British National Party election results
This article lists the British National Party's election results in the UK parliamentary, Scottish parliamentary and Welsh Assembly elections, as well as in the European Parliament elections and at a local level.
United Kingdom elections
Summary of general election performance
Year | Number of candidates | Total votes | Average votes per candidate | Percentage of vote | Change (percentage points) | Saved deposits* | Number of MPs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | 53 | 14,621 | 276 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 2 | 553 | 277 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 13 | 7,631 | 587 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 56 | 35,832 | 640 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
2001 | 33 | 47,129 | 1,428 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 7 | 0 |
2005 | 119 | 192,746 | 1,620 | 0.7 | +0.5 | 34 | 0 |
2010 | 338 | 563,743 | 1,668 | 1.9 | +1.2 | 73 | 0 |
2015 | 8 | 0 |
* Note: Until 1985, a deposit was saved on securing 12½% of the votes cast; from 1985, this was reduced to 5%.
General election, 9 June 1983
This was the first general election after the formation of the BNP following the disintegration of the National Front (NF) in the early 1980s. The BNP stood 53 candidates in order to be eligible for the five-minute national television broadcast offered to all parties running fifty candidates or more. Although the party did not anticipate winning any seats (as was the case) the election was pivotal in ensuring that its profile was raised, with 13 million viewers watching the broadcast.[1] The NF itself contested 61 seats, a significant drop from the 303 it had contested in 1979. Only three constituencies (Hackney S & Shoreditch, Islington S & Finsbury and Worthing) were contested by both parties and in all three the NF beat the BNP. However, their combined vote in each of these constituencies was roughly half of what the NF had secured previously.
38 of the seats contested by the BNP had been contested by the NF in 1979. However, the BNP vote in all but one was lower than the NF had previously achieved. (The exception was Carmarthen: NF 149 in 1979; BNP 154 in 1983.)
BNP results ranged from 94 to 632 votes. Its share of votes ranged from 0.2% to 1.3%.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Ashford | R Lockwood | 195 | 0.4 |
Basingstoke | I Wilson | 344 | 0.6 |
Beckenham | G Younger | 203 | 0.5 |
Bolton North East | D Ball | 186 | 0.4 |
Bournemouth West | Morse, JohnJohn Morse | 180 | 0.4 |
Bradford North | M Easter | 193 | 0.4 |
Broxbourne | J Smith | 502 | 1.0 |
Carmarthen | C Grice | 154 | 0.3 |
Chislehurst | A Waite | 201 | 0.5 |
Ealing North | J Shaw | 306 | 0.6 |
Edmonton | D Bruce | 372 | 0.8 |
Eltham | P Banks | 276 | 0.7 |
Enfield North | J Billingham | 268 | 0.5 |
Enfield Southgate | M Braithwaite | 318 | 0.7 |
Epping Forest | S Smith | 330 | 0.7 |
Erith and Crayford | O Hawke | 272 | 0.7 |
Glasgow Shettleston | K Hill | 103 | 0.3 |
Gloucester | R Rhodes | 260 | 0.5 |
Greenwich | I Dell | 259 | 0.7 |
Hackney South and Shoreditch | Mrs Valerie Tyndall | 374 | 1.0 |
Harborough | J Taylor | 280 | 0.5 |
Hertford and Stortford | G Wiles | 304 | 0.6 |
Heywood and Middleton | K Henderson | 316 | 0.8 |
Ilford South | R Martin | 316 | 0.8 |
Ipswich | A Pearson | 235 | 0.5 |
Islington North | L Bearsford-Walker | 176 | 0.5 |
Islington South and Finsbury | D Stentiford | 94 | 0.2 |
Leeds Central | G Cummins | 331 | 0.9 |
Leeds West | A Braithwaite | 334 | 0.7 |
Leicester East | R Sutton | 459 | 0.9 |
Leicester South | C Pickard | 280 | 0.3 |
Leicester West | Hill, RayRay Hill | 469 | 1.0 |
Lewisham Deptford | P Wilson | 317 | 0.9 |
Lewisham East | Edmonds, RichardRichard Edmonds | 288 | 0.7 |
Lewisham West | R Hoy | 336 | 0.8 |
Liverpool Walton | D McKechnie | 343 | 0.7 |
Loughborough | J Peacock | 228 | 0.4 |
Manchester Gorton | L Andrews | 231 | 0.5 |
Milton Keynes | R Rickcord | 290 | 0.5 |
Orpington | L Taylor | 215 | 0.5 |
Plymouth Drake | C Bradbury | 163 | 0.4 |
Ravensbourne | A Shotton | 242 | 0.6 |
Reading East | P Baker | 147 | 0.3 |
Stevenage | D Bowmaker | 236 | 0.5 |
Thanet North | B Dobing | 324 | 0.7 |
Thurrock | R Sinclair | 252 | 0.6 |
Wakefield | V Parker | 295 | 0.6 |
Walsall South | J Parker | 632 | 1.3 |
Warrington North | I Sloan | 267 | 0.5 |
Woolwich | T Fitz-Gerald | 384 | 1.0 |
Worcester | K Axon | 208 | 0.4 |
Worthing | D Monks | 103 | 0.2 |
York | T Bratten | 148 | 0.3 |
Total | 14,621 | 0.0 | |
By-elections, 1983-1987
Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 February 1987 | Greenwich | I B Dell | 116 | 0.3[3] |
General election, 11 June 1987
With party finances strained, leader John Tyndall decided not to fight this election.[4] The party's Bromley officer Alf Waite and West Kent chief Michael Easter both broke rank and stood as candidates and, despite attempts by Tyndall to maintain unity, some of Waite and Easter's supporters split from the BNP to join the Flag Group after the election.[5]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Ravensbourne | A Waite | 184 | 0.4 |
Tonbridge and Malling | M Easter | 369 | 0.6 |
Total | 553 | 0.0 |
General election, 9 April 1992
Although a wider slate of candidates was put forward than in 1987, the party concentrated its campaigning efforts on the East London constituencies of Bethnal Green and Stepney and Bow and Poplar on the back of some relatively strong performances in local elections in the early 1990s.[7] The party's first elected representative to a borough council, Derek Beackon, would be elected in this area the following year.
