List of English Defence League protests

The page lists English Defence League protests and attempted protests. For protests in Scotland see the Scottish Defence League page.
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==Protests==
Date 	Location 	Attendance 	Description of event
8 August 2009 	Birmingham 	Unknown 	Counter protest by, and clashes with, Unite Against Fascism (UAF) supporters.Luton bans marches amid fears of protests, Telegraph, 21 August 2009.Mark Townsend,'Patriot' league plots more clashes with anti-fascist activists, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
5 September 2009 	Birmingham 	Unknown 	Clashes with socialist protestors,Paul Bradley, English Defence League and socialist protesters in violent rampage through Birmingham streets, Sunday Mercury, 6 September 2009. West Midlands police state the EDL "...had no intent to protest".File on Four, BBC Radio 4, 22 September 2009 45 arrested were from the EDL a similar number were arrested belonged to groups opposing them.
13 September 2009	London 	Unknown 	Counter demonstration to pro-Palestinian rally.[Matthew Taylor, Far-right supporters confront pro-Palestinian protestors, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
10 October 2009 	Manchester 	700 Dozens arrested during protests, BBC News, 10 October 2009. 	Counter-protest by 1,400 UAF supporters. Dozens arrested during protests, BBC News, 10 October 2009. Riot police on hand to separate sides. Dozens arrested during protests, BBC News, 10 October 2009.BBC NEWS: Protest police cost was £200,000
31 October 2009 	Leeds 	900Protest policing hailed a success, BBC News, 1 November 2009.Leeds Demonstrations, West Yorkshire Police, 31 October 2009. 	Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF. Leeds council and West Yorkshire Police thanked the public and participants "for their patience and consideration".Protest policing hailed a success, BBC News, 1 November 2009.Leeds Demonstrations, West Yorkshire Police, 31 October 2009.Bill for policing Bradford demonstrations 'could be £500,000', Yorkshire Evening Post, 31 August 2010. The protest was controversial as a tree which had been erected in City Square with the intention to decorate it as a Christmas tree at a later date had to be taken down to accommodate the protest.
5 December 2009 	Nottingham 	500Mark Townsend, English Defence League marchers clash with police in Nottingham, The Guardian, 10 October 2009. 	Demonstration following Mercian Regiment homecoming parade, clashes with Asian students and UAF.Mark Townsend, English Defence League marchers clash with police in Nottingham, The Guardian, 10 October 2009.
23 January 2010 	Stoke-on-Trent 	1,500 	EDL break through police lines. Police officers were injured and police vehicles damaged. All arrests were linked to the EDL demonstration.BBC News - EDL Stoke-on-Trent rally cost nearly £200,000 to police Approximately 300 supporters of Unite Against Fascism held a counter demonstration.BBC News: "Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally"
5 March 2010 	London 	300"Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening", The Guardian 	Rally in support of Geert Wilders' visit to the House of Lords. 100 UAF counter-demonstrators.
20 March 2010 	Bolton 	2,000 	Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF. 9 arrested from EDL and around 55 from UAF.74 arrests in demo clash, The Belfast Telegraph, 21 March 2010.
3 April 2010 	Dudley 	2,000 	Several EDL supporters knocked down fencing and escaped the police cordon."Sunday Mercury unveils face of leader of EDL, whose group has cost taxpayers £2 million"BBC News: "Dudley rallies 'cost council an estimated £150,000'" There were 1500 UAF counter-demonstrators.Birmingham Mail: Black Country News - "EDL in Dudley: UAF bring 1,500 to town for counter protest"
1 May 2010 	Aylesbury 	800 	Protest against militant Islam. Eight of the arrests were on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon.EDL demo in Aylesbury set to cost police £300,000 - News - Bucks Herald About 75 UAF counter-demonstrators gathered in the town, but later left."Police clash with anti-Islamist protesters in Buckinghamshire", The Telegraph
29 May 2010 	Newcastle 	1,500-2,000 	UAF hold counter demonstration of around 1,000. No arrests at either demonstration despite minor scuffles.
17 July 2010 	Dudley 	500 	The UAF attendance of 350.Unite Against Fascism: Racist EDL brings violence to Dudley
28 August 2010 	Bradford 	300Youtube, English Defence League riot in Bradford, Press TV London, 28 August 2010.–700 	1,300 police officers were involved in policing the protest. Various missiles were thrown by EDL supporters during the protest.Youtube, English Defence League riot in Bradford, Press TV London, 28 August 2010.The Muslim Weekly Approximately 300 UAF supporters attended the counter-demonstration.Daily Star: "Missile 'war' in race-hate clash"
11 September 2010	Oldham 	120 	EDL converged on Oldham around mid-day after telephoning police in advance at 8.45amOldham-chronicle.co.uk and laid a wreath at the war memorial.
