The Wortley and Farnley by-election on 18 September saw the BNP vote fall from 793 in May 2008 to 556. However, their share of the vote only dropped by 1.1% giving them 12.7% of the total vote.

Andy Parnham - Green 1183 (elected)

Rosie Spencer - Lib Dem 1151

Stephen Towler - Labour 1009

Peter Hollings - BNP 556

Glenn Broadbent - Conservative 428

Michael Davies - Alliance for Green Socialism 45

Leeds Unite Against Fascism leafleted the Farnley and Wortley ward urging people to use their vote to defeat the racist BNP.

However, the level of support achieved by the BNP in the by-election only serves to underline the importance of a city wide campaign to ensure that every anti fascist voter in Leeds is persuaded to use their vote to stop the BNP winning an MEP in the European elections in 2009.