BNP results ranged from 121 to 1310 votes. Its share of votes ranged from 0.3% to 3.6%.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green and Stepney | Edmonds, RichardRichard Edmonds | 1,310 | 3.6 |
Blaby | J Peacock | 521 | 0.8 |
Bow and Poplar | Tyndall, JohnJohn Tyndall | 1,107 | 3.0 |
Cardiff North | Morse, JohnJohn Morse | 121 | 0.3 |
Clydesdale | S Cartwright | 342 | 0.7 |
Darlington | D Clarke | 355 | 0.6 |
Dewsbury | Birdwood, JLady Jane Birdwood | 660 | 1.1 |
Edinburgh West | D Bruce | 133 | 0.3 |
Erewash | L Johnson | 645 | 1.0 |
Peterborough | R Heaton | 311 | 0.5 |
Rochdale | K Henderson | 620 | 1.2 |
Southwark and Bermondsey | S Tyler | 530 | 1.4 |
Uxbridge | M O'Rourke | 350 | 0.7 |
Total | 7,631 | 0.1 |
By-elections, 1992-1997
Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 June 1994 | Dagenham | John Tyndall | 1,511 | 7.0[9] |
General election, 1 May 1997
Both Tyndall and Tony Lecomber felt that recruitment of new members was of central importance to the growth of the BNP and it was agreed that a larger scale general election campaign was needed in order to accomplish this.[10] The party spent £60,000 on their election campaign, although ultimately it had no great impact on volume of membership.[11]
BNP results ranged from 149 to 3350 votes. Its share of votes ranged from 0.4% to 7.5%.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Aldershot | D Stevens | 322 | 0.6 |
Ashfield | S Belshaw | 595 | 1.2 |
Barking | M Toleman | 894 | 2.7 |
Batley and Spen | R Smith | 472 | 1.0 |
Bethnal Green and Bow | D King | 3,350 | 7.5 |
Bexleyheath and Crayford | Ms P Smith | 429 | 0.9 |
Birmingham Edgbaston | D Campbell | 443 | 0.9 |
Birmingham Northfield | K Axon | 337 | 0.9 |
Birmingham Perry Barr | L Windridge | 544 | 1.2 |
Blaby | J Peacock | 523 | 1.0 |
Blackpool North and Fleetwood | J Ellis | 288 | 0.5 |
Bournemouth West | Morse, JohnJohn Morse | 165 | 0.4 |
Bradford West | G Osborn | 893 | 1.8 |
Bristol North West | S Parnell | 265 | 0.5 |
Broxbourne | D Bruce | 610 | 1.3 |
Calder Valley | C Jackson | 431 | 0.8 |
Carshalton and Wallington | G Ritchie | 261 | 0.5 |
Charnwood | M Palmer | 525 | 0.9 |
Chingford and Woodford Green | A Gould | 1,059 | 2.4 |
Clydesdale | K Smith | 311 | 0.7 |
Coventry South | J Astbury | 328 | 0.7 |
Croydon South | P Ferguson | 354 | 0.7 |
Dagenham | W Binding | 900 | 2.5 |
Dartford | P McHale | 424 | 0.8 |
Dewsbury | Ms F Taylor | 2,232 | 5.2 |
East Ham | C Smith | 1,258 | 3.2 |
Edmonton | B Cowd | 437 | 1.0 |
Eltham | W Hitches | 491 | 1.1 |
Enfield North | Griffin, JeanMrs Jean Griffin | 590 | 1.2 |
Epping Forest | P Henderson | 743 | 1.4 |
Erith and Thamesmead | V Dooley | 718 | 1.7 |
Feltham and Heston | R Church | 682 | 1.5 |
Gillingham | C Jury | 195 | 0.4 |
Glasgow Govan | J White | 149 | 0.5 |
Glasgow Shettleston | R Currie | 191 | 0.6 |
Hackney South and Shoreditch | G Callow | 531 | 1.6 |
Harlow | J Bowles | 319 | 0.9 |
Ilford North | P Wilson | 755 | 1.6 |
Ilford South | A Owens | 580 | 1.2 |
Kingswood | P Hart | 290 | 0.5 |
Leicester West | A Belshaw | 302 | 0.7 |
Leominster | J Haycock | 292 | 0.6 |
Mitcham and Morden | L Miller | 521 | 1.1 |
Morley and Rothwell | R Wood | 381 | 0.8 |
Old Bexley and Sidcup | Tyndall, ValerieMrs Valerie Tyndall | 415 | 0.8 |
Poplar and Canning Town | Tyndall, JohnJohn Tyndall | 2,849 | 7.3 |
Reading East | Ms B Packer | 238 | 0.5 |
Reading West | I Dell | 320 | 0.7 |
Rochdale | G Bergin | 653 | 1.4 |
Romford | M Carey | 522 | 1.2 |
Rossendale and Darwen | A Wearden | 674 | 1.3 |
Sherwood | P Ballard | 432 | 0.8 |
Southwark North and Bermondsey | M Davidson | 713 | 1.8 |
Stoke-on-Trent Central | M Coleman | 806 | 1.5 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | S Batkin | 568 | 1.2 |
Taunton | L Andrews | 318 | 0.5 |
West Ham | Francis, KennethKenneth Francis | 1,198 | 3.6 |
Total | 35,832 | 0.1 |
By-elections, 1997-2001
Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 July 1997 | Uxbridge | Ms. F Taylor | 205 | 0.7[13] |
23 November 2000 | Preston | Christian Jackson | 229 | 1.1[14] |
23 November 2000 | West Bromwich West | Nick Griffin | 974 | 4.2[15] |
General election, 7 June 2001
On the back of an intense local campaign that had been bolstered by the tensions around the 2001 Oldham race riots, the BNP secured their best ever general election result in Oldham West and Royton where party leader Nick Griffin secured 16.4% of the vote.[16]
BNP results ranged from 278 to 6,552 votes. Its share of votes ranged from 0.8% to 16.4%.
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Ashton-under-Lyne | R Woods | 1,617 | 4.5 |
Barking | M Tolman | 1,606 | 6.4 |
Bethnal Green and Bow | M Davidson | 1,211 | 3.2 |
Bexleyheath and Crayford | C Smith | 1,408 | 3.5 |
Birmingham Hodge Hill | L Windridge | 889 | 3.3 |
Blaby | E Scott | 1,375 | 2.8 |
Bradford North | J Brayshaw | 1,613 | 4.6 |
Broxbourne | J Cope | 848 | 2.2 |
Burnley | S Smith | 4,151 | 11.3 |
Chingford and Woodford Green | Griffin, JeanMrs Jean Griffin | 1,062 | 2.9 |
Coventry North East | E Sheppard | 937 | 2.0 |
Croydon Central | L Miller | 449 | 1.0 |
Dagenham | D Hill | 1,378 | 5.0 |
Dewsbury | R Smith | 1,632 | 4.5 |
Dudley North | Darby, SimonSimon Darby | 1,882 | 4.7 |
Enfield North | R Johns | 605 | 1.6 |
Erewash | S Belshaw | 591 | 1.2 |
Hayes and Harlington | G Birch | 705 | 2.2 |
Leicester East | C Potter | 772 | 1.9 |
Lewisham East | B Roberts | 1,005 | 3.3 |
Mitcham and Morden | Tyndall, JohnJohn Tyndall | 642 | 1.7 |
Newport West | T Cavill | 278 | 0.8 |
Oldham East and Saddleworth | M Treacy | 5,091 | 11.2 |
Oldham West and Royton | Griffin, NickNick Griffin | 6,552 | 16.4 |
Pendle | C Jackson | 1,976 | 5.0 |
Poplar and Canning Town | P Borg | 1,733 | 5.1 |
Romford | F McAllister | 414 | 1.2 |
Ruislip Northwood | I Edwards | 547 | 1.5 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | S Batkin | 1,358 | 3.8 |
Sunderland North | D Guynan | 687 | 2.3 |
Sunderland South | J Dobbie | 576 | 1.8 |
Walthamstow | W Phillips | 389 | 1.1 |
West Bromwich West | J Salvage | 1,428 | 4.5 |
General election, 5 May 2005
