South Tyneside MBC Primrose ward RESULT NOW IN

The BNP faced their very own forces of hell unleashed on them. But still got 566 Patriots out to vote for them. Congratulations.

Ken Stephenson Labour 854 ... 42%
Pete Hodgkinson British National Party 566 ... 27.9%
Aaron Luke Independent 213 ... 10.5%
David Alan Rice Independent 174 ... 8.6%
Anthony James Lanaghan Conservative 124...6.1%
Susan Heather Troupe Liberal Democrats 100...4.9%

Lab -6.8%
BNP -5.0%
Like +10.5%
Rice +8.6%
Con -12.4%
Lib Dem +4.9%

I have seen the comments around the net, as anti BNP sites are saying that the BNP is going no where. Just look at the facts labour vote down by 151 BNP lose 115 actual voters. Labour lose the biggest percentage vote share compared to BNP. This time you had 6 candidates in the mix so a bigger dilution of votes.

The biggest losers on the night was the tories in 2004 634 people voted for them with around 40% of the vote. Last night that had gone down by 510 actual voters with a share of 6.1% (government in waiting? I don't think so)

Electorate Votes Turnout
In person 4234 840 19.8%
Postal 2073 1193 57.5%
Overall 6307 2033 32.2%

WELL OVER HALF OF THE VOTES WERE SENT IN BY POST...DID LABOUR HAVE THIS IN THE BAG, THE POST BAG

Previous results

2004 result Lab 1065/1036/972 Con 634
2006 result Lab 917 LibDem 260 Con 180 Ind 178/142 Green 114
2007 result Lab 1066 BNP 504 Con 270 Green 221
2008 result Lab 1005 BNP 681 Con 382


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