BNP Still Making Progress in Rosehill & Burnley WoodThe latest canvassing returns from Rosehill show that the British National Party are still gaining support in the Rosehill with Burnley Wood ward of the town.In November's council by-election, BNP candidate Jim Cowell beat the Liberal Democrats and the Tories when he polled 230 votes which was 19.2% of the total vote. It was a staggering performance which left Jim just 150 votes short of overhauling the winning Labour candidate. Althought it was the first time the BNP had ever fought the ward, the local media were not impressed and quickly predicted that the vote was just a flash in the pan. But now, three months on, support for the party is still on the increase with the latest canvassing returns showing the BNP vote has now risen to 25%. The returns, for 500 homes canvassed this week, also showed that 47% were still undecided and that 28% of voters were committed to another party. Jim Cowell, who led one of the canvassing teams, was very pleased with the response. "We are gradually getting there," Jim told Burnley Bravepages, "Amongst the undecided there were a lot who gave us positive feedback after hearing what we had to say and taking a brief look at our leaflet. Those who said they would be definitely voting BNP were evenly split between supporters from last November and those who would be voting BNP first time." Another canvasser, Paul Stafford, said the BNP's campaign against preferential funding, had struck a chord with many voters. "As soon as we mentioned Labour's funding for Daneshouse, eyes were raised to the ceiling and common ground was found. There are still a lot of votes to be won from those yet to make up their minds."
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