BNP results ranged from 376 to 5,066 votes. Its share of votes ranged from 0.8% to 17.0%. In total 34 BNP candidates polled 5% or more and saved their deposit. The highest percentage was achieved in Barking by Richard Barnbrook, later to be elected to the London Assembly in 2008 when the BNP passed the 5% threshold and thus qualified for a single seat.[18]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Aldridge-Brownhills | W Vaughan | 1,620 | 4.1 |
Amber Valley | P Snell | 1,243 | 2.6 |
Ashton-under-Lyne | A Jones | 2,051 | 5.5 |
Barking | Barnbrook, RichardRichard Barnbrook | 4,916 | 17.0 |
Barnsley Central | G Broadley | 1,403 | 4.9 |
Basildon | Miss E Colgate | 2055 | 4.8 |
Basingstoke | R Robertson | 821 | 1.7 |
Batley and Spen | C Auty | 2,668 | 6.8 |
Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lee, JayJay Lee | 1,245 | 2.9 |
Billericay | B Robinson | 1,435 | 2.9 |
Birmingham Erdington | Ebanks, SharonSharon Ebanks | 1,512 | 4.8 |
Birmingham Hodge Hill | D Adams | 1,445 | 5.1 |
Birmingham Northfield | M Cattell | 1,278 | 4.1 |
Birmingham Yardley | R Purcell | 1,523 | 5.2 |
Blaby | M Robinson | 1,704 | 3.5 |
Blackburn | N Holt | 2,263 | 5.4 |
Blackpool South | R Goodwin | 1,113 | 2.9 |
Boston and Skegness | Ms W Russell | 1,025 | 2.5 |
Bradford North | Ms L Cromie | 2,061 | 6.0 |
Bradford South | J Lewthwaite | 2,862 | 7.8 |
Bradford West | Cromie, PaulPaul Cromie | 2,525 | 6.9 |
Broxbourne | A Emerson | 1,929 | 4.7 |
Burnley | L Starr | 4,003 | 10.3 |
Burton | Ms J Russell | 1,840 | 3.8 |
Bury North | S Clough | 1,790 | 4.0 |
Calder Valley | J Gregory | 1,887 | 4.0 |
Charnwood | A Holders | 1,737 | 3.4 |
Cheadle | R Chadfield | 421 | 0.9 |
Colne Valley | B Fowler | 1,430 | 2.9 |
Coventry North West | D Clarke | 1,556 | 3.6 |
Crawley | R Trower | 1,277 | 3.0 |
Dagenham | Rustem, LawrenceLawrence Rustem | 2,870 | 9.3 |
Denton and Reddish | J Edgar | 1,326 | 3.7 |
Derbyshire South | D Joines | 1,797 | 3.2 |
Dewsbury | D Exley | 5,066 | 13.1 |
Doncaster Central | J Wilkinson | 1,239 | 3.6 |
Doncaster North | L Hagan | 1,506 | 4.8 |
Dudley North | Darby, SimonSimon Darby | 4,022 | 9.7 |
Dudley South | J Salvage | 1,841 | 4.7 |
Easington | I McDonald | 1,042 | 3.3 |
Elmet | Ms T Andrews | 1,231 | 2.6 |
Eltham | B Roberts | 979 | 2.8 |
Enfield North | T Farr | 1,004 | 2.5 |
Epping Forest | J Leppert | 1,728 | 3.9 |
Erewash | Mrs S Graham | 1,319 | 2.6 |
Erith and Thamesmead | B Ravenscroft | 1,620 | 4.3 |
Glasgow Central | W Hamilton | 671 | 2.4 |
Glasgow North East | S McLean | 920 | 3.2 |
Great Grimsby | S Fyfe | 1,338 | 4.1 |
Halifax | G Wallace | 2,627 | 6.6 |
Haltemprice and Howden | J Mainprize | 798 | 1.7 |
Harrogate and Knaresborough | C Banner | 466 | 1.1 |
Havant | I Johnson | 652 | 1.4 |
Hayes and Harlington | T Hazel | 830 | 2.6 |
Heywood and Middleton | G Aronsson | 1,855 | 4.7 |
Hornchurch | I Moore | 1,313 | 3.4 |
Houghton and Washington East | J Richardson | 1,367 | 3.9 |
Huddersfield | K Hanson | 1,036 | 3.0 |
Hull East | A Siddle | 1,022 | 3.3 |
Hull North | B Wainwright | 766 | 2.6 |
Hyndburn | C Jackson | 2,444 | 6.2 |
Keighley | Griffin, NickNick Griffin | 4,240 | 9.2 |
Knowsley North and Sefton East | M McDermott | 872 | 2.4 |
Leeds Central | Collett, MarkMark Collett | 1,201 | 4.1 |
Leeds West | Mrs J Day | 1,167 | 3.5 |
Leicestershire North West | C Potter | 1,474 | 3.1 |
Maidenhead | T Rait | 704 | 1.5 |
Makerfield | D Shambley | 1,221 | 3.4 |
Middlesbrough | R Armes | 819 | 2.5 |
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | G Groves | 1,099 | 2.5 |
Morley and Rothwell | C Beverley | 2,271 | 5.3 |
Newcastle-under-Lyme | J Dawson | 1,390 | 3.5 |
Normanton | J Aveyard | 1,967 | 5.3 |
Old Bexley and Sidcup | Miss C Sayers | 1,227 | 2.8 |
Oldham East and Saddleworth | M Treacy | 2,109 | 4.9 |
Oldham West and Royton | Mrs A Corbett | 2,606 | 6.9 |
Pendle | T Boocock | 2,547 | 6.2 |
Pontefract and Castleford | Ms S Cass | 1,835 | 5.6 |
Poole | P Pirnie | 547 | 1.4 |
Redcar | A Harris | 985 | 2.5 |
Rochdale | D Adams | 1,773 | 4.3 |
Romford | J McCaffrey | 1,088 | 3.0 |
Rossendale and Darwen | Wentworth, AnthonyAnthony Wentworth | 1,736 | 3.9 |
Rother Valley | N Cass | 2,020 | 5.1 |
Rotherham | Mrs M Guest | 1,986 | 6.6 |
Sheffield Attercliffe | Mrs B Jones | 1,477 | 4.0 |
Sheffield Brightside | C Hartigan | 1,537 | 6.2 |
Sheffield Central | M Payne | 539 | 1.8 |
Sheffield Hallam | I Senior | 469 | 1.2 |
Sheffield Heeley | J Beatson | 1,314 | 3.9 |
Sheffield Hillsborough | D Wright | 2,010 | 4.4 |
Shipley | T Linden | 2,000 | 4.2 |
Solihull | Mrs D Carr | 1,752 | 3.3 |
Stalybridge and Hyde | N Byrne | 1,399 | 4.0 |
Stockton North | K Hughes | 986 | 2.7 |
Stoke-on-Trent Central | M Coleman | 2,178 | 7.8 |
Stoke-on-Trent North | S Cartlidge | 2,132 | 6.9 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | M Leat | 3,305 | 8.7 |
Sunderland North | Miss D Hiles | 1,136 | 3.9 |
Sunderland South | D Guynan | 1,166 | 3.8 |
Swansea East | K Holloway | 770 | 2.5 |
Thurrock | N Geri | 2,526 | 5.8 |
Tyne Bridge | K Scott | 1,072 | 4.1 |
Upminster | C Roberts | 1173 | 3.4 |
Uxbridge | C le May | 763 | 2.2 |
Wakefield | G Rowe | 1,328 | 3.1 |
Walsall North | W Locke | 1,992 | 6.0 |
Walsall South | K Smith | 1,776 | 5.0 |
Warley | Simon Smith | 1,761 | 5.5 |
Warwickshire North | Ms M Mackenzie | 1,910 | 4.1 |
Wentworth | J Pygott | 1,798 | 5.1 |
West Bromwich East | C Butler | 2,329 | 6.6 |
West Bromwich West | J Lloyd | 3,456 | 9.9 |
Weston-super-Mare | C Courtney | 778 | 1.6 |
Wokingham | R Colborne | 376 | 0.8 |
Wolverhampton South West | E Mullins | 983 | 2.4 |
Woodspring | M Howson | 633 | 1.2 |
Worcester | M Roberts | 980 | 2.1 |
Wrexham | J Walker | 919 | 3.0 |
Total | 192,746 | 0.7 |
By-elections, 2005-2010
Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
19 July 2007 | Sedgefield | Andrew Spence | 2,494 | 8.9[20] |
26 June 2008 | Henley | Timothy Rait | 1,243 | 3.6[21] |
23 July 2009 | Norwich North | Rev. Robert West | 941 | 2.7[22] |
12 November 2009 | Glasgow North East | Charlie Baillie | 1,013 | 4.9[23] |
General election, 6 May 2010
