BNP fail to make breakthrough in Burnley

posted by: Nick L | on: Friday, 2 May 2008, 10:52

The BNP has performed below expectations in Burnley with them holding the one seat they were defending (Hapton-with-Park) but failing to make any further gains.

They had gone into the election believing that they could win two or three more but in two wards it was the Liberal Democrats that took the seats off Labour while in two others, Trinity and Gawthorpe, Labour held on quite comfortably.

One BNP councillor was overheard saying "thank god we've won one" when the Hapton-with-Park result was announced.