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The following is a list of [[English Defence League]] (EDL) demonstrations:
 
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|700<ref name=bbc10>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8300431.stm
|title=Dozens arrested during protests |date=10 October 2009 |work=BBC News Online |location=London}}</ref>
|Counter-protest by 1,400 UAF supporters.<ref name=bbc10 /> Riot police on hand to separate sides.<ref name=bbc10 /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8303150.stm |title=Protest police cost was £200,000 |publisher= |work=BBC News |date=12 October 2009 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|31 October 2009
|[[Leeds]]
|900<ref name=BBC11WYP1>{{cite news| title = Protest policing hailed a success | publisher = BBC| date = 1 November 2009 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8336469.stm | accessdate =1 November 2009 }}<br>- {{cite web|author=West Yorkshire Police |url=http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/section-item.asp?sid=12&iid=8669 |title= Leeds Demonstrations - Saturday, 31&nbsp;October&nbsp;2009 |publisher=WYP |date=31 October 2009 |accessdate=1 November 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
|Counter-protested by 1,500 UAF. Leeds council and West Yorkshire Police thanked the public and participants "for their patience and consideration".<ref name=BBC11WYP1/><ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Bill-for-policing-Bradford-demonstrations.6504794.jp |title=Bill for policing Bradford demonstrations 'could be £500,000' - Central Leeds |newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date= 31 August 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> The protest was controversial as a tree which had been erected in [[Leeds City Square|City Square]] with the intention to decorate it as a Christmas tree at a later date had to be taken down to accommodate the protest.
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| November 2009
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|23 January 2010
|[[Stoke-on-Trent]]
|1500<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news|title=Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally|work=BBC News|publisher=|date=24 January 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8476873.stm}}</ref>
|EDL break through police lines. Police officers were injured and police vehicles damaged.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> All arrests were linked to the EDL demonstration.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8476873.stm|title=Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally|work=BBC Newspublisher=|date=24 January 2010|accessdate=1 August 2010}}<br>- {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8521919.stm |title=EDL Stoke-on-Trent rally cost nearly £200,000 to police |work=BBC News|publisher= |date=18 February 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> Approximately 300 supporters of [[Unite Against Fascism]] held a counter-demonstration.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8476873.stm |title=Trouble at Stoke-on-Trent English Defence League rally|work=BBC News |publisher= |date=24 January 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
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|11 January 2010
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|[[Bolton]]
|2000<ref name="belfasttelegraph1"/>
|Counter-protested by 1500 UAF.<ref name="belfasttelegraph1">{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ukandireland/74-arrests-in-demo-clash-14733310.html|title=74 arrests in demo clash|publisher= |work=[[The Belfast Telegraph]]|date= 21 March 2010}}</ref><ref name="Boltonnews">{{cite news|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/5077171.The______300_000_price____of_policing_protesters_rallies |title=The '£300,000 price' of policing protesters rallies |work=[[The Bolton News]]|publisher= |date=23 March 2010|accessdate=25 July 2010}}</ref> 9 arrested from EDL and around 55 from UAF.<ref name="belfasttelegraph1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8577777.stm |title=Police battle to control EDL and UAF protest in Bolton|work=BBC News|publisher= |date=20 March 2010|accessdate=26 March 2010}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/5074044.55_arrests_at_protests|title=55 arrests at protests|publisher= |work=[[The Bolton News]]|date=20 March 2010|accessdate=26 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
|3 April 2010
|[[Dudley]]
|2000<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8602791.stm |title=Dudley rallies 'cost council an estimated £150,000' |work=BBC News |date=4 April 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011 }}</ref>
|2000{{cn|date=December 2019}}
|Several EDL supporters knocked down fencing and escaped the police cordon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2010/04/18/sunday-mercury-unveils-face-of-leader-of-edl-whose-group-has-cost-taxpayers-2-million-66331-26264953/2 |title=Sunday Mercury unveils face of leader of EDL, whose group has cost taxpayers £2 million |work=Sunday Mercury |accessdate=17 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105011115/http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2010/04/18/sunday-mercury-unveils-face-of-leader-of-edl-whose-group-has-cost-taxpayers-2-million-66331-26264953/2/ |archive-date=2010-11-05 |url-status=dead }}<br>- {{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8602791.stm |title=Dudley rallies 'cost council an estimated £150,000' |publisher= |work=BBC News |date=4 April 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011 }}</ref> There were 1,500 UAF counter-demonstrators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/news/black-country/black-country-news/2010/04/04/edl-in-dudley-uaf-bring-1-500-to-town-for-counter-protest-97319-26172847 |title=EDL in Dudley: UAF bring 1500 to town for counter protest |publisher= |work=Birmingham Mail |date= 2010-04-04|accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|1 May 2010