The BNP fielded 338 candidates[24] (including 19 in Wales and 14 in Scotland but none in Northern Ireland), nearly three times the number in 2005. Leader Nick Griffin came third in Barking - the constituency it had targeted heavily - while the party lost all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagenham council. In total 73 BNP candidates polled 5% or more and saved their deposit. The election results followed a campaign in which the BNP website was closed down by its designer, the party's publicity director was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill Griffin and a candidate in London was filmed fighting in the street with a group of Asian teenagers.[25] Votes polled ranged from 150 to 6,620. The percentage of votes ranged from 0.4% to 14.6%. The average was 1.9%.[26]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Aberavon | Kevin Edwards | 1,276 | 4.1 |
Aberdeen North | Roy Jones | 635 | 1.7 |
Aberdeen South | Susan Ross | 529 | 1.2 |
Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine | Gary Raikes | 513 | 1.1 |
Alyn and Deeside | John Walker | 1,368 | 3.4 |
Amber Valley | Michael Clarke | 3,195 | 7.0 |
Ashfield | Edward Holmes | 2,781 | 5.8 |
Ashton-under-Lyne | David Lomas | 2,929 | 7.6 |
Banff and Buchan | Richard Payne | 1,010 | 2.6 |
Barking | Nick Griffin | 6,620 | 14.6 |
Barnsley Central | Ian Sutton | 3,307 | 8.9 |
Barnsley East | Colin Porter | 3,301 | 8.6 |
Barrow and Furness | Mike Ashburner | 840 | 1.9 |
Basildon and Billericay | Irene Bateman | 1,934 | 4.6 |
Basildon South and Thurrock East | Chris Roberts | 2,518 | 5.6 |
Batley and Spen | David Exley | 3,685 | 7.1 |
Beckenham | Roger Tonks | 1,001 | 2.1 |
Bedford | William Dewick | 757 | 1.7 |
Bedfordshire North East | Ian Seeby | 1,265 | 2.3 |
Bedfordshire South West | Mark Tolman | 1,703 | 3.4 |
Bermondsey and Old Southwark | Stephen Tyler | 1,370 | 3.1 |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | Peter Mailer | 1,213 | 3.2 |
Bethnal Green and Bow | Jeffrey Marshall | 1,405 | 2.8 |
Beverley and Holderness | Neil Whitelam | 2,080 | 3.9 |
Bexhill and Battle | Neil Jackson | 1,950 | 3.6 |
Bexleyheath and Crayford | Stephen James | 2,042 | 4.7 |
Birmingham Edgbaston | Trevor Lloyd | 1,196 | 2.9 |
Birmingham Erdington | Kevin McHugh | 1,815 | 5.1 |
Birmingham Hodge Hill | Richard Lumby | 2,333 | 5.5 |
Birmingham Northfield | Les Orton | 2,290 | 5.5 |
Birmingham Selly Oak | Lynette Orton | 1,820 | 3.9 |
Birmingham Yardley | Tanya Lumby | 2,153 | 5.3 |
Bishop Auckland | Adam Walker | 2,036 | 4.9 |
Blackburn | Robin Evans | 2,158 | 4.7 |
Blackley and Broughton | Derek Adams | 2,469 | 7.2 |
Blackpool North & Cleveleys | James Clayton | 1,556 | 3.8 |
Blackpool South | Roy Goodwin | 1,482 | 4.2 |
Blaenau Gwent | Anthony King | 1,211 | 3.7 |
Blaydon | Keith McFarlane | 2,277 | 5.1 |
Blyth Valley | Steve Fairburn | 1,699 | 4.4 |
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Andrew Moffat | 1,890 | 4.0 |
Bolsover | Martin Radford | 2,640 | 6.0 |
Bolton South East | Shelia Spink | 2,012 | 5.1 |
Bootle | Charles Stewart | 942 | 2.3 |
Boston and Skegness | David Owens | 2,278 | 5.3 |
Bosworth | John Ryde | 2,458 | 4.5 |
Bracknell | Mark Burke | 1,253 | 2.4 |
Bradford East | Neville Poynton | 1,854 | 4.6 |
Bradford South | Sharon Sutton | 2,651 | 7.0 |
Bradford West | Jenny Sampson | 1,370 | 3.4 |
Braintree | Paul Hooks | 1,080 | 2.2 |
Brentford and Isleworth | Paul Winnet | 704 | 1.3 |
Brentwood and Ongar | Paul Morris | 1,447 | 2.9 |
Bridgend | Brian Urch | 1,020 | 2.7 |
Bridgwater and West Somerset | Donna Treanor | 1,282 | 2.4 |
Brigg and Goole | Steve Ward | 1,498 | 3.4 |
Bristol East | Brian Jenkins | 1,960 | 4.4 |
Bristol South | Colin Chidsey | 1,739 | 3.6 |
Broadland | Edith Crowther | 871 | 1.7 |
Bromley and Chislehurst | Rowena Savage | 1,070 | 2.4 |
Bromsgrove | Elizabeth Wainwright | 1,923 | 3.7 |
Broxbourne | Steve McCole | 2,159 | 4.7 |
Broxtowe | Michael Shore | 1,422 | 2.7 |
Buckingham | Lynne Mozar | 980 | 2.0 |
Burnley | Sharon Wilkinson | 3,747 | 9.0 |
Burton | Alan Hewitt | 2,409 | 4.8 |
Bury North | John Maude | 1,825 | 4.1 |
Bury South | Jean Purdy | 1,743 | 3.6 |
Caerphilly | Laurence Reid | 1,635 | 4.2 |
Calder Valley | John Gregory | 1,823 | 3.5 |
Cambridgeshire North East | Susan Clapp | 1,747 | 3.3 |
Cannock Chase | Terence Majorowicz | 2,168 | 4.8 |
Carlisle | Paul Stafford | 1,086 | 2.6 |
Carshalton and Wallington | Charlotte Lewis | 1,100 | 2.4 |
Castle Point | Phil Howell | 2,205 | 4.9 |
Charnwood | Cathy Duffy | 3,116 | 5.8 |
Chatham and Aylesford | Colin McCarthy-Stewart | 1,365 | 3.1 |
Chelmsford | Mike Bateman | 899 | 1.6 |
Cheslea and Fulham | Brian MacDonald | 388 | 1.0 |
Chingford and Woodford Green | Julian Leppert | 1,288 | 3.0 |
Chippenham | Michael Simpkins | 641 | 1.2 |
Clacton | Jim Taylor | 1,975 | 4.6 |
Clwyd South | Sarah Hynes | 1,100 | 3.2 |
Colchester | Sidney Chaney | 705 | 1.5 |
Colne Valley | Barry Fowler | 1,893 | 3.4 |
Copeland | Clive Jefferson | 1,474 | 3.4 |
Corby | Roy Davies | 2,525 | 4.7 |
Coventry North East | Tom Gower | 1,863 | 3.4 |
Coventry North West | Edward Sheppard | 1,666 | 3.6 |
Crawley | Richard Trower | 1,672 | 3.5 |
Crewe and Nantwich | Phil Williams | 1,043 | 2.0 |
Croydon Central | Cliff Le May | 1,448 | 2.9 |
Dagenham and Rainham | Michael Barnbrook | 4,952 | 11.2 |
Darlington | Amanda Foster | 1,262 | 2.9 |
Delyn | Jennifer Matthys | 844 | 2.3 |
Derby North | Peter Cheeseman | 2,000 | 4.4 |
Derbyshire Mid | Lewis Allsebrook | 1,698 | 3.6 |
Derbyshire South | Peter Jarvis | 2,193 | 4.3 |
Devon North | Gary Marshall | 614 | 1.2 |
Devon West and Torridge | Nick Baker | 766 | 1.4 |
Dewsbury | Roger Roberts | 3,265 | 6.0 |
Don Valley | Erwin Toseland | 2,112 | 4.9 |
Doncaster Central | John Bettney | 1,762 | 4.2 |
Doncaster North | Pamela Chambers | 2,818 | 6.8 |
Dover | Dennis Whiting | 1,104 | 2.2 |
Dudley North | Ken Griffiths | 1,899 | 4.9 |
Durham, City of | Ralph Musgrave | 1,153 | 2.5 |
Durham North | Peter Molloy | 1,686 | 4.1 |
Durham North West | Michael Stewart | 1,852 | 4.2 |
Ealing North | Dave Furness | 1,045 | 2.2 |
Easington | Cheryl Dunn | 2,317 | 6.6 |
Eastbourne | Colin Poulter | 939 | 1.8 |
Elmet and Rothwell | Sam Clayton | 1,802 | 3.2 |
