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# British National Party announce new branch in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/british-national-party-announce-new-branch-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2009-07-13T11:05:50.000Z
- Updated: 2009-07-13T14:01:43.000Z
- Author: Phil
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:52

![The BNP logo on a rosette](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bnp.jpg "bnp")

The BNP logo on a rosette

A new branch of the [British National Party](http://bnp.org.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) has opened in Lichfield. The launch was announced on Sunday by West Midlands secretary, Mike Bell.

“The official launch of the new Lichfield group under Alex Sproule was held this week, attended by 36 people, many attending their first ever BNP meeting,” Mr Bell said.

“Mr Sproule has worked extremely hard in Lichfield and is now seeing his efforts being rewarded,” Mr Bell continued. “Until recently he had only seven members in his area, but in a matter of weeks this has jumped to more than 50.”

Alex Sproule was a candidate in the recent County Council elections, standing for election in the Lichfield North ward. He gained 337 votes in the elections which were the first to see a BNP candidate in that ward.

Talking about the launch, West Midlands organiser, Alwyn Deacon said it was “only the start of a very promising future for the West Midlands. There are plans for more new groups as the support grows in this region.”

The news comes after the BNP [visited the city](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2009/04/22/revealed-the-picture-which-sparked-lichfield-cathedrals-row-with-the-bnp/) with their ‘truth truck’ following a debate over [plans for a Mosque in Lichfield](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2009/04/01/mp-warns-against-plan-for-traditional-mosque-in-lichfield/).