Gains so far

posted by: Nick L | on: Friday, 2 May 2008, 02:12

The BNP has taken seven seats so far. These include two each in Nuneaton & Bedworth and Rotherham, and one in Pendle, Thurrock and Amber Valley.

However, this is still short of what they would need to met their own prediction if 40 gains and in many years they failed to win seats they expected.

The BBC is also reporting that the BNP's average vote is down on 2004, with it now being 11% in the wards they contested in both years.

Tomorrow they will be counting in Stoke-on-Trent, Burnley, Epping and across West Yorkshire so while they are bound to win several more seats they will probably still fall well short of their target of 40.