Hartlepool voters reject BNP

| Friday, 9 June 2006 Source: Searchlight

A BNP candidate came fourth out of five in a council election in Hartlepool's Brus ward on 8 June. The contest had been postponed from 4 May because of a candidate's death.

In a low 18.4% turnout, Labour held the seat comfortably despite a 3.1% swing to the Liberal Democrats since June 2004, when all three council seats were up for election.

The UK Independence Party urged its supporters to vote for the independent candidate.

Results Brus ward, Hartlepool, 8 June 2006

Turnout 18.4%