9 October 2010 	Leicester 	1000Police.uk 	After the Home secretary accepted Leicester City Council's application for a ban on all marches in the city on this date the EDL held a static demonstration numbering 1,000, while Unite Against Fascism (UAF) staged a counter-protest numbering 700. One police officer was taken to hospital with a leg injury and two protesters were treated by paramedics for minor injuries.Thisisleicestershire.com
25 October 2010 	London 	Unknown 	The EDL held a protest opposing "Islamification" of the United Kingdom and showing support for Israel outside the Israeli embassy. It was attended by Rabbi Nachum Shifren.Jpost.com
27 November 2010 	Preston, Lancashire 	1000+ 	There was a counter demonstration attended by 150 supporters of UAF.BBC.co.uk
27 November 2010 	Nuneaton 	500 	There was a counter demonstration by 150 local anti-fascists. Both sides threw missiles and fire works.Coventrytelegraph.net
11 December 2010 	Peterborough 	500"Arrests at city protest marches in Peterborough", BBC News, Peterborough, 11 December. 	The protest was policed by roughly 1000 officers from 18 forces. A counter-protest by the Peterborough Trades Union Council took place in another location in the city and was attended by approximately 80 people. Police kept the two protests apart.
5 February 2011 	Luton 	1500–3000"EDL and UAF stage rival protests in Luton", BBC News, 5 February 2011Bent Skjærstad and Christian Sønsteby, Nordmenn deltar i omstridt anti-muslimsk nasjonalistmarsj, TV 2 (Norway), 5 February 2011.Toby Helm, Matthew Taylor and Rowenna David, David Cameron sparks fury from critics who say attack on multiculturalism has boosted English Defence League, The Guardian, 5 February 2011.	The EDL was joined by new "defence leagues" from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, as well as other more established groups from France, Germany and Denmark.Matthew Taylor and Rowenna Davis, EDL protest attracts European far-right activists, guardian.co.uk, 4 February 2011. A counter-protest took place in another location in the city and was attended by approximately 1000 UAF supporters. The protests were policed by officers from 14 forces.
5 March 2011 	Rochdale 	500 	Around 500 EDL protesters congregated at Rochdale town centre's war memorial. A counter-protest was held by Unite Against Fascism, with the two groups being kept 100 feet apart by police. 31 people were arrested.
2 April 2011 	Blackburn 	2000 	
28 May 2011 	Blackpool 	1500BBC News - "Blackpool EDL and anti-fascist demos 'pass peacefully'" 	No arrests
11 June 2011 	Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 	400‘Caged’ EDL leader vows to return to Dewsbury in thousands, Yorkshire Post, 13 June 2011.-600Sam Casey, Dewsbury: £172,000 bill for 40 minute EDL protest, Yorkshire Evening Post, 15 August 2011. 	Six people arrested‘Caged’ EDL leader vows to return to Dewsbury in thousands, Yorkshire Post, 13 June 2011.
9 July 2011 	Cambridge 	300 	1000 attended a counter-demonstration. There were seven arrests in total.
16 July 2011 	Portsmouth 	500 BBC News - Portsmouth EDL march and counter-protests see seven arrests 	The EDL marched through the city while 200 people attended a counter-demonstration by the UAF in Guildhall Square. The two sides never came into direct contact as the EDL were not let into the square, but there were a few incidents where several EDL members tried to disrupt the counter-demonstration. 400 police officers were deployed - some mounted - and seven arrests were made (all of which being on EDL supporters).
9 August 2011 	Enfield 	500Riots give rise to vigilantes 	EDL vigilantes marched through Enfield during the 2011 England riots
13 August 2011 	Telford, Shropshire 	300-350EDL demonstrations go ahead,Sky News, 13 August 2011. 	Static protest after march banned. Two people arrested en route, and three in various parts of Wellington.EDL demonstrations go ahead,Sky News, 13 August 2011.
4 August 2012 	Keighley, West Yorkshire 	100English Defence League protesters gather in Keighley,Telegraph & Argus, 4th August 2012, accessed 29 January 2015. 	Around 100 protesters gathered in Keighley for a demonstration at Church Green off North Street and were shouting and chanting. Dozens of police officers were at the scene. Members of the EDL were described as trying to surge through police barriers, and someone let off a firework.
29 June 2013 	East London 	2EDL leaders arrested over Woolwich walk 4 News, accessed 29 January 2015 	EDL co-leaders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll were arrested in east London during a planned walk to commemorate Lee Rigby, the soldier who was hacked to death in Woolwich by Islamist extremists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.
7 September 2013 	Bermondsey, Greater London 	300 English Defence League supporters march across Tower Bridge London SE1, accessed 27 January 2015 	Several hundred EDL supporters assembled in Bermondsey to march across the river to Tower Hamlets.
16 September 2013	Ipswich 	200 EDL EAST ANGLIA FORCE CANCELLATION OF ANTI RACISM GIG EDL News, accessed 29 January 2015 	Members of the EDL’s East Anglian Division forced the cancellation of a Love Music, Hate Racism gig in Ipswich after they held a demonstration outside the venue.
8 October 2013 	London 	1Tommy Robinson Stands Down From The EDL Sky News, accessed 29 January 2015 	Tommy Robinson quit as leader of the English Defence League because he said that he could no longer control extremists within the far-right group.
