binface announced his intention to stand in the 2020 London mayoral election. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the election was delayed until 2021. Character. Count Binface is an "independent space warrior" in a black and grey costume, with a long silver cape and a helmet shaped somewhat like a dustbin with a glowing strip where his eyes would be. Binface claims to be 5,965 years old. 2019 general election policies. Binface  announced a series of satirical policies for the 2019 general election, including: London mayoral election. Binface announced his intention to stand for the London Mayoral Election, which was originally scheduled for 2020, but was delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He announced a suite of 21 policies which "marries fiscal responsibility, social awareness, and not being an anti-vaccine nutjob", including: Binface started a fundraiser to raise £10,000, the amount necessary to allow him to stand for Mayor of London. The excess money was donated to charity Shelter to help combat homelessness. He finished 9th with 24,775  votes in the mayoral election. Electoral history.