Nationally the BNP won 563,743 votses, 1.9% of total votes cast, which is up 1.2% on the last general election. The significant increase is likely due to the fact that they stood many more candidates in this election than in 2005.

Most of these votes come from England where they got 532,333 votes (2.1%), up 1.3%.

The BNP vote in the East Midlands was above average: 69,706 votes (3.1%), up 2.6%. This is not as high as regions such as Yorkshire & Humber or the North West but is higher than most of the south of England, where the BNP are weak. In the constituencies in which the party stood a candidate they won an average 4.2% of the vote.

In Derbyshire, the BNP got 14,063 votes, 3.0% of the total and 5.0% of the constituencies in which they stood.

In Leicestershire the BNP vote was 22,479 (4.4%).

In Lincolnshire the party got 13,614 votes (3.9%).

In Nottinghamshire the total was 12,747 (2.5% of the total and 4.0% of constituencies contested).

In Northamptonshire, the party won 6,803 votes (2.0% of the total and 3.5% of seats contested).

An analysis of the results by constituency shows that the highest votes for the BNP were in areas on the M1 corridor on the Derbyshire and Notts borders. The party got 7.0% of the vote in Amber Valley, 6.0% in Bolsover, 5.8% in Ashfield and 4.9% in Erewash. They also did well in West Leicestershire polling 6.5% in Leicestershire North West, 6.0% in Leicester West, 5.8% in Charnwood and 4.5% in Bosworth. Although the party generally did poorly in the bigger cities, they won 5.8% of the vote in Nottingham North and 4.4% in Derby North.

All of the BNP results in the region are listed in order of success below:

Amber Valley, Derbyshire
Michael Clarke 3,195 7.0% +4.1%

Leicestershire North West
Ian Meller 3,396 6.5% +3.4%

Bolsover, Derbyshire
Martin Radford 2,640 6.0% +6.0%

Leicester West
Gary Reynolds 2,158 6.0% +6.0%

Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Edward Holmes 2,781 5.8% +5.8%

Charnwood, Leicestershire
Cathy Duffy 3,116 5.8% +2.2%

Nottingham North
Bob Brindley 1,944 5.7% +5.7%

Boston & Skegness, Lincolnshire
David Owens 2,278 5.3% +2.9%

Leicestershire South
Paul Preston 2,721 5.0% +1.5%

Erewash, Derbyshire
Mark Bailey 2,337 4.9% +1.9%

Corby, Northamptonshire
Roy Davies 2,525 4.7% +4.7%

Grantham & Stanford, Lincolnshire
Christopher Robinson 2,485 4.7% +4.7%

Bosworth, Leicestershire
John Ryde 2,458 4.5% +4.5%

Derby North
Peter Cheeseman 2,000 4.4% +4.4%

Louth & Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Julia Green 2,199 4.4% +4.4%

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Rachel Hill 2,108 4.4% +4.4%

Derbyshire South
Peter Jarvis 2,193 4.3% +0.3%

Loughborough, Leicestershire
Kevan Stafford 2,040 3.9% +3.9%

Derbyshire Mid
Lewis Allsebrook 1,698 3.6% +3.6%

Sherwood, Nottinghamshire
James North 1,754 3.6% +3.6%

South Holland & The Deepings, Lincolnshire
Roy Harban 1,796 3.6% +3.6%

Leicester East
Colin Gilmore 1,700 3.5% +3.5%

Gedling, Nottinghamshire
Stephen Adcock 1,598 3.3% +3.3%

Northampton North
Ray Beasley 1,316 3.3% +3.3%

Sleaford & North Hykeham, Lincolnshire
Mike Clayton 1,977 3.3% +3.3%

Rutland & Melton, Leicestershire
Keith Addison 1,757 3.2% +3.2%

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Malcolm Porter 1,512 3.1% +3.1%

Harborough, Leicestershire
Geoff Dickens 1,715 3.1% +3.1%

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Rob Walker 1,596 3.1% +3.1%

Leicester South
Adrian Waudby 1,418 3.0% +3.0%

Lincoln
Robert West 1,367 3.0% +3.0%

Kettering, Northamptonshire
Clive Skinner 1,366 2.9% +2.9%

Nottingham South
Tony Woodward 1,140 2.8% +2.8%

Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire
Mike Shore 1,422 2.7% +2.7%