The BNP suffered two hammer blows in their top target seat of Barking, east London.
Supporters of the left wing Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) ran some excellent election campaigns, but the results were generally disappointing.
Even though some people were denied the right to vote, politicians continued as if nothing had happened.
The queues of people outside the polling stations who were denied their vote in the election were victims of council cutbacks.
After Gordon Brown announced his intention to resign on Monday, much of the media and some MPs applauded his political "cleverness" in keeping alive the prospect of a Liberal-Labour coalition.
In a tremendous victory for anti-fascists, the BNP has lost every single seat it held on Barking council in east London. This comes on top of the shattering defeat for BNP leader Nick Griffin in the parliamentary seat.
Whichever party leader squeezes into Downing Street, they will attack workers’ living standards.
turmoil was growing on the stock markets as a hung parliament became the most likely outcome of the general election in Britain.
An overview of TUSC’s campaign In some areas, TUSC activists tapped into the anger with mainstream politicians and ran good campaigns.
Eamonn McCann, a veteran anti‑imperialist campaigner and socialist, got a fantastic 7.7 percent vote in Foyle, Northern Ireland. He stood as part of the People Before Profit coalition taking nearly 3,000 votes.
Maxine Bowler stood for TUSC in the Brightside and Burngreave constituency in Sheffield. She won 1.7 percent of the vote.
