...and, George, although he's more than capable of answering for himself, I believe Mike's reaction had nothing whatsoever to do with his being an elected councillor and more to do with his own beliefs and experience.
He may be too modest to tell you, but he has worked in areas where he has had direct contact with the sort of issues the BNP exploits and with the sort of crimes it commits, and that has had more effect on him than any party-political dogma.