Count Binface
Count Binface is a satirical political candidate created by the British comedian Jonathan David Harvey in 2018. He was a candidate for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the 2019 United Kingdom general election against former prime minister Boris Johnson. He also stood in the 2021 London mayoral election.
| Count Binface | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | 12 December 2018 |
| Portrayed by | Jonathan David Harvey (2018–present) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Political satirist |
| Nationality | British |
In earlier elections, Harvey stood as Lord Buckethead, but was forced to change the character due to a copyright dispute with the American filmmaker Todd Durham, who created Lord Buckethead for his 1984 science fiction film Hyperspace.
In 2019, 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".
When Johnson resigned as an MP in 2023, Binface again stood as a candidate in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, finishing eighth of 17.