Thread: Will the bnp nosedive again in the GE

Originally Posted by R.Shaw

OK. But the BNP still need 600 candidates, and they just haven't got them! I would guess that they will stand no more than half a dozen in the whole of the South east.

They stood over 600 council candidates alone in council seats in England and Wales in 2008.

Originally Posted by blueblood1920

We stood 450 candidates in county council elections, most of them were not in our strong areas. We will easily have enough candidates to field a full slate.

As for money that wont be a problem to raise now, the systems are in place. The party wanted to raise £350k for the European Elections it raised over £600k.

The Party already has 100K surplus funds.

I don't want to put any local info about the BNP in the public domain, however, where I live the BNP will certainly NOT be standing, and we have the only organized group for many miles around. There will also be no candidates in our county as there is no one to sort out candidates etc etc.
Obviously in many areas things are different, but out in the sticks this is the position. I would point out that we stood quite a number of candidates in the CC elections, and there is talk of just one of our people possibly standing in London somewhere.

Originally Posted by The Wanderer

I can't see why you feel it would be so difficult. All that's needed is the cash and the signatures, bada bing bada boom.

First of all our votes in the CC elections were not great, so we are not going to get a good GE vote, secondly although HQ might pay the deposits we haven't got any money to pay for election material! The CC election cost us a fortune, also anyone with knowledge will know where the rest of branches/groups money went!!

So there we have it, it is pointless standing if you are going to get a **** vote etc etc.

Originally Posted by Vortex

There is an outside chance for the BNP in Stoke

You came fourth there in the Euro elections, I dont think so

Originally Posted by R.Shaw

I don't want to put any local info about the BNP in the public domain, however, where I live the BNP will certainly NOT be standing, and we have the only organized group for many miles around. There will also be no candidates in our county as there is no one to sort out candidates etc etc.
Obviously in many areas things are different, but out in the sticks this is the position. I would point out that we stood quite a number of candidates in the CC elections, and there is talk of just one of our people possibly standing in London somewhere.

Its quite simple, it isn't a local decision. HQ make all the decisions on whether we stand or not, if they say we stand all seats we stand all seats. You dont have to be local to stand, someone at the most Northern part of Scotland can stand in the most southern point of England.

Originally Posted by JoshONyons

You came fourth there in the Euro elections, I dont think so

Very different elections and very different voting mentalities.

Originally Posted by the gub

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Originally Posted by British-Conservatism

They stood over 600 council candidates alone in council seats in England and Wales in 2008.

And won how many?

Originally Posted by blueblood1920

Its quite simple, it isn't a local decision. HQ make all the decisions on whether we stand or not, if they say we stand all seats we stand all seats. You dont have to be local to stand, someone at the most Northern part of Scotland can stand in the most southern point of England.

I guess being in the centre of things in the NW you get a different view of events than us in the SE, I say how things are not how we would like them to be. Lets wait and see what happens.

Originally Posted by R.Shaw

I guess being in the centre of things in the NW you get a different view of events than us in the SE, I say how things are not how we would like them to be. Lets wait and see what happens.

Yeh, but it wouldnt be hard to get areas covered with no activity as all you need is someone willing to stand (we have more than enough) and 10 signatures from a constituency. So it is pretty easy, the hardest part is the finance getting £500 per constituency.