Simon Darby
Simon Darby | |
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Ward | |
In office 1 May 2003 – 10 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Hall, Peter Robert |
Succeeded by | Finch, Joseph Alan |
Majority | 173 (7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England | 8 November 1964
Political party | British National Party |
Simon Darby (born 8 November 1964) is a British politician and former deputy chairman of the British National Party.[1]
Background
By occupation a communications consultant, Darby began his political career in the
Darby's involvement in local politics led to him being elected to
Darby stood in the
Later party career
Newspaper reports identify Darby as the BNP's deputy leader in 2007.[7] He became a personal assistant to Richard Barnbrook following the latter's election as the BNP's representative on the Greater London Authority in May 2008.[8] In this capacity, in November 2008 Darby faced criticism after admitting carrying out BNP party political work from his office as Barnbrook's assistant at City Hall. Darby denied that he used GLA resources and said that he always made up any office hours spent on party activities.[9] Darby is now the national press officer for the BNP.
In 2009, Darby was criticised after pictures showed a member of an
On 1 July 2010, Darby resigned his role as deputy chairman citing impartiality regarding the then forthcoming 2010 BNP leadership election challenge, writing on his blog, "I didn't really want to be drawn into the leadership question, however, it seems the inevitable has happened, with adversaries of Nick Griffin raising the issue of the position of Deputy Leader in general, and referring to me in particular. As you know, the position carries absolutely no
Personal life
A keen
Elections contested
UK Parliament elections
Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
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1997 | Dudley North | NDs |
469 | 1.0 |
2001 | Dudley North | BNP | 1,822 | 4.7 |
2005 | Dudley North | BNP | 4,022 | 9.7 |
2010 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | BNP | 2,502 | 7.7 |
Welsh Assembly elections (Additional members region; party list)
Date of election | Region | Party | Votes | Percentage of votes | Result |
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2007 Welsh Assembly election | North Wales
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BNP | 9,986 | 5.1 | Not elected |
European Parliament elections
Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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1996 | Merseyside West | NDs |
718 | 1.2 | Single member constituencies |
Year | Region | Party | Votes | % | Results | Notes |
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1999 | West Midlands | BNP | 14,344 | 1.7 | Not elected | Multi member constituencies; party list |
2004 | West Midlands | BNP | 107,794 | 7.5 | Not elected | Multi member constituencies; party list |
2009 | West Midlands | BNP | 121,967 | 8.6 | Not elected | Multi member constituencies; party list |
2014 | North West England | BNP | 32,826 | 1.9 | Not elected | Multi member constituencies; party list |
References
- ^ "Simon Darby Biography". BNP. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ Taylor, Matthew (25 November 2006). "BNP tries to polish image at Blackpool". The Guardian.
- ^ N. Copsey, Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 121
- ^ Muir, Hugh (16 September 2003). "Where their influence is spreading". The Guardian.
- ^ Temko, Ned (23 April 2006). "BNP targets the heart of England". The Guardian.
- ^ Withers, Matt (28 September 2008). "A burning question of Tory faults". Wales on Sunday.
- ^ "The man behind a BNP bid for power". Birmingham Post. 18 April 2007.
- ^ Hamilton, Fiona (3 May 2008). "BNP celebrate after winning London Assembly seat". The Times.
- ^ Swaine, Jon (20 November 2008). "BNP deputy leader works from London City Hall office". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Waterfield, Bruno (15 May 2009). "BNP could be at heart of far right EU group". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Paul Waugh (14 April 2009). "BNP City Hall official meets neo-fascists at Euro summit". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009.
- ^ Gledhill, Ruth (5 May 2009). "BNP deputy slur on Sentamu". Times Online.
- Adam Bienkov (12 June 2009). "BNP Deputy Simon Darby suspended from City Hall". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010. - ^ Darby, Simon (1 July 2010). "No more brothers wars please". Simon Darby Blogspot. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011.
- ^ ""Simon Darby: BNP immigration message and rise of UKIP". BBC News. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Office and Staffing". Andrew Brons. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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