British National Party leadership election, 2011
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The British National Party
(BNP) leadership election of 2011 was triggered on 28 June 2011 when the party attained a new constituton that required a leadership election to take place every four years. Two candidates stood in the leadership election: Nick Griffin
(BNP leader since 1999, and MEP
for North West England
) and Andrew Brons
(MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber
). On 25 July, 2011, the results of the leadership election were announced, with Griffin being named the winner by just 9 votes. Griffin had secured 1,157 votes compared to the 1,148 votes for Brons.
Richard Edmonds
originally announced he had hoped to stand for the leadership, but stood down in favour of Andrew Brons.
British National Party
The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...
(BNP) leadership election of 2011 was triggered on 28 June 2011 when the party attained a new constituton that required a leadership election to take place every four years. Two candidates stood in the leadership election: Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin
Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament for North West England....
(BNP leader since 1999, and MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for North West England
North West England (European Parliament constituency)
North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. For the 2009 elections it elects 8 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.-Boundaries:...
) and Andrew Brons
Andrew Brons
Andrew Henry William Brons is a British politician. Long active in far right politics in Britain, he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the British National Party at the 2009 European Parliament election...
(MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)
Yorkshire and the Humber is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :...
). On 25 July, 2011, the results of the leadership election were announced, with Griffin being named the winner by just 9 votes. Griffin had secured 1,157 votes compared to the 1,148 votes for Brons.
Candidates
All candidates required support from 11 'voting members' in order to appear on the ballot. The following is a list of the confirmed candidates for the election:- Nick Griffin, MEP for North West England and current Chairman of the BNP.
- Andrew Brons, MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, and former Chairman of the National Front.
Richard Edmonds
Richard Edmonds
Richard Edmonds is a seasoned politician of British nationalism. A former Deputy Chairman and National Organiser of the British National Party, Richard was also a long-term supporter of John Tyndall.-Biography:...
originally announced he had hoped to stand for the leadership, but stood down in favour of Andrew Brons.
Results
The share of the vote was split 49.8% to Brons and 50.2% to Griffin. There were 11 spoilt papers and 37 ballots were declared invalid as they contained no signature.| British National Party leadership election, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nick Griffin Nick Griffin Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament for North West England.... |
1,157 | 50.2 | |
| Andrew Brons Andrew Brons Andrew Henry William Brons is a British politician. Long active in far right politics in Britain, he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the British National Party at the 2009 European Parliament election... |
1,148 | 49.8 | |