Eltham | Roberta Woods | 1,745 | 4.2 |
Enfield North | Tony Avery | 1,228 | 2.8 |
Epping Forest | Patricia Richardson | 1,982 | 4.3 |
Erewash | Mark Bailey | 2,337 | 4.9 |
Erith and Thamesmead | Kevin Saunders | 2,184 | 5.1 |
Exeter | Robert Farmer | 673 | 1.3 |
Feltham and Heston | John Donnelly | 1,714 | 3.5 |
Filton and Bradley Stoke | David Scott | 1,328 | 2.7 |
Folkestone and Hythe | Harry Williams | 1,662 | 3.1 |
Gainsborough | Malcolm Porter | 1,512 | 3.1 |
Gateshead | Kevin Scott | 1,787 | 4.7 |
Gedling | Stephen Adcock | 1,598 | 3.3 |
Gillingham and Rainham | Brian Ravenscroft | 1,149 | 2.5 |
Glasgow Central | Ian Holt | 616 | 2.0 |
Glasgow East | Joseph Finnie | 677 | 2.1 |
Glasgow North | Thomas Main | 296 | 1.0 |
Glasgow North East | Walter Hamilton | 798 | 2.7 |
Glasgow North West | Scott McLean | 699 | 2.0 |
Glasgow South | Mike Coyle | 637 | 1.6 |
Glasgow South West | David Orr Jnr | 841 | 2.6 |
Gordon | Elise Jones | 699 | 1.4 |
Gosport | Barry Bennett | 1,004 | 2.1 |
Gower | Adrian Jones | 963 | 2.3 |
Grantham and Stamford | Christopher Robinson | 2,485 | 4.7 |
Great Grimsby | Steve Fyfe | 1,517 | 4.6 |
Great Yarmouth | Bosco Tann | 1,421 | 3.3 |
Greenwich and Woolwich | Lawrence Rustem | 1,151 | 2.8 |
Halifax | Tom Bates | 2,760 | 6.3 |
Haltemprice and Howden | James Cornell | 1,583 | 3.2 |
Halton | Andrew Taylor | 1,563 | 3.8 |
Hammersmith | Lawrence Searle | 432 | 0.9 |
Hampstead and Kilburn | Victoria Moore | 328 | 0.6 |
Harborough | Geoff Dickens | 1,715 | 3.1 |
Harlow | Eddy Butler | 1,739 | 4.0 |
Harrogate and Knaresborough | Steven Gill | 1,094 | 2.1 |
Hartlepool | Ronnie Bage | 2,002 | 5.2 |
Harwich and North Essex | Stephen Robey | 1,065 | 2.2 |
Hastings and Rye | Nicholas Prince | 1,310 | 2.6 |
Hayes and Harlington | Chris Forster | 1,520 | 3.6 |
Hemel Hempstead | Janet Price | 1,615 | 3.3 |
Hemsworth | Ian Kitchen | 3,059 | 7.0 |
Henley | John Bews | 1,020 | 1.9 |
Hereford & Herefordshire South | John Oliver | 986 | 2.0 |
Hertford and Stortford | Roy Harris | 1,297 | 2.3 |
Hertfordshire South West | Deirdre Gates | 1,302 | 2.3 |
Hertsmere | Daniel Seabrook | 1,397 | 3.0 |
Hexham | Quentin Hawkins | 1,205 | 2.8 |
Heywood and Middleton | Peter Greenwood | 3,239 | 7.0 |
Holborn and St Pancras | Robert Carlyle | 779 | 1.4 |
Hornchurch and Upminster | William Whelpley | 3,421 | 6.4 |
Houghton and Sunderland South | Karen Allen | 1,961 | 5.4 |
Huddersfield | Rachel Firth | 1,563 | 3.9 |
Hull North | John Mainprize | 1,443 | 4.3 |
Hull West and Hessle | Edward Scott | 1,416 | 4.5 |
Hyndburn | David Shapcott | 2,137 | 5.0 |
Ilford North | Danny Warville | 1,545 | 3.3 |
Ipswich | Dennis Boater | 1,270 | 2.7 |
Isle of Wight | Geof Clynch | 1,457 | 2.1 |
Islwyn | John Voisey | 1,320 | 3.8 |
Jarrow | Andy Swaddle | 2,709 | 7.0 |
Keighley | Andrew Brons | 1,962 | 4.1 |
Kettering | Clive Skinner | 1,366 | 2.9 |
Kingswood | Michael Carey | 1,311 | 2.7 |
Knowsley | Steven Greenhalgh | 1,895 | 4.2 |
Lancaster and Fleetwood | Debra Kent | 938 | 2.2 |
Leeds Central | Kevin Meeson | 3,066 | 8.2 |
Leeds East | Trevor Brown | 2,947 | 7.8 |
Leeds North East | Tom Redmond | 758 | 1.6 |
Leeds North West | Geoffrey Bulmer | 766 | 1.8 |
Leeds West | Joanna Beverley | 2,377 | 6.1 |
Leicester East | Colin Gilmore | 1,700 | 3.5 |
Leicester South | Adrian Waudby | 1,418 | 3.0 |
Leicester West | Gary Reynolds | 2,158 | 6.0 |
Leicestershire North West | Ian Meller | 3,396 | 6.5 |
Leicestershire South | Paul Preston | 2,721 | 5.0 |
Leigh | Gary Chadwick | 2,724 | 5.8 |
Lewes | David Lloyd | 594 | 1.2 |
Leyton and Wanstead | Jim Clift | 561 | 1.4 |
Lincoln | Robert West | 1,367 | 3.0 |
Liverpool Riverside | Peter Stafford | 706 | 1.8 |
Liverpool Walton | Peter Stafford | 1,104 | 3.2 |
Liverpool Wavertree | Steven McEllenborough | 150 | 0.4 |
Livingston | David Orr | 960 | 2.0 |
Loughborough | Kevan Stafford | 2,040 | 3.9 |
Louth and Horncastle | Julia Green | 2,199 | 4.4 |
Ludlow | Christina Evans | 1,016 | 2.1 |
Luton North | Shelley Rose | 1,316 | 3.1 |
Luton South | Tony Blakey | 1,299 | 3.1 |
Maidenhead | Tim Rait | 825 | 1.5 |
Makerfield | Ken Haslam | 3,229 | 7.4 |
Maldon | Len Blaine | 1,454 | 3.1 |
Manchester Central | Tony Trebilcock | 1,636 | 4.1 |
Mansfield | Rachel Hill | 2,108 | 4.4 |
Meriden | Frank O'Brien | 2,511 | 4.8 |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Richard Barnes | 1,173 | 3.7 |
Middlesbrough | Michael Ferguson | 1,954 | 5.8 |
Middlesbrough South and Cleveland East | Shaun Gatley | 1,576 | 3.4 |
Milton Keynes North | Richard Hamilton | 1,154 | 2.1 |
Milton Keynes South | Matthew Tait | 1,502 | 2.7 |
Mitcham and Morden | Tony Martin | 1,386 | 3.2 |
Morley and Outwood | Chris Beverley | 3,535 | 7.2 |
Neath | Michael Green | 1,342 | 3.6 |
Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Ken Booth | 2,302 | 6.7 |
Newcastle upon Tyne East | Alan Spence | 1,342 | 3.5 |
Newcastle upon Tyne North | Terry Gibson | 1,890 | 4.3 |
Newport East | Keith Jones | 1,168 | 3.4 |
Newport West | Timothy Windsor | 1,183 | 3.0 |
Norfolk Mid | Christine Kelly | 1,261 | 2.5 |
Norfolk North West | David Fleming | 1,839 | 3.8 |
Norfolk South | Helen Mitchell | 1,086 | 2.0 |
Norfolk South West | Dennis Pearce | 1,774 | 3.6 |
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | Graham Thewlis-Hardy | 3,864 | 8.4 |
Northampton North | Ray Beasley | 1,316 | 3.3 |
Norwich North | Thomas Richardson | 747 | 1.8 |
Norwich South | Len Heather | 697 | 1.5 |
Nottingham North | Bob Brindley | 1,944 | 5.7 |
Nottingham South | Tony Woodward | 1,140 | 2.8 |
Nuneaton | Martyn Findley | 2,797 | 6.3 |
Ogmore | Kay Thomas | 1,242 | 3.6 |
Old Bexley and Sidcup | John Brooks | 2,132 | 4.7 |
Oldham East and Saddleworth | Alwyn Scott | 2,546 | 5.7 |
Oldham West and Royton | Dave Joines | 3,049 | 7.1 |
Orpington | Tess Cullnane | 1,241 | 2.5 |
Pendle | James Jackman | 2,894 | 6.4 |
Penistone and Stocksbridge | Paul James | 2,207 | 4.7 |
Penrith and The Border | Chris Davidson | 1,093 | 2.4 |
Plymouth Moor View | Roy Cook | 1,438 | 3.5 |
Poole | David Holmes | 1,188 | 2.5 |
Portsmouth South | Geoff Crompton | 873 | 2.1 |
