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BNP loses its only county council seat | BNP loses its only county council seat |
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The British National party has lost its only county council seat, plunging to last place in defence of a division in Lancashire. | The British National party has lost its only county council seat, plunging to last place in defence of a division in Lancashire. |
BNP candidate Paul Robinson polled 358 votes in Padiham and Burnley West, a seat won by the party's Sharon Wilkinson in 2009. | BNP candidate Paul Robinson polled 358 votes in Padiham and Burnley West, a seat won by the party's Sharon Wilkinson in 2009. |
The party still has two borough councillors in England, one each on Charnwood and Pendle councils. | The party still has two borough councillors in England, one each on Charnwood and Pendle councils. |
Labour claimed the Lancashire county council seat by a majority of almost 1,000, beating the Conservatives into second place and the Liberal Democrats into third. | Labour claimed the Lancashire county council seat by a majority of almost 1,000, beating the Conservatives into second place and the Liberal Democrats into third. |
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