|[[Aylesbury]]
|800
|Protest against "militant Islam". Eight of the arrests were on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8655895.stm |title=English Defence League protest leads to 12 arrests |publisher= |work=BBC News|date=1 May 2010|accessdate=1 August 2010}}<br>- {{cite web|author= |url=http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/EDL-demo-in-Aylesbury-set.6226926.jp |title=EDL demo in Aylesbury set to cost police £300,000 |publisher= |work=Bucks Herald |date= 16 April 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> About 75 UAF counter-demonstrators gathered in the town, but later left.<ref>James Stevens, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/7664491/Police-clash-with-anti-Islamist-protesters-in-Buckinghamshire.html "Police clash with anti-Islamist protesters in Buckinghamshire"], ''The Telegraph'', 1 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2018.</ref>
|-
|29 May 2010
|[[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]
|1500-2000<ref name="sundaysun1">{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/breaking-news/2010/05/29/no-arrests-at-english-defence-league-newcastle-march-79310-26549428|title=No arrests at English Defence League Newcastle march |publisher= |work=Sunday Sun |date=29 May 2010|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
|UAF hold counter-demonstration of around 1,000. No arrests at either demonstration despite minor scuffles.<ref name="sundaysun1"/>
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|24 June 2010
|[[Kilmarnock]]
| 40<ref>[http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/ayrshire-news/news-east-ayrshire/kilmarnock-news/2010/06/25/rival-demos-bring-killie-to-a-standstill-81430-26704714/ "Rival demos bring Killie to a standstill"], ''Kilmarnock Standard'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085603/http://www.kilmarnockstandard.co.uk/ayrshire-news/news-east-ayrshire/kilmarnock-news/2010/06/25/rival-demos-bring-killie-to-a-standstill-81430-26704714/# |date=2012-04-06 }}</ref>
| No arrests
|-
|17 July 2010
|[[Dudley, England|Dudley]]
|500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/8278277.LIVE_UPDATE___Trouble_flares_at_EDL_rally|title=Trouble flares at EDL rally |work=Dudley News)|publisher= |accessdate=1 August 2010}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/8283497.EDL_protest_bill_tops_half_a_million_pounds|title=EDL protest bill tops half-a-million pounds |work=Stourbridge News)|publisher= |date=21 July 2010|accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref>
| The UAF attendance of 350.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uaf.org.uk/2010/07/racist-edl-brings-violence-to-dudley |title=Racist EDL brings violence to Dudley |publisher=UAF |date=17 July 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
|28 August 2010
|[[Bradford]]
|700<ref name=bbc2808>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-11121005 |title=BBC News - Missiles thrown during Bradford EDL demonstration |publisher= |work=BBC News |date=20 August 2010 |accessdate=28 August 2010}}</ref>
|1,300 police officers were involved in policing the protest.<ref name=gu2808>{{cite news|author1=Matthew Taylor |author2=Martin Wainwright |lastauthorampname-list-style=yesamp|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/28/english-defence-league-bradford-demonstrations|title=English Defence League supporters attack police at Bradford rally |work=The Observer|publisher= |date= 28 August 2010|accessdate=30 August 2010|location=London}}</ref> Various missiles were thrown by EDL supporters during the protest.<ref name=bbc2808/><ref>{{Cite video|title=English Defence League riot in Bradford|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcU_PPmxy2M|publisher=[[Press TV]]|date=28 August 2010|accessdate=30 August 2010}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.themuslimweekly.com/DetailView.aspx?NEWSID=TW00015163 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717015626/http://www.themuslimweekly.com/DetailView.aspx?NEWSID=TW00015163 |url-status=dead|title=Anti-Muslim EDL demo cost taxpayer £1m |work=The Muslim Weekly |accessdate=17 September 2011|archive-date = 2011-07-17}}<br>- {{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/7969467/Riot-police-tackle-missiles-at-English-Defence-League-protest-in-Bradford.html|location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Patrick|last=Sawer|title=Riot police tackle missiles at English Defence League protest in Bradford|date=28 August 2010}}</ref> Approximately 300 UAF supporters attended the counter-demonstration.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dorrian |first=Gareth |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/151357/Missile-war-in-race-hate-clash/Missile-war-in-race-hate-clashMissile-war-in-race-hate-clash |title=Missile 'war' in race-hate clash |work=Daily Star|publisher= |date=29 August 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> In an online posting, [[Anders Behring Breivik]] claimed he attended the Bradford demonstration.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/8664159/Norway-killer-Anders-Behring-Breivik-emailed-manifesto-to-250-British-contacts.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Gordon | last=Rayner | title=Norway killer Anders Behring Breivik emailed 'manifesto' to 250 British contacts | date=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
|11 September 2010
|[[Oldham]]
|150<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11275810|work=BBC News|title=Eight arrests at English Defence League event in Oldham|date=12 September 2010}}</ref>