4 December 2013 	Southsea, Portsmouth 	20EDL stage protest outside mosque The Portsmouth News, accessed 29 January 2015 	Around 20 members of the Portsmouth EDL staged a protest tonight outside the Jami mosque in Southsea.
8 January 2014 	Central Bristol 	30 EDL and anti-fascist demonstrators clash in Bristol Bristol Post, accessed 29 January 2015 	Central Bristol witnessed ugly scenes at night as right wing protesters who opposed plans to open a mosque in Stokes Croft were confronted by counter-demonstrators. About 30 EDL supporters turned out on College Green to stage what had been advertised as a 'peaceful' protest against the former Jesters comedy club in Cheltenham Road being turned into a mosque.
29 March, 2014 	Peterborough 	300 Hundreds gather as EDL marches through Peterborough Peterborough Telegraph, accessed 27 January 2015 	Crowds gathered in the centre of Peterborough as the EDL marched through the city. The 300-plus members, who waved banners and chanted, marched from the Peacock Pub in London Road to outside Peterborough Magistrates’ Court in Bridge Street.
10 May 2014 	Rotherham 	500 	A march by 500 members of the English Defence League (EDL) in Rotherham on 10 May 2014 reportedly cost the town £1 million. The EDL supporters were met with a counter protest from around 200 people from the left-wing group Unite Against Fascism (UAF) who held placards saying “EDL go to hell” and “No to racism, fascism and Islamophobia”. Both groups were outnumbered by 1,000 police officers deployed at a cost of £500,000, according to South Yorkshire Police. English Defence league march in Rotherham 'cost £1m' The Guardian, 12 May 2014, accessed 2 February 2015
23 August 2014 	Bournemouth 	200 Bournemouth EDL march attracts counter protest BBC News, 23rd August 2013, accessed 29 January 2015 	Two hundred people gathered in Bournemouth for a march and a counter protest by its opponents.
9 August 2014 	Batley, West Yorkshire 	350 National EDL demonstration in Batley: Two hundred protesters gather at market place for first ever event in town The Huddersfield Daily Examiner, accessed 29 January 2015 	EDL protesters in Batley received a lukewarm reception when they held their first national demonstration in the town in August 2014. Up to 350 people from across the town took part in the rally, which was held in Batley market place. Hundreds of police officers from Yorkshire, Humberside and beyond were drafted in to oversee the demonstration.
13 September 2014	Rotherham 	1000 The English Defence League The Guardian, accessed 27 January 2015 	Protestors attacked police in Rotherham while demonstrating over the recent revelations about child sexual exploitation in the town. Four men were arrested.
27 November 2014 	University of Oxford, Oxford	1 EDL founder Tommy Robinson speaks at the Oxford Union BBC News, accessed 29 January 2015 	EDL Founder Tommy Robinson spoke at the Oxford Union. It was said to be the third attempt to get Mr Robinson, real name Stephen Lennon, to talk at the union - the first having been cancelled amid security concerns and the second because he was sent back to prison.
9 January 2015 	N/A 	N/A 	The week commencing 5 January saw the final sentences handed down to EDL members for their part in the EDL Birmingham demonstration which descended into violence in July 2013. Members got a combined total of 75 years in prison.
 EDL News edlnews.co.uk, accessed 27 January 2015
9 January 2015 	N/A 	N/A 	English Defence League supporters who brought terror to the streets of Birmingham have been jailed for more than 75 years after violence flared at a protest. Fifty men have appeared before Birmingham Crown Court to be sentenced for violent disorder after ugly scenes were witnessed by police and visitors in July 2013. Look: EDL rioters who terrorised Birmingham city centre jailed for more than 75 years Birmingham Mail, 9 January 2015, accessed 2 February 2015
13 January 2015 	Newcastle 	15 EDL storms into book club thinking Russell Brand would turn up (he didn't) The Telegraph, accessed 29 January 2015 	The EDL stormed into a book club thinking Russell Brand would turn up (he didn't). Around 15 EDL supporters disrupted the event held at Bar Loco in Newcastle by chanting Islamophobic slogans before shouting 'and now we're going for a curry'.
25 January 2015 	Hampshire 	N/A 	A man was arrested during a protest by members of the EDL in Chandler's Ford. Chandler's Ford EDL protest leads to man's arrest BBC News, accessed 29 January 2015
8 February 2015 	Dudley 	600 	Around 600 EDL marchers descended on the town of Dudley on Saturday to protest against the planned construction of a mosque in the West Midlands. Thirty people were arrested at the protest - 25 were later released without charge. Thirty people arrested at EDL anti-mosque march in Dudley The Independent, 8 February 2015, accessed 12 February 2015
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2 October 2016 	Boston, UK 	N/A 	They marched through Boston town centre on Saturday afternoon.One EDL supported said:'We are here to make people aware that Article 50 needs to be invoked at the earliest opportunity'. There were counter-demonstrators. REACTION: English Defence League march through Boston, Boston Standard, 02 October 2016. Accessed 04 October 2016.
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