Bnp defeated by anti-fascist campaign in barking - now to stop them in becontree
News release
For immediate release
24 June 2005
Goresbrook victory sees Nazi BNP defeated in London
The Goresbrook by-election has seen the Nazi British National Party (BNP) lose the only seat that they held in London. Labour candidate Warren Northover got 51% of the vote, with the BNP coming second with 32%. The turnout in the election was 33.61%. This followed an intense, united campaign to ensure that all those who oppose the BNP were mobilised to vote.
Weyman Bennet, Joint Secretary of Unite Against Fascism said “This result shows that the anti-fascist vote was mobilised and united to stop the BNP. Unite is proud to have been part of the campaign to raise awareness around the threat of the BNP in Goresbrook. Barking had seen racist attacks rise in the time that the BNP were campaigning and won their seat. We must not be complacent. The BNP have polled their best results in this year’s general election - but this campaign shows that their politics of race-hate can be defeated. We must now ensure that they stay out - that means pulling out all stops to defeat them in the Beacontree by-election on July 14th”
Keep the BNP out of London!
Becontree by-election days of action, Barking
Sunday 10 July, 11am Meeting point: Post office, 454 Becontree Avenue, Barking
Tuesday 12 July, 6pm
Meeting point: tbc
Following the defeat of the BNP’s only London councillor in Barking last week, the BNP is standing a candidate in the forthcoming Becontree by-election on Thursday 14 July. UAF is asking supporters to join the day of action against the BNP on Sunday 10 July.
The Becontree ward is in the Barking constituency where the BNP polled their highest result (16.89%) in the general election.
Last week the only BNP councillor in London was defeated in the Goresbrook by-election in Barking, after the anti-BNP vote mobilised which increased the turnout to 33.6% compared to 28.8% in the previous election.
EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO HELP IN THIS BY-ELECTION CONTRIBUTED TO THIS VICTORY.
The BNP will be relying on a low turnout in order to get elected, so as in the Goresbrook by-election last week it is crucial that every vote is mobilised.
IF EVERYONE WHO OPPOSES THE BNP IN THIS WARD COMES OUT TO VOTE, THEY CAN BE DEFEATED.
If you would like to help on 10 or 12 July please email unite@natfhe.org.uk for telephone 020 7833 4916 or 07949 882 609
