Tories Slump as BNP Polls 20% in Rotherham By-Election
Despite the controlled media talking up the Tories as far as possible, two council by-elections held this week have seen that party’s vote slump as the BNP jumped to nearly 20% in Rotherham.
The Tories held Wickersley, Rotherham Borough, South Yorkshire, where the BNP’s John Round came in third with 19.2% of the vote.
In Pimhill, Shrewsbury, the Tories saw their majority slashed to just 10 votes by the Liberal Democrats, where they had previously taken more than 80%. Brave BNP candidate Helen Foulkes, venturing out into the tough ward for the first time, took a respectable eight percent.
Full results: Rotherham Borough – Wickersley: Lab 871, C 824, BNP 538, UKIP 373, Lib Dem 191. (May 2008 – C 1355, Lab 1255, Ukip 879.).
Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough – Pimhill: C 341, Lib Dem 331, BNP 59, Ind 16. (May 2007 – C 564, Lab 136).
