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Who Is Lord Buckethead, Theresa May's Main Maidenhead Opposition, Kind Of?

One of his pledges was to bring back Ceefax.
Chris York
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Senior Editor, HuffPost UK

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Theresa May appears to have made a monumental cock-up in calling a snap election, but on the plus side the Conservative Prime Minister was re-elected to represent the constituency of Maidenhead.

Not so fortunate was Lord Buckethead, who won 249 votes, a personal record apparently.

Here’s everything we know about him:

1) He doesn’t have a face - yet still looked happier than Theresa May.

LADY GLUMBUCKETHEAD
I was in Twickenham when Theresa May was called 'a glumbucket'.
In Maidenhead, Lord Buckethead helps her #feelthegurn pic.twitter.com/YnsDRA44U5

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) June 9, 2017

2) He has the best party slogan by miles

@LordBuckethead This is what makes Britain so great..go buckethead! pic.twitter.com/EC4bHrZuy0

— MarianneShillingford (@m_shillingford) June 8, 2017

3) He enjoys a game of bowls...

Like your Earth warrior Sir Francis Drake, I shall enter battle when and only when I've finished my game of bowls. #GE17 #Buckethead pic.twitter.com/hhmPLsjQ5a

— Lord Buckethead (@LordBuckethead) June 8, 2017

4) ... and a pub quiz

Before I take on your Prime Minister, a quick stop-off at the pub quiz in the Maiden's Head. Because that's how I roll. pic.twitter.com/BdcsrDHptH

— Lord Buckethead (@LordBuckethead) June 8, 2017

5) They may or may not be the same Lord Buckethead that stood for election twice before

A Lord Buckethead stood against Margaret Thatcher in Finchley in 1987 (131 votes)...

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... and again in 1992 against John Major.

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6) He might not even be a he

It’s hard to tell but careful analysis of the following clip reveals a slightly masculine but surprisingly high-pitched voice

Lord Buckethead has arrived at PM count. Would have been funny around 11. Now we're overtired and over it pic.twitter.com/GKP4l1EhiQ

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) June 9, 2017

7) It’s definitely a bucket on his head despite what Dave thinks

That's @LordBuckethead and he's a legend. A lighthouse of hope illuminating the seas of despair with a lamp made of love... and a helmet.

— Dave Pitt (@DavethePitt) June 9, 2017

It's a bucket. https://t.co/tWSywhDi1O

— Lord Buckethead (@LordBuckethead) June 9, 2017

8) He gets the train just like us humans

He sings about it in his party political broadcast, obviously.

9) One of his pledges was to bring back Ceefax

The mighty Guardian have given me the Best Policy Award of the election for my flagship pledge to bring back Ceefax! https://t.co/IYH56zKwkR

— Lord Buckethead (@LordBuckethead) June 8, 2017

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