The British Nationalist

The whole by-election was a bit of a farce. The Labour candidate proudly mooted as the only local candidate cast his vote by postal ballot and is actually registered to vote in London, his father being the Willie Bains registered in Glasgow. There is a police investigation ongoing into several cases of “personation” and the massive increase in postal votes assigned to Labour just a day or two before the election is also a matter for concern, as raised by the Spectator. In this regard one should remember the trouble in Glenrothes with regard to the registration books which is still unresolved.

Apparently, the BNP was refused a recount with regard to the 20 votes by which they failed to retain their deposit. If so, I would like to know on what grounds. The returning officer stated that he would allow a recount of the 1st and 2nd placed party’s ballots, but not the 3rd and 4th placed parties. The Conservative’s and the BNP’s respectively.

Despite all the above question marks and again despite media onslaughts, biased reporting, comics like the Lizzard and religious ministers like Christopher Rowe forbidding his parishioners from voting for the BNP, this was an excellent result, which obviously had the frighteners on all the other parties that took part. 74 years of Labour rule has left its mark not only on the sad demise of Glasgow North East as a provider of statistics but on the sorry mental state of the voters who can’t see the wood for the Labour moss.

“Postal voting on demand is lethal to the democratic process. Wholesale electoral fraud is both easy and profitable.”

That statement sounds like a description of Afghan electoral practices, but it was delivered by Richard Mawrey QC after an inquest into UK postal voting … History shows that Labour benefit from postal voting, notably at the comfortable Glenrothes by-election victory last year, when every indication was that the SNP would overturn the majority.

The Scotsman claims that over 6,000 people have registered for postal votes in Glasgow North East, which is 10 percent of eligible voters. (Surely not that many people can be bed ridden or in absentia, even in Glasgow North East?) … Postal voting is open to fraud and has been abused on numerous occasions by a range of campaigns. The system is shambolic and needs to be reformed to ensure that only those who are incapacitated or unable to vote on the day receive a postal ballot.” (Electoral fraud – The Spectator Blog - http://tinyurl.com/yhy2o9m )

Police investigate ballot papers at Glasgow North East by-election - http://tinyurl.com/yf6mgzu

“But the SNP has formally asked for the Electoral Commission to investigate whether Labour abused the postal vote system after 1,100 postal votes were applied for less than three days before the deadline. The applications came in so late that the SNP was unable to visit all the voters involved, before their postal votes were sent in. The SNP alleges this prevented it from getting fair access to all the voters involved.” (SNP throws in towel to Labour in Glasgow North East byelection - http://tinyurl.com/yg2a4qh )

By Sheriff of Nottingham

Reflections on this result bring up so many thoughts, firstly lets start with the positive. In both respects voter percentage share and actual votes cast have gone up for the BNP. Since the euros earlier this year they have more than doubled in votes cast, and have risen nearly a percentage point from that same election. to be only a few labour postal ballot papers short of saving the deposit is incredible.

Let’s face it, this is no BNP heartland, but people recognise they only have the BNP to turn to. You do wonder about the 12 thousand people who voted Labour. What!!! exactly does Gordon Brown have to do in which they will say ” We won’t vote labour again. ” He is killing our troops for a needless war and leads a party through one shambles to another whilst most of his own party rips off the British tax payer for thousands of FLIPPING pounds.

The ex-speaker Martin who’s seat this was, may have come from humble background but like most shop stewards has filled his own boots and been well rewarded with a Lordship for his duties. Yet people who struggle on the bread line vote in their thousands for Labour who let this happen.

Postal voting is one thing which trully needs investigating, as a lot of people were counting this as a Labour win before the count even began, due to how many postal votes were cast. It is so easily to defraud those votes something has to be done. Or Labour may already have a lot of the next election in the bag, THE MAIL BAG that is.

But lets rejoice the fine BNP performance Well beating the loony left and only a few votes from saving the deposit and beating the Tories. Laughs to myself, Tories the credible oposition to Labour. NO! it is the BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY.

Labour – 12,231 votes (59.39%)
SNP – 4,120 votes (20%)
Tory – 1,075 votes (5.22%)
BNP – 1,013 votes (4.92%)
Solidarity – 794 votes (3.86%)
Lib Dems – 474 votes (2.30%)
Total votes cast – 20,595
Voter turnout – 32.97%
Rejected ballots – 43

Thirteen candidates stood in the seat. The results are:

Charlie Baillie – British National Party – 1,013 votes (4.92%)

William Bain – Labour – 12,231 (59.39%)

Eileen Baxendale – Liberal Democrats – 474 (2.30%)

Mev Brown – Independent – 32 (0.16%)

Colin Campbell – The Individuals Labour and Tory (Tilt) – 13 (0.06%)

Ruth Davidson – Conservatives – 1,075 (5.22%)

David Doherty – Scottish Greens – 332 (1.61%)

Mikey Hughes – Independent – 54 (0.26%)

David Kerr – SNP – 4,120 (20%)

Louise McDaid – Socialist Labour Party – 47 (0.23%)

Kevin McVey – Scottish Socialist Party – 152 (0.74%)

Tommy Sheridan – Solidarity – 794 (3.86%)

John Smeaton – Independent Backed by the Jury Team – 258 (1.25%)

By Election Correspondent