The British National Party has failed to secure a seat in the council by-election in Croxteth. Despite determined campaigning, the people of the ward overwhelmingly rejected the fascist party and its violent convict candidate, Peter Tierney.
Tierney, 52, owns the Quiggins Attique antiques shop on Aigburth Road and holds a conviction for actual bodily harm. In April 2009, he assaulted a man with a camera tripod for handing out anti-fascist leaflets in Liverpool City Centre. Tierney's personal election leaflet claimed that he was against bullying.
As part of his campaign, the BNP turned out in the ward numerous times to deliver leaflets door-to-door.They also held a rally in the area on polling day, whilst DVDs filled with racist propaganda were dropped through letter boxes under the title of "Liverpool Anti-Traitors."
The DVDs contain a version of the CCTV footage from Peter Tierney's court case, which the party have time-lapsed to try and make it appear as though he was innocent. They also contain a You Tube BNP video from the general election, footage of a Welsh branch of the BNP being "horrified" by the "terrifying" presence of ethnic minorities in Wembley, and several videos espousing racial separatism which were created and promoted by white supremacist groups.
At the polls, the BNP's share of the vote dropped to 2.57% from the 3.11% they gained when complete unknown George Muse stood for the party in Croxteth in 2008.
The full breakdown of results is as follows:
* Lab: 1447
* Lab: 1424
* LD: 611
* LD: 479
* SLP: 135
* BNP: 117
* SLP: 70
* Green: 63
* UKIP: 50
* English Democrats: 35
* English Democrats: 33
* Con: 31
* Con: 29
* UKIP: 19
A spokesperson for Liverpool Antifascists said: "This result fits with a typical pattern for the BNP. Despite being far more active in campaigning than any other party, they have been roundly rejected, and their share of the vote has decreased with a higher turnout.
"After a series of succesful election campaigns by Liverpool Antifascists, and being run out of the City Centre twice in a row, people are alert to the fact that they are not an alternative to mainstream politics but its worst extreme. And at a time when the working class are under concerted attack from those in power, less and less people are convinced by the dead-end road of race politics."
Martin Cummins and Stephanie Till of Labour were elected to represent Croxteth ward. Till, as the lowest polling of the two victors, will have to defend her seat at the local elections in May.
As part of his campaign, the BNP turned out in the ward numerous times to deliver leaflets door-to-door.They also held a rally in the area on polling day, whilst DVDs filled with racist propaganda were dropped through letter boxes under the title of "Liverpool Anti-Traitors."
The DVDs contain a version of the CCTV footage from Peter Tierney's court case, which the party have time-lapsed to try and make it appear as though he was innocent. They also contain a You Tube BNP video from the general election, footage of a Welsh branch of the BNP being "horrified" by the "terrifying" presence of ethnic minorities in Wembley, and several videos espousing racial separatism which were created and promoted by white supremacist groups.
At the polls, the BNP's share of the vote dropped to 2.57% from the 3.11% they gained when complete unknown George Muse stood for the party in Croxteth in 2008.
The full breakdown of results is as follows:
* Lab: 1447
* Lab: 1424
* LD: 611
* LD: 479
* SLP: 135
* BNP: 117
* SLP: 70
* Green: 63
* UKIP: 50
* English Democrats: 35
* English Democrats: 33
* Con: 31
* Con: 29
* UKIP: 19
A spokesperson for Liverpool Antifascists said: "This result fits with a typical pattern for the BNP. Despite being far more active in campaigning than any other party, they have been roundly rejected, and their share of the vote has decreased with a higher turnout.
"After a series of succesful election campaigns by Liverpool Antifascists, and being run out of the City Centre twice in a row, people are alert to the fact that they are not an alternative to mainstream politics but its worst extreme. And at a time when the working class are under concerted attack from those in power, less and less people are convinced by the dead-end road of race politics."
Martin Cummins and Stephanie Till of Labour were elected to represent Croxteth ward. Till, as the lowest polling of the two victors, will have to defend her seat at the local elections in May.
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