Dismal BNP result in Notts

Icon_article Published: May 06, 2011 20:26 by Watching The Ship Go Down |

Tagged as: anti-racism bnp
Neighbourhoods: bilborough bolsover charnwood derby

The fascist BNP fielded only two candidates in Nottinghamshire for yesterday's local elections. Simon 'Bob' Brindley and Bob Coyne stood in Bilborough in Nottingham and only achieved a measly 3.5% of the vote. The party failed to get it together to field any candidates in former strongholds such as Ashfield and Broxtowe.

However, over the border in Leicestershire the party gained a councillor - Cathy Duffy (East Goscote, Charnwood, by only 4 votes) although they lost two from North West Leicestershire. To the west, the BNP polled over 10% in a number of wards in Derby and Bolsover although, of course, this is well below what they need to win.

The party is in collapse nationally, losing most of its councillors and many former BNP members have jumped ship. Financial scandals, in-fighting and a dictatorial leader who refuses to give up the reins have all but finished the party. Nick Griffin is making a Hitler-style last stand in his bunker but he knows his game is up.

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They Have Not Gone Away

Comment Published: May 08, 2011 12:11 by John Shemeld

This is the first time in its latest incarnation that the BNP have stood candidates within the city of Nottingham. It is indeed heartening to see the dismal result.

While the mainstream parties continue to offer nothing but varying degrees or speed of cuts - in services and living standards, the discontent that the BNP exploit, but have no answer to, continues. We cannot rely on them to self-destruct while the underlying situation is unchanged.

Congratulations to Nottingham Unite Against Fascism who managed to leaflet the whole of the Bilborough ward exposing the BNP. They can claim some credit for the BNP result being so dismal.

Of course the leafleting didn't fix the problem for ever, but "You got to keep the devil down in the hole". Keep it up, UAF!

John Shemeld.