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The British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 2011 was triggered on _ 2007 when _. Two candidates stood in the leadership election: Nick Griffin (BNP leader since 1999, and Christian "Chris" Jackson, _. On _ 2007, the results of the leadership election were announced, with Griffin being named the winner by _ votes. Griffin had secured 1,157 votes compared to the 1,148 votes for Jackson.

Candidates
All candidates required support from 11 'voting members' in order to appear on the ballot. Two candidates were confirmed:
 * Nick Griffin, current Chairman of the BNP.
 * Chris Jackson, _.

Results
The vote was split _% to Griffin and _% to Jackson. There were _ spoilt papers and _ ballots were declared invalid as they contained no signature.