Pudsey | Ian Gibson | 1,549 | 3.2 |
Putney | Peter Darby | 459 | 1.1 |
Rayleigh and Wickford | Tony Evennett | 2,160 | 4.1 |
Redcar | Kevin Broughton | 1,475 | 3.5 |
Redditch | Andy Ingram | 1,394 | 3.2 |
Reigate | Keith Brown | 1,345 | 2.7 |
Rochford and Southend East | Geoff Strobridge | 1,856 | 4.5 |
Romford | Robert Bailey | 2,438 | 5.2 |
Rother Valley | Will Blair | 3,616 | 7.7 |
Rotherham | Marlene Guest | 3,906 | 10.4 |
Rugby | Mark Badrick | 1,375 | 2.9 |
Rutland and Melton | Keith Addison | 1,757 | 3.2 |
Saffron Walden | Christine Mitchell | 1,050 | 1.9 |
St Austell and Newquay | James Fitton | 1,022 | 2.2 |
St Helens South and Whiston | James Winstanley | 2,040 | 4.4 |
Salisbury | Sean Witheridge | 765 | 1.6 |
Salford and Eccles | Tina Wingfield | 2,632 | 6.3 |
Scarborough and Whitby | Trisha Scott | 1,445 | 2.9 |
Scunthorpe | Douglas Ward | 1,447 | 3.9 |
Sedgefield | Mark Walker | 2,075 | 5.2 |
Selby and Ainsty | Duncan Lorriman | 1,377 | 2.7 |
Sevenoaks | Paul Golding | 1,384 | 2.8 |
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough | John Sheldon | 3,026 | 7.8 |
Sheffield Central | Tracey Smith | 903 | 2.2 |
Sheffield Heeley | John Beatson | 2,260 | 5.5 |
Sheffield South East | Christopher Hartigan | 2,345 | 5.7 |
Sherwood | James North | 1,754 | 3.6 |
Shrewsbury and Atcham | James Whittall | 1,168 | 2.2 |
Shropshire North | Phil Reddall | 1,667 | 3.2 |
Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lawrence Tames | 1,305 | 2.7 |
Skipton and Ripon | Bernard Allen | 1,403 | 2.6 |
Sleaford and North Hykeham | Mike Clayton | 1,977 | 3.3 |
Solihull | Andrew Terry | 1,624 | 2.9 |
South Holland and The Deepings | Roy Harban | 1,796 | 3.6 |
South Ribble | Rosalind Gauci | 1,054 | 2.0 |
South Shields | Donna Watson | 2,382 | 6.5 |
Southend West | Tony Gladwin | 1,333 | 3.1 |
Stafford | Roland Hynd | 1,103 | 2.2 |
Staffordshire South | David Bradnock | 1,928 | 3.8 |
Stalybridge and Hyde | Anthony Jones | 2,259 | 5.5 |
Stevenage | Andrew Green | 1,007 | 2.3 |
Stockport | Duncan Warner | 1,201 | 3.1 |
Stockton North | James MacPherson | 1,724 | 4.4 |
Stockton South | Neil Sinclair | 1,553 | 3.1 |
Stoke-on-Trent Central | Simon Darby | 2,502 | 7.7 |
Stoke-on-Trent North | Melanie Baddeley | 3,196 | 8.0 |
Stoke-on-Trent South | Michael Coleman | 3,762 | 9.4 |
Stourbridge | Robert Weale | 1,696 | 3.6 |
Stratford-on-Avon | George Jones | 1,097 | 2.2 |
Suffolk West | Ramon Johns | 1,428 | 3.0 |
Sunderland Central | John McCaffrey | 1,913 | 4.5 |
Surrey South West | Helen Hamilton | 644 | 1.1 |
Sussex Mid | Stuart Minihane | 583 | 1.0 |
Sutton and Cheam | John Clarke | 1,014 | 2.1 |
Sutton Coldfield | Robert Grierson | 1,749 | 3.5 |
Swansea East | Clive Bennett | 1,715 | 5.2 |
Swansea West | Alan Bateman | 910 | 2.6 |
Swindon North | Reginald Bates | 1,542 | 3.1 |
Telford | Phil Spencer | 1,513 | 3.7 |
Thurrock | Emma Colgate | 3,618 | 7.9 |
Torbay | Ann Conway | 709 | 1.4 |
Torfaen | Jennifer Noble | 1,657 | 4.4 |
Totnes | Mike Turner | 624 | 1.3 |
Tunbridge Wells | Andrew Mcbride | 704 | 1.4 |
Twickenham | Chris Hurst | 654 | 1.1 |
Tynemouth | Dorothy Brooke | 1,404 | 2.7 |
Tyneside North | John Burrows | 1,860 | 4.0 |
Uxbridge and South Ruislip | Dianne Neal | 1,396 | 3.1 |
Vale of Clwyd | Ian Si'Ree | 827 | 2.3 |
Wakefield | Ian Senior | 2,581 | 5.8 |
Walsall North | Christopher Woodall | 2,930 | 8.1 |
Wansbeck | Stephen Finlay | 1,418 | 3.7 |
Warwickshire North | Jason Holmes | 2,106 | 4.5 |
Washington and Sunderland West | Ian McDonald | 1,913 | 5.1 |
Watford | Andrew Emerson | 1,217 | 2.2 |
Weaver Vale | Colin Marsh | 1,063 | 2.4 |
Wellingborough | Rob Walker | 1,596 | 3.1 |
Wells | Richard Boyce | 1,004 | 1.8 |
Wentworth and Dearne | George Baldwin | 3,189 | 7.6 |
West Bromwich East | Terry Lewin | 2,205 | 5.8 |
West Bromwich West | Russ Green | 3,394 | 9.4 |
Westminster North | Stephen Curry | 334 | 0.8 |
Weston-Super-Mare | Peryn Parsons | 1,098 | 2.1 |
Wigan | Charles Mather | 2,506 | 5.7 |
Windsor | Peter Phillips | 950 | 1.9 |
Wolverhampton North East | Simon Patten | 2,296 | 6.6 |
Worcester | Spencer Lee Kirby | 1,219 | 2.5 |
Workington | Martin Wingfield | 1,496 | 3.8 |
Wrekin, The | Susan Harwood | 1,505 | 3.3 |
Wrexham | Melvin Roberts | 1,134 | 3.4 |
Wyre Forest | Gordon Howells | 1,120 | 2.2 |
Wythenshawe and Sale East | Bernard Todd | 1,572 | 3.9 |
Yeovil | Robert Baehr | 1,162 | 2.0 |
York Central | Jeff Kelly | 1,171 | 2.5 |
York Outer | Cathy Smurthwaite | 956 | 1.8 |
Yorkshire East | Gary Pudsey | 1,865 | 3.6 |
Total | 563,743 | 1.9 |
By-elections, 2010-2015
Date of election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 January 2011 | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Derek Adams | 1,460 | 4.5[28] |
3 March 2011 | Barnsley Central | Enis Dalton | 1,463 | 6.0[29] |
15 December 2011 | Feltham and Heston | David Furness | 540 | 2.3[30] |
15 November 2012 | Corby | Gordon Ridell | 614 | 1.7 [31] |
15 November 2012 | Manchester Central | Eddy O' Sullivan | 492 | 3.0[32] |
29 November 2012 | Rotherham | Marlene Guest | 1,804 | 8.5[33] |
29 November 2012 | Middlesbrough | Peter Foreman | 328 | 1.9[33] |
2 May 2013 | South Shields | Lady D MacBeth Brookes | 711 | 2.9[34] |
13 February 2014 | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Eddy O'Sullivan | 708 | 3.0[35] |
General election, 7 May 2015
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Boston and Skegness | Rev. Robert West | ||
Braintree | Paul Hooks | ||
Charnwood | Cathy Duffy | ||
Dagenham and Rainham | Tess Culnane | ||
Hornchurch and Upminster | Paul Borg | ||
Kingswood | Julie Lake | ||
Old Bexley and Sidcup | Nicola Finch | ||
Rotherham | Adam Walker | ||
Total | ' | ' |
Local elections
The BNP's first electoral success came in 1993, when Derek Beackon was returned as a councillor in Millwall, London. He lost his seat in elections the following year. The next BNP success in local elections was not until the 2002 local elections, when three BNP candidates gained seats on Burnley council.[36]
- In 2000, the BNP fielded 17 candidates in 12 councils and polled 3,022 votes. The average share of votes in wards contested was 8%.
