Nationalist candidates at 2018 local elections
Posted by admin978 on May 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Tess Culnane, BNP candidate for Downham ward, Lewisham
Regular H&D readers will not be surprised to see only a small number of nationalist candidates at this year’s local elections, even though the London borough councils were up for election, which usually means a big increase in candidates from a normal year. We are in a transitional period, with UKIP in terminal decline, but its remnants still blocking the way for the re-emergence of a large scale nationalist effort.
The big story was the retirement of long serving BNP councillor Brian Parker, who stood down in Marsden ward, Pendle. There was no new BNP candidate to replace Mr Parker, so the party gave up its last borough council seat. All bar one of the remaining BNP candidates this year were in London, and almost all finished bottom of the poll, the main exceptions being brothers John and Dave Clarke who achieved credible results in Croydon, and Tess Culnane in Downham ward, Lewisham, who defeated a full slate from the ex-UKIP party Democrats & Veterans.
The highest BNP vote was for Michael Jones in East Wickham ward, Bexley, who had no UKIP or similar opponent, and the best nationalist vote overall was for ex-BNP organiser Steven Smith in Brunshaw ward, Burnley, who similarly had no UKIP or post-UKIP opposition. Arguably the best performance however was by Dr Jim Lewthwaite in Wyke ward, Bradford, who doubled his vote and finished ahead of both UKIP and the breakaway ex-UKIP party Democrats & Veterans.
The list below shows the result for every nationalist candidate that we know of, and will be updated if further information arrives.
see also report and analysis here
BNP: 16 candidates
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
Eastbrook – Tony McKay – 158 votes (5,2%, -1.2) – 8th of 8
Goresbrook – Bede Smith – 246 votes (10.8%, -3.1) – 7th of 7
London Borough of Bexley
East Wickham – Michael Jones – 398 votes (9.5%, -0.7) – 7th of 7
Erith – Pamela Mackie – 154 votes (6.5%, -2.5) – 5th of 5
Falconwood & Welling – Jaymie McCoy – 101 votes (1.9%, -7.0) – 12th of 12
Northumberland Heath – Robert Howard – 160 votes (5.1%, -7.0) – 6th of 6
Sidcup – John Brooks – 130 votes (2.6%, -1.5), 12th of 13
London Borough of Croydon
New Addington N – John Clarke – 142 votes (7.1%) – 5th of 8
New Addington S – Dave Clarke – 131 votes (4.8%) – 6th of 8
Selsdon & Addington Village – Michael Collard – 42 votes (1.1%) – 9th of 9
London Borough of Ealing
Northolt West End – David Furness – 180 votes (4.5%, -3.7) – 10th of 13
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Coldharbour & New Eltham – Cliff Adams – 123 votes (2.8%, -5.3) – 12th of 12
London Borough of Havering
Saint Andrew’s – Denise Underwood – 123 votes (2.5%) – 12th of 13
London Borough of Hillingdon
West Drayton – Vincent Evans – 143 votes (3.6%) – 7th of 9
London Borough of Lewisham
Downham – Tess Culnane – 98 votes (2.9%) – 12th of 15
Exeter City Council
St Thomas – Chris Stone – 34 votes (1.2%, -0.2) – 5th of 5
National Front: 5 candidates
London Borough of Havering
Gooshays – Kevin Layzell – 50 votes (1.4%) – 18th of 18
London Borough of Sutton
St Helier – Richard Edmonds – 49 votes (1.7%) – 13th of 13
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough
Todmorden – Chris Jackson – 98 votes (2.7%) – 5th of 5
Rossendale Borough Council
Irwell – Kevin Bryan – 56 votes (4.6%) – 3rd of 3
Amber Valley Borough Council
Langley Mill & Aldercar – Tim Knowles – 30 votes (2.7%) – 4th of 4
British Democratic Party: 1 candidate
Bradford City Council
Wyke – Dr Jim Lewthwaite – 161 votes (5.5%, +2.7) – 3rd of 7
British Resistance: 1 candidate
Worcester City Council
Nunnery – Carl Mason – 17 votes (0.8%, +0.4) – 5th of 5
Independent nationalist candidates
Burnley Borough Council
Brunshaw – Steven Smith – 171 votes (14.8%) – 3rd of 4
Liverpool City Council
Kensington & Fairfield – Joe Owens – 114 votes (4.9%) – 3rd of 6
Manchester City Council
Crumpsall – John Rowe – 138 votes (3.4%) – 10th of 11
English Democrats: 4 candidates
(we include the EDs in this list because in recent years the party absorbed some former BNP members and therefore included some people who would be regarded by H&D readers as part of our movement; we should however make it clear that none of the candidates below are former BNP members)
Sheffield City Region Mayoralty
David Allen – 14,547 votes (5.6%) – 6th of 7
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough
Rockingham – Kevin Riddiough – 235 votes (11.1%, +8.7) – 3rd of 4
Bury Metropolitan Borough
Besses – Steve Morris – 169 votes (7.1%, -9.4) – 3rd of 5
Salford City Council
Swinton South – Craig Holmes – 163 votes (7.4%) – 3rd of 6
