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02/05/2003
BNP treble council seats in England
The British National Party (BNP) have almost trebled the number of local council seats held by the extreme right-wing party.
The BNP won five seats in Burnley, taking their total number of councillors to eight and making them the official opposition on the Labour controlled council.
Nick Griffin, BNP party leader, was upbeat about the success despite his failure to win a seat in Oldham.
He said: "Last night was an absolutely fantastic result in Burnley and across the country. It was better than our expectations. We are starting to think about who will be controlling Burnley council next year. I think the people of Burnley want us to."
The BNP also gained two seats in the Midlands borough of Sandwell and one each in Calderdale, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, and the Hertfordshire district of Broxbourne.
However, the growth of the BNP provoked outrage from anti-racism campaigners, who question why the party fielded more candidates than the Tories and Liberal Democrats in Burnley.
Nationally, the BNP won 11 new seats and successfully defended two more. Three other councillors were not up for election.
(GB)
The BNP won five seats in Burnley, taking their total number of councillors to eight and making them the official opposition on the Labour controlled council.
Nick Griffin, BNP party leader, was upbeat about the success despite his failure to win a seat in Oldham.
He said: "Last night was an absolutely fantastic result in Burnley and across the country. It was better than our expectations. We are starting to think about who will be controlling Burnley council next year. I think the people of Burnley want us to."
The BNP also gained two seats in the Midlands borough of Sandwell and one each in Calderdale, Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent, and the Hertfordshire district of Broxbourne.
However, the growth of the BNP provoked outrage from anti-racism campaigners, who question why the party fielded more candidates than the Tories and Liberal Democrats in Burnley.
Nationally, the BNP won 11 new seats and successfully defended two more. Three other councillors were not up for election.
(GB)
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