|EDL converged on Oldham around mid-day after telephoning police in advance at 8.45am<ref name="oldham-chronicle.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/46908/hate-mobs-terror-reign |title=Hate mob's terror reign |publisher= |work=Oldham Chronicle |date= |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref> and laid a wreath at the war memorial.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/><ref name="oldham-chronicle.co.uk"/>
|-
| 9 October 2010
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|London
|Unknown
|The EDL held a protest opposing "Islamification" of the United Kingdom and showing support for Israel outside the Israeli embassy. It was attended by Rabbi [[Nachum Shifren]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gordon |first=Evelyn |url=https://www.jpost.com/International/Surfer-rabbi-joins-EDL-march-against-UK-Islamification |title='Surfer rabbi' joins EDL march against UK 'Islamification' |work=The Jerusalem Post|publisher= |date=25 October 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 30 October 2010
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|[[Wolverhampton]]
|100
|There was a counter-demonstration attended by 40 supporters of UAF.<ref>{{cite web|author=DJ James Carpenter |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/11/22/surprise-edl-demo-causes-chaos-in-wolverhampton/ |title=Surprise EDL demo causes chaos in Wolverhampton |work=Express and Star|publisher= |date=22 November 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 27 November 2010
|[[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
|1000-2000
|There was a counter-demonstration attended by 150 supporters of UAF.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-11854016 |title=Fourteen held as EDL and UAF hold protests in Preston|work=BBC News |publisher= |date=27 November 2010 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 27 November 2010
|[[Nuneaton]]
|500 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-11857789 | work=BBC News | title=Five held over Nuneaton EDL and anti-fascist protests|date=28 November 2010}}</ref>
|There was a counter-demonstration by 150 local anti-fascists. Both sides threw missiles and fire works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2010/11/29/missiles-thrown-during-tense-edl-march-in-nuneaton-92746-27735718/ |title=Missiles thrown during tense EDL march in Nuneaton|work=Coventry Telegraph |publisher= |date= |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 11 December 2010
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|[[Grosvenor Square]], [[London]]
|unknown
| EDL members clashed with 300 Islamists and MAC members who held a funeral prayer for [[Osama bin Laden]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bin-laden-supporters-clash-with-edl-2280160.html |title=Bin Laden supporters clash with EDL |work=The Independent |publisher= |date=6 May 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011 |location=London |first1=Tom |last1=Morgan}}</ref>
|-
| 28 May 2011
|[[Blackpool]]
|1,500-2,000<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-13583525 |title=Blackpool EDL and anti-fascist demos 'pass peacefully'|work=BBC News |publisher= |date=28 May 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}<br>- {{cite web|author=|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/2_000_edl_protesters_gather_on_blackpool_promenade_1_3428595 |title=2,000 EDL protesters gather on Blackpool Promenade |work=Blackpool Gazette|publisher= |date=15 May 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| 50 people attended the UAF counter protest.
|-
| 11 June 2011
|[[Maidenhead]]
|100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/maidenhead/articles/2011/06/11/52529-edl-protest-passes-peacefully/ |title=EDL protest passes peacefully|work=Windsor Observer |publisher= |date=11 June 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| No arrests
|-
| 12 June 2011
|[[Dewsbury]]
|500<ref>{{cite news|last=Casey |first=Sam |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/dewsbury_700_police_on_duty_at_edl_demo_1_3473584 |title=Dewsbury: 700 police on duty at EDL demo |newspaper=Yorkshire Evening Post |date= |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| 75 UAF counter-demonstrators
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| 9 July 2011
|[[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]]
|450<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-14098187 |title=Two men charged after Halifax EDL and UAF demo |work=BBC News |publisher= |date=10 July 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|6 people were arrested. Cost of policing event £336,000.<ref>"[http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/local/true_cost_the_edl_demo_336_000_bill_is_three_times_higher_than_expected_1_3858411 True cost the EDL demo: £336,000 - Bill is three times higher than expected]", ''Halifax Courier'', 11 October 2011</ref>
|-
| 9 July 2011
|[[Middlesbrough]]
|500<ref>{{cite web|last=Pain |first=Andrew |url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2011/07/11/peace-reigns-in-rival-middlesbrough-marches-84229-29031603/ |title=Peace reigns in rival Middlesbrough marches|work=Gazette Live |publisher= |date=11 July 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|No people were arrested
|-
| 9 July 2011
|[[Plymouth]]
|150<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-14093700 |title=Hundreds march in rival protests in Plymouth|work=BBC News |publisher= |date=9 July 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|300 to 400 UAF counter-demonstrators
|-
| 16 July 2011
|[[Portsmouth]]
