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From The Socialist newspaper, 27 May 2009
BNP fail to win Salford election
IN THE Salford Irwell Riverside by-election on 21 May, the BNP were confident of winning the seat from Labour. Continual local press coverage combined with leafleting and other actions made the BNP so cocky that their leaflet claimed it was a straight fight between them and Labour.
However, they gained only 43 votes from the last election to poll 276 (17%), ending up in third place. New Labour held the seat but lost a quarter of its vote, unsurprising when their candidate gives Hazel Blears MP "110% support"! The Lib Dems and Tories also lost voters - who the polling figures suggest either remained at home or mostly went to the Greens and UKIP.
Chased out of Salford the weekend before, with their planned gig at a Manchester club cancelled by the venue after mass complaints, it's clear the BNP are not wanted by working-class youth. And now their Salford organiser has been suspended for making racist comments on Facebook!
Building a socialist alternative and a strong vote for No2EU - Yes to Democracy at the Euro elections is the best way to continue the battle against the racist right.
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In The Socialist 27 May 2009:
Protest at MPs' sleaze: Vote No2EU - Yes to Democracy
No2EU - yes to Democracy: Who's standing and why you should vote for them
Hear No2EU - Yes to Democracy speakers
Fiddling Tory MP Mackay resigns
UKIP - yet another establishment party
BNP fail to win Salford election
Youth fight for jobs
Youth Fight for Jobs: Fortnight of action 27 June to 10 July
School students organised strikes
Construction workers feature
Construction workers: battle won but war not over
Strike success at Lindsey Oil Refinery and Conoco
An action plan for all construction sites
Diary of a Lindsey Oil Refinery shop steward
International socialist news and analysis
Southampton protest: Stop the slaughter of Tamils
Latvia: 'A capitalist inferno'
Kashmir health workers' victory
Nanjing college students in clashes with police
PCS conference and workplace news
PCS conference: Preparing for future battles
Delegates' anger at Public and Commercial Services union conference
Young members' voices heard at PCS conference
Wales TUC conference - no good news for New Labour
National Shop Stewards Network conference
Socialist Party campaigning news
Anger at council school closures
Lewisham Bridge primary school
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