what's left?

posted by: Nick L | on: Friday, 2 May 2008, 13:53

I am still waiting to hear a couple more results from Stoke-on-Trent and then Solihull. Apart from that I can't think of any other councils where the BNP might have picked up any seats.

If this is the case then we safely say that the BNP has underperformed (again) this year. They have failed to capitalise on Labour's collapsing vote and it appears on first glance that the BNP share of the vote has fallen.

The other key headline is that it would appear that some of the anti-Labour vote which has gone to the BNP in recent years has switched to the Conservatives.

There is still London to come. As you will all know the BNP need just 5% to get one seat, 8% for two and 11% for three. To be honest I have no idea how it will turn out. I had thought that a high turnout was good but hearing that 70% of people voted in Bexley makes me quite worried. In 2004 the combined BNP and UKIP vote was 25.4% in the party list section.

I can't call London, though it will be quite incredible if the BNP do not get anything.