- In 2001, the BNP fielded 4 candidates in three councils and polled 867 votes, with an average share of 4% in the wards contested.
- In 2002, the BNP fielded 67 candidates and polled 30,998 votes in 26 local councils. The BNP average share of votes was 16%. Three BNP candidates were elected for the first time in Burnley with an average share of 28.1%.
- In 2003, the BNP fielded a total of 217 candidates in 71 local authorities in England and Scotland. The party won a total of 13 council seats, polling over 101,221 votes and averaging 17% of the vote in those wards where it fielded candidates.[36]
The BNP's success in the 2003 local elections sparked national media publicity.[37] Later the same year, the BNP won two local by-elections. In the Heckmondwike ward of Kirklees Council in August, David Exley polled 1,607 votes (44%). In September, Nick Geri won the Grays Riverside ward of Thurrock council, polling 552 votes (38%).[36] Later in Burnley, the number of councillors increased, making the BNP briefly the second largest party and the official opposition on that council, a position it lost after the resignation of a BNP councillor who had been disciplined by the party. The BNP stood in the subsequent by-election.
- In 2004, the BNP had 312 candidates stand for election in 59 local authorities in England and Wales, including 25 candidates in Sunderland, 24 in Birmingham and 23 in Leeds. The BNP won 14 council seats and polled 190,200 votes.
- In 2005, the BNP fielded 41 candidates in 18 councils and polled 21,775 votes, averaging 11% share in the contested wards.[36]
The party's biggest election success to date was a gain of 52% of the vote in the Goresbrook ward of Barking in the 2004 local elections. The victorious councillor, Daniel Kelley, retired just 10 months later, claiming he had been an outcast within the council. A new election was held in June 2005, in which the seat was regained by the Labour candidate.[38]
- In 2006, the BNP polled a total of 229,389 votes, having fielded 363 candidates in 78 local authorities across England. The party averaged 18% of the votes in wards contested. The BNP fielded 40 candidates in Birmingham, 25 in Sunderland, 23 in Kirklees and 22 in Leeds. 33 BNP councillors were elected; four lost their seats and the party gained a seat with the defection of a Conservative councillor in Lincolnshire bringing its total to 49.[36]
The biggest gain in the local elections on 4 May 2006, was in Barking and Dagenham where the BNP gained 17% of the vote.[39] The BNP also won three seats in Epping Forest, three in Stoke-on-Trent, three in Sandwell, two in Burnley, two in Kirklees, and single seats in Bradford, Havering, Solihull, Redditch, Redbridge, Pendle and Leeds. In 2006, the BNP also gained its first parish councillor in Wales when Mike Howard of Rhewl Mostyn, Flintshire, previously an Independent, joined the BNP.
- In the 2007 local elections, the BNP polled 292,911 votes. It won 10 seats with a net gain of one. The party fielded a record of 744 candidates in 148 councils across England and Scotland. This was more than double the number of candidates fielded in 2006; they scored on average 13% of the votes in the wards which they contested.[36]
In summary of BNP councillors from 2000 to 2007: from 2000 to 2001 the BNP had none, in 2002 it had three, by 2003 it had 16 local councillors, this increased to 21 by 2005, in 2006 the biggest gain saw BNP's councillors rise to 48, and by 2007 to 50.[36][40]
In 2007, the number of BNP councillors fell slowly due to resignations and expulsions, several of them associated with a failed leadership challenge in the summer. By the end of the year, the number was 42. In 2008, however, the BNP increased its councillors to 55.
- In 2008, the BNP polled an average of 14% across 593 wards contested having fielded 612 candidates. The total number of votes polled by the BNP stood at 240,968. The party gained 15 seats and had 55 councillors in total.[36]
The BNP did not field as many candidates for the 2009 local elections, because of its focus on the European Parliament election the same year, but for the first time won representation at county council level, winning three such seats.[41] A seat in a local by-election in Sevenoaks district, Kent, was also won by the BNP.
About four BNP councillors resigned at the end of 2009, leaving the party with 54 councillors by 2010.[36] In the May 2010 local elections, 26 BNP councillors lost their seats, leaving the party with 28 seats overall. In Barking and Dagenham, the party lost all 12 seats won in 2006.[42]
- In the 2011 local elections, the BNP fielded 268 candidates and defended 13 council seats. It lost 11 of these seats, including all 5 of their councillors in Stoke-on-Trent. Two councillors were re-elected, one in Queensbury, West Yorkshire, and the other in Charnwood, Leicestershire, but no new seats were gained.[43][44]
European Parliament
The 1999 European elections were the first time European elections contested by the BNP which qualified for a party electoral broadcast after standing in every region except Wales. With regional votes of between 0.4% and 1.7% (1.13% nationally), it failed to win any seats and lost all its deposits.
In the 2004 European elections, the BNP vote increased by 3.9%, saving deposits in every region except Scotland. No seats were taken.
In the 2009 European elections, the BNP won two seats. Andrew Brons was elected in the Yorkshire and the Humber with 9.8% of the vote[45] and Nick Griffin in North West England, with 8% of the vote.[46] Nationally, the BNP received 6.26%.
In the 2014 European elections, the BNP's share of the vote collapsed nationally to 1.1%.[47] Brons had already left the BNP to set up the British Democratic Party and did not stand. Griffin failed to be re-elected.
1999 European elections
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % | MEPs |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 9,342 | 1.3 | n/a | 0 |
East of England | 9,356 | 0.9 | n/a | 0 |
London | 17,960 | 1.6 | n/a | 0 |
North East England | 3,505 | 0.9 | n/a | 0 |
North West England | 13,587 | 1.3 | n/a | 0 |
Scotland | 3,729 | 0.4 | n/a | 0 |
South East England | 12,161 | 0.8 | n/a | 0 |
South West England | 9,752 | 0.9 | n/a | 0 |
West Midlands | 14,344 | 1.7 | n/a | 0 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 8,911 | 1.2 | n/a | 0 |
Total | 102,647 | 1.13 | n/a | 0 |
2004 European elections
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % | MEPs |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 91,860 | 6.5 | +5.2 | 0 |
East of England | 65,557 | 4.3 | +3.4 | 0 |
London | 76,152 | 4.0 | +2.5 | 0 |
North East England | 50,249 | 6.4 | +5.5 | 0 |
North West England | 134,959 | 6.4 | +5.1 | 0 |
Scotland | 19,427 | 1.7 | +1.3 | 0 |
South East England | 64,877 | 2.9 | +2.1 | 0 |
South West England | 43,653 | 3.0 | +2.1 | 0 |
Wales | 27,135 | 2.9 | n/a | 0 |
West Midlands | 107,794 | 7.5 | +5.8 | 0 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 126,538 | 8.0 | +6.8 | 0 |
Total | 808,200 | 4.9 | +3.9 | 0 |
2009 European elections
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % | MEPs |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 106,319 | 8.7 | +2.1 | 0 |
East of England | 97,013 | 6.1 | +1.7 | 0 |
London | 86,420 | 4.9 | +0.9 | 0 |
North East England | 52,700 | 8.9 | +2.5 | 0 |
North West England | 132,194 | 8.0 | +1.6 | 1 |
Scotland | 27,174 | 2.5 | +0.8 | 0 |
South East England | 101,769 | 4.4 | +1.4 | 0 |
South West England | 60,889 | 3.9 | +0.9 | 0 |
Wales | 37,114 | 5.4 | +2.5 | 0 |
West Midlands | 121,967 | 8.6 | +1.1 | 0 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 120,139 | 9.8 | +1.8 | 1 |
Total | 943,598 | 6.2 | +1.3 | 2 |
2014 European elections
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % | MEPs |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Midlands | 18,326 | 1.6 | -7.0 | 0 |
East of England | 12,465 | 0.8 | -5.3 | 0 |
London | 19,246 | 0.9 | -4.1 | 0 |
North East England | 10,360 | 1.7 | -7.2 | 0 |
North West England | 32,826 | 1.9 | -6.1 | -1 |
Scotland | 10,216 | 0.8 | -1.7 | 0 |
South East England | 16,909 | 0.7 | -3.6 | 0 |
South West England | 10,910 | 0.7 | -3.2 | 0 |
Wales | 7,655 | 1.0 | -4.4 | 0 |
West Midlands | 20,643 | 1.5 | -7.1 | 0 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 20,138 | 1.6 | -8.2 | 0 |
Total | 179,694 | 1.1 | -5.1 | 0 |
Scottish Parliament
In UK parliamentary elections, the BNP had only ever contested six Scottish seats - Clydesdale (1992 and 1997), Edinburgh West (1992), Glasgow Central (2005), Glasgow Govan (1997), Glasgow North East (2005, 2009 by election) and Glasgow Shettleston (1983 and 1997) - until the 2010 General election, when it contested 13 which covered all Glasgow constituencies and parts of the north-east but failed to save any deposits.
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election, the BNP only stood one candidate, Peter Appleby,[48] in the Glasgow electoral region; he polled 2,344 votes (1.1%), 0.001% of the nationwide vote.
In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the BNP competed in all the Scottish Parliamentary electoral regions, polling 1.2% of the vote (seventh place). It failed to save any of its deposits.
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the BNP fielded 32 candidates - four in each of the eight electoral regions. It gained 15,580 votes (0.78%) throughout Scotland ending in 11th place. The party lost all deposits in all regions with no elected members and its nationwide vote fell by 0.42%, being beaten by UKIP, the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party, the Scottish Christian Party and the Socialist Labour Party.
Scottish Parliament election (May 3, 2007)
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % |
---|---|---|---|
Central Scotland | 4,125 | 1.4 | n/a |
Glasgow | 3,865 | 1.9 | +0.8 |
Highlands and Islands | 2,152 | 1.2 | n/a |
Lothians | 2,637 | 0.9 | n/a |
Mid Scotland and Fife | 2,620 | 1.0 | n/a |
North East Scotland | 2,764 | 1.1 | n/a |
South of Scotland | 3,212 | 1.2 | n/a |
West of Scotland | 3,241 | 1.2 | n/a |
Total | 24,616 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
Source: BBC News[49]
Scottish Parliament election (May 5, 2011)
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % |
---|---|---|---|
Central Scotland | 2,214 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
Glasgow | 2,424 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
Highlands and Islands | 1,134 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
Lothian | 1,978 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
Mid Scotland and Fife | 1,726 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
North East Scotland | 1,925 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
South Scotland | 2,017 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
West Scotland | 2,162 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
Total | 15,580 | 0.78 | -0.42 |
Source: BBC News[50]
National Assembly for Wales
In UK parliamentary elections, the BNP has only contested Welsh seats in Carmarthen (1983), Cardiff North (1992), Newport West (2001), Swansea East (2005) and Wrexham (2005).
In the 2010 General election, it stood 19 candidates in Wales and won its deposit in Swansea East, the first time ever in a Westminster constituency in Wales.
In the National Assembly for Wales election, 2003, the BNP only stood one candidate, Pauline Gregory,[48] in the South Wales East region, who obtained 3,210 votes (1.89%) (less than 0.01% of the total).
In the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007,[51] it stood 20 candidates with all 4 for each region, they finished 6th nationwide with 42,197 votes (4.3%). The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru came second to the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats came fourth having achieved 2.5 times the vote of the BNP and earning six seats. The BNP was the only minor party to save its deposits in the electoral regions with one in the North Wales region and the other in the South Wales West region.
In the National Assembly for Wales election, 2011, the BNP stood 27 candidates - 7 for the constituencies and 20 for the additional regions in which there would be 4 candidates for each of the 5 regions. 2 candidates for Swansea East and Islwyn saved their deposits for the first time ever in a Welsh Assembly constituency. Despite its hope to win an Assembly seat, the nationwide vote for the party in the regions fell by 1.9% from 4.3% which it gained in the 2007 Assembly elections to 2.6% losing all regional deposits and being beaten by the Greens, the UK Independence Party and even the Socialist Labour Party.
Welsh Assembly election (May 3, 2007)
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % |
---|---|---|---|
Mid and West Wales | 6,389 | 2.9 | n/a |
North Wales | 9,986 | 5.1 | n/a |
South Wales Central | 7,899 | 3.8 | n/a |
South Wales East | 8,940 | 4.7 | +2.8 |
South Wales West | 8,993 | 5.5 | n/a |
Total | 42,197 | 4.3 | +4.29 |
Source: BBC News[52]
Welsh Assembly election (May 5, 2011)
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Alyn and Deeside | Michael Joseph Whitby | 959 | 4.2 |
Blaenau Gwent | Brian Urch | 948 | 4.7 |
Caerphilly | Anthony King | 1,022 | 4.0 |
Islwyn | Peter Whalley | 1,115 | 5.3 |
Neath | Michael Green | 1,004 | 4.2 |
Swansea East | Joanne Shannon | 1,102 | 5.8 |
Torfaen | Sue Harwood | 906 | 4.1 |
Total | 7,056 | 0.7 |
Regional lists | Votes | % | +/- % |
---|---|---|---|
Mid and West Wales | 2,821 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
North Wales | 4,705 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
South Wales Central | 3,805 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
South Wales East | 6,485 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
South Wales West | 4,714 | 3.1 | -2.5 |
Total | 22,610 | 2.4 | -1.9 |
Source: BBC News[53]
Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly
Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly election, (5 May 2011)
The BNP stood 3 candidates for the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly elections for the first time.
Constituency | Candidate | 1st Pref | Result | Counts | % | +/- % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belfast East | Ann Cooper | 337 | Eliminated | 5 | 1.0 | n/a |
East Antrim | Steven Moore | 511 | Eliminated | 2 | 1.8 | n/a |
South Antrim | Stephen Parkes | 404 | Eliminated | 1 | 1.3 | n/a |
Total | 1,252 | 0.2 | n/a |
Source: BBC News[54]
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