2015 British National Party leadership election

August 2019 none 2015 British National Party leadership election presidential no 2011 British National Party leadership election 2011 2019 British National Party leadership election 2019 2015 07 08 yes – 2015 07 27 yes Adam Walker 00008B 523 76.58% Paul Hilliard 00008B 145 21.23% Spoiled ballots 00008B 15 2.19% Leader Adam Walker (acting; previously Nick Griffin) Adam Walker The British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 2015 was triggered on 19 July 2014 when Nick Griffin stepped down as BNP leader to instead become the organisation's president (he was later expelled from the party and therefore the presidency in October 2014), but was not announced until 29 June 2015.British National Party Leadership Election https://web.archive.org/web/20150809140505/http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/national/british-national-party-leadership-election 2015-08-09 British National Party website, 2 July 2015 Two candidates stood in the leadership election: Adam Walker (Acting BNP leader since 2014, and previously Deputy Leader of the BNP) and Paul Hilliard (BNP Derbyshire Sub Regional Organiser). On 27 July 2015, the results of the leadership election were announced, with Walker being named the winner by a margin of 378 votes, which translated to a 55.35% margin of victory. Walker had secured 543 votes compared to the 145 votes for Hilliard and the 15 spoiled ballot papers (which equaled 2.19%).BNP leadership election results are in https://web.archive.org/web/20150729224423/http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/national/bnp-leadership-election-results-are 2015-07-29 BBC News, 27 July 2015 Candidates All candidates required a 150 word write up along with a photograph of the candidate for the postal election address, a further 500 word write up for publication on the BNP website, a 5-minute video election address for publication on the Party website, and were required to attend a series of husting events for voting members in order to appear on the ballot. Two candidates were confirmed: Adam Walker, Acting BNP leader since 2014 and previously Deputy Leader of the BNPGodfrey Hannah Teacher banned for life appointed to replace Nick Griffin as BNP leader https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/21/banned-teacher-adam-walker-british-national-party-leader-nick-griffin-vote-collapses 6 July 2026 The Guardian 21 July 2014 Paul Hilliard, BNP Derbyshire Sub Regional Organiser Campaign Hilliard was publicly reprimanded by the party for "campaigning outside of authorised channels" during the election.Collins Matthew BNP leadership candidate runs in to trouble https://hopenothate.org.uk/2015/07/13/bnp-leadership-candidate-runs-in-to-trouble/ 6 July 2026 HOPE not hate 13 July 2015 In an interview with Hope Not Hate, former BNP parish councillor Dawn Charlton alleged that fake voters were added to the party's family membership system in order to increase Walker's total.1kb8I3bZJCg Life in the BNP Results The share of the vote was split 21.23% to Hilliard and 76.58% to Walker. There were 15 spoiled ballot papers.BNP leadership election results are in https://web.archive.org/web/20150729224423/http://www.bnp.org.uk/news/national/bnp-leadership-election-results-are 2015-07-29 British National Party website, 27 July 2015 British National Party leadership election, 2015CandidateVotes%Adam Walker52376.58%Paul Hilliard14521.23%Spoiled ballots152.19% References External links Official BNP website BNP Leadership Election - Candidate Video - Adam Walker BNP Leadership Election - Candidate Video - Paul Hilliard collapsed 2015 British National Party leadership election Category:2015 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom