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22nd September 2008

BNP defeated in Leeds by-election

The Wortley and Farnley by-election on September 18 saw the BNP vote fall from 793 in May 2008 to 556. Their share of the vote dropped by 1.1% giving them 12.7% of the total vote.

The result of the by election was:
Green 1183
ELECTED Lib Dem 1151
Labour 1009
BNP 556
Conservative 428
Alliance for Green
Socialism 45

Leeds Unite Against Fascism leafleted the Farnley and Wortley ward people to vote to stop the BNP.
However, the level of support achieved by the BNP in the by-election only serves to underline the importance of a city wide campaign to ensure that every anti fascist voter in Leeds is persuaded to use their vote to stop the BNP winning an MEP in the European elections in 2009.