A FORMER Harrogate College lecturer has become the first BNP candidate to be elected to the European Parliament.
British National Party activist Andrew Brons gained the sixth and final place to fill Yorkshire and the Humber's seats in the European Parliament.
The other five Yorkshire seats were taken by the Conservatives (2), Labour (1), UKIP (1) and Liberal Democrats (1).
Brons was chairman of the Harrogate National Front in 1973-1974, and stood for Parliament for the NF four times.
The BNP picked up almost 10 per cent of the vote. The turn-out was less than 40 per cent.
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