Elected!

Congratulations to the BNP's three new county councillors.

Sharon Wilkinson polled 1155 votes to beat Liberal Democrats, Labour and Tories in the Padiham & Burnley West ward for Lancashire County Council.

In the Coalville ward for Leicestershire County Council, Graham Partner took 1039 votes, beating Tories, Labour, Independents and Liberal Democrats.

For Hertfordshire County Council Deirdre Gates took 783 votes, beating the Tories, Labour and Liberal-Democrats in South Oxhey, Hertfordshire.

These are the party's first ever county council victories.