Support Our Work Mailing list About / Contact

UK: BNP wins three council seats

01 May 2002

Support our work: become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.

The British National Party won three seats in Burnley, Lancashire, in May's council elections. The organisation fielded 67 candidates across the UK, contesting 63 wards, plus a mayoral candidate in Newham, east London. The Lancashire former mill town, which has above average levels of unemployment and child poverty, saw a concerted campaign by the fascists, who fielded thirteen candidates in fifteen wards following outbreaks of rioting last year. The three councillors, David Edwards, Carol Hughes and Terry Grogan were greeted by demonstrations against them when they took up their seats. Edwards will be the group leader, Grogan his deputy leader while Hughes will be their secretary.

Our work is only possible with your support.
Become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.

 Previous article

France: Nazi extremist's gun attack on Chirac

Next article 

Racism & Fascism - new material (33)

 

Spotted an error? If you've spotted a problem with this page, just click once to let us know.

Report error

Statewatch does not have a corporate view, nor does it seek to create one, the views expressed are those of the author. Statewatch is not responsible for the content of external websites and inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement. Registered UK charity number: 1154784. Registered UK company number: 08480724. Registered company name: The Libertarian Research & Education Trust. Registered office: MayDay Rooms, 88 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DH. © Statewatch ISSN 1756-851X. Personal usage as private individuals "fair dealing" is allowed. We also welcome links to material on our site. Usage by those working for organisations is allowed only if the organisation holds an appropriate licence from the relevant reprographic rights organisation (eg: Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK) with such usage being subject to the terms and conditions of that licence and to local copyright law.

About | Contact | Privacy Policy