BNP leader Nick Griffin Unite Against Fascism rallies against the BNP in 2009 The British National Party (BNP) has lost all 12 of its councilors in Barking Dagenham , London in local elections . The new local council will be composed entirely of councillors from the Labour Party , with no BNP candidate placing higher than fourth in any of the authority's 13 wards. Before the election, it had been considered possible that the BNP might control Barking & Dagenham Council, giving the party, which believes that immigrants, Muslims and non-whites represent a threat to the United Kingdom, control of a local authority for the first time in its history. The BNP has played the role of official opposition in Barking & Dagenham since 2006. The BNP has no MPs but party leader Nick Griffin, as well as party member Andrew Brons , represent regions of northern England in the European Parliament . Griffin also failed in his attempt to unseat Margaret Hodge in the UK general election in Barking , his party losing support in Barking compared to the 2005 general election . Many anti-far right groups such as Unite Against Fascism, Searchlight and Hope Not Hate had been involved in campaigning in Barking & Dagenham, with marches, rallies and door-to-door canvassing taking place daily in the lead-up to the election. A spokesman for the Youth Fight For Jobs campaign, which organised a march against both Nick Griffin and Margaret Hodge in Barking, said of the defeat of the BNP: "I think it shows the value of campaigning work and spreading a positive alternative. The danger of the BNP is still there and so we need to continue campaigning and putting forward a positive alternative." The BNP also suffered from internal dissent late in the election, with its former webmaster launching a scathing attack on the party's internal operations and accusing it of corruption the day before voting booths opened. The party's finances are also under investigation by the Electoral Commission .
BNP leader Nick Griffin Unite Against Fascism rallies against the BNP in 2009 The British National Party (BNP) has lost all 12 of its councilors in , London in . The new local council will be composed entirely of councillors from the , with no BNP candidate placing higher than fourth in any of the authority's 13 wards. Before the election, it had been considered possible that the BNP might control Barking & Dagenham Council, giving the party, which believes that immigrants, Muslims and non-whites represent a threat to the United Kingdom, control of a local authority for the first time in its history. The BNP has played the role of official opposition in Barking & Dagenham since 2006. The BNP has no but party leader Nick Griffin, as well as party member , represent regions of northern England in the . Griffin also failed in his attempt to unseat in the , his party losing support in Barking compared to the . Many anti-far right groups such as , and had been involved in campaigning in Barking & Dagenham, with marches, rallies and door-to-door canvassing taking place daily in the lead-up to the election. A spokesman for the campaign, which organised a march against both Nick Griffin and Margaret Hodge in Barking, said of the defeat of the BNP: "I think it shows the value of campaigning work and spreading a positive alternative. The danger of the BNP is still there and so we need to continue campaigning and putting forward a positive alternative." The BNP also suffered from internal dissent late in the election, with its former webmaster launching a scathing attack on the party's internal operations and accusing it of corruption the day before voting booths opened. The party's finances are also under investigation by the .
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