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Political parties. Elections. The British National Party ( BNP) is a far-right, British fascist political party in the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and is led by Adam Walker. A minor party, it has no elected representatives at any level of UK government. The party was founded in 1982, and reached its greatest level of ...
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MPs. 2017 election. MPs. 2019 election. MPs. The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections. [2] The governing Conservative Party remained the largest single party in ...
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- Foundation: 1982
- Early Years: 1983–1990
- Gains at Local Level, 1990s
- Griffin Leadership, Identity Nationalism, Growth Years 1999 to 2007
- Major Electoral Breakthrough, European Parliament, 2007 to 2010
- Electoral Peak and Subsequent Decline: 2010–
The British National Party[note 1] was founded by the extreme-right political activist John Tyndall, who had been involved in Neo-Nazi groups since the late 1950s. He had led the far-right National Front (NF) throughout most of the 1970s, although resigned in 1980, complaining that homosexuals like Martin Webster held senior positions within the pa...
Rather than seeking electoral victories, the BNP focused on long-term institutional growth. At the 1983 election, its membership was below 2000, and by 1988 this had dropped to 1000. It adopted a key tactic of the NF, that of street marches and rallies, believing that these attracted publicity and new recruits as well as boosting the morale of exis...
The British National Party in the early 1990s picked up in its membership and support through the decline of the National Front, which had split into further factions. It had also mobilised 200 people for a "Rights for Whites" demonstration resulting in the 1989 Dewsbury riot. The BNP claimed the demonstration was in support of white parents who wi...
In September 1999, Nick Griffin, supported by Tony Lecomber, stood against Tyndall for leadership of the BNP.John Tyndall only received 411 (30%) of the votes, giving Griffin the majority with 70%. After Griffin won he began modernising the party's image, though the crucial policy change from compulsory to voluntary repatriation which had already b...
In the 2009 European elections the British National Party won two seats in the European Parliament. Andrew Brons was elected in the Yorkshire and the Humber regional constituency with 9.8% of the vote. Party chairman Nick Griffin was elected in the North West region, with 8% of the vote. Nationally, the BNP received 6.26%. Griffin stated that it wa...
The British National Party in the 2010 general election fielded a record 338 candidates, polling 563,743 votes, but won no seats. Nick Griffin came third in the Barking constituency, where the party the same year in the local elections lost all of the 12 councillors it held on the borough.In total, 26 BNP councillors lost their seats, leaving the p...
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OVERVIEW. Founded by a former chairman of the National Front, John Tyndall, as the "New National Front" in 1980; the British National Party (BNP), as it became known in 1982, claims to be the United Kingdom's foremost nationalist political party. Its extreme right views and links to violent organizations, notably Combat 18, have resulted in ...
Aug 22, 2021 · The BNP’s rise to prominence in Burnley came hard on the heels of the 2001 riots which swept several northern towns, including Bradford and Oldham as well as Burnley itself. By 2003, the party had reached the peak of its influence in the town, with eight seats on the local council. It would retain representation on the council for a decade.
May 22, 2017 · General election 2017: BNP policies and party numbers. Britain is "full up" and the British National Party would offer a voluntary repatriation grant to cut numbers. Chairman Adam Walker was asked ...
