The count is underway

posted by: Nick Lowles | on: Sunday, 7 June 2009, 19:14

Well, the count is beginning around the country. Some good reports are coming in, some bad. I'll try to be honest and accurate but I'm only as good as the information I'm given.

The sample in Manchester gives the BNP on 7.7%. That's 2% up on 2004 and, if mirrored across the region would give the BNP 8.4%. Is that enough? Probably not, though it depends on the distribution of votes amongst the other parties.

Bad news from Yorkshire. One report gives the BNP on 26% in Barnsley and 16% in Leeds. I don't believe it. I can't believe that any single party - let alone the BNP - would get 26% in this election.

Better news from Lincoln. It seems that UKIP are doing really well but very few votes for the BNP. If true, this confirms my view that people have switched to UKIP in the Euros