|500 <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-14174669 |title=Portsmouth EDL march and counter-protests see seven arrests|work=BBC News |publisher= |date=16 July 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|The EDL marched through the city while 200 people attended a counter-demonstration by the UAF in [[Portsmouth Guildhall|Guildhall Square]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anti-fascism protesters make their voices heard in the city|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/anti_fascism_protesters_make_their_voices_heard_in_the_city_1_2873320|newspaper=[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]]|date=16 July 2011|accessdate=16 July 2011}}</ref> 7 arrests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seven arrested after Portsmouth far right march|url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk:80/news/local/east-hampshire/seven_arrested_after_portsmouth_far_right_march_1_2873463|newspaper=The News|date=16 July 2011|accessdate=16 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
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|[[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]] and [[Eltham]], London
|Unknown
| EDL supporters were alleged to be among groups of [[vigilantes]] who marched through Enfield and Eltham during the [[2011 England riots]]. Reports suggest around 50 EDL supporters among the 200 vigilantes in Eltham and similar numbers among the 500 in Enfield.<ref>[http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/localnews/9185945.Vigilante_group_marching_around_Enfield/?ref=mc "Vigilante group marching around Enfield"], ''Enfeld Independent'' 9 August 2011<br>- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811192940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8692872/London-riots-far-right-political-party-protect-Eltham-residents.html "London riots: far-right political party 'protect' Eltham residents"], ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'', 10 August 2011<br>- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8694472/London-riots-vigilantes-hurl-bottles-at-police-in-Eltham.html "London riots: vigilantes hurl bottles at police in Eltham"], ''Daily Telegraph'', 11 August 2011</ref>
|-
| 13 August 2011
|[[Telford]]
|350<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/08/15/forty-six-arrests-after-edl-protest-in-telford/ |title=Forty-six arrests In Telford |work=Shropshire Star|publisher= |date=15 August 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| 250 counter-demonstrators turned up in the Wellington region
|-
| 3 September 2011
|[[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]]
|1,000<ref name="autogenerated5">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14779772 |title=EDL coach attacked in East London |work=BBC News |publisher= |date=4 September 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| 1,500 counter-demonstrators turned up<ref name="autogenerated5"/>
|-
| 10 September 2011
|[[Bedford]]
|100<ref name="bedfordshire-news1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/Protesters-campaign-for-release-of-EDL-leader-10092011.htm |title=EDL steps up prison protest|work=Bedfordshire News |publisher= |date=11 September 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| 100 EDL members demonstrated outside [[Bedford (HM Prison)|Bedford Prison]] to protest against the imprisonment of EDL leader Tommy Robinson.<ref name="bedfordshire-news1"/>
|-
| 10 September 2011
|[[Edinburgh]]
|200<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14861594 |title=SDL and Unite Against Fascism stage Edinburgh rallies|work=BBC News |publisher= |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
| Scottish Defence League, an offshoot of the EDL, brought 200 supporters who were outnumbered by 400 UAF counterdemonstrators<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14861594 |title=BBC News - SDL and Unite Against Fascism stage Edinburgh rallies |work=BBC News |publisher= |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 11 September 2011
|London
|Unknown
| EDL counter protest against a [[Muslims Against Crusades]] demonstration in support of the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] outside the [[Embassy of the United States|US Embassy in London]]. 40 people were arrested and later two EDL members were stabbed by Muslim youths in [[Edgware Road]].<ref>{{cite news|title=9/11 anniversary memorial: EDL and Muslim groups clash in London|author= |work=TNT magazine|url=http://www.tntmagazine.com/tnt-today/archive/2011/09/12/9-11-anniversary-memorial-edl-and-muslim-groups-clash-in-london.aspx|date=11 September 2011|accessdate=13 September 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 8 October 2011
|[[Downing Street]]
|150&ndash;200<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demotix.com/news/863998/edl-women-tell-cameron-were-not-sick|author=Peter Marshall |title=EDL women tell Cameron we're not sick|date=8 October 2011 |accessdate=10 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144736/http://www.demotix.com/news/863998/edl-women-tell-cameron-were-not-sick |archivedatearchive-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref>
| A demonstration was held by the EDL following remarks made by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[David Cameron]]'s that "I’ve described some parts of our society as sick and there is none sicker than the EDL". A counter-demonstration was organised by the UAF. No arrests were made.
|-
| 17 October 2011
|[[Sandwell]]
| 25<ref>[http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/9309878.Mindless_EDL_thugs_storm_Muslim_exhibition_in_Cradley_Heath_market/ "Mindless EDL thugs storm Muslim exhibition in Cradley Heath market"], ''Halesowen News'', 17 October 2011<br>- [http://presstv.com/detail/205305.html ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123141654/http://presstv.com/detail/205305.html# |date=2011-11-23 }}</ref>
| EDL members attacked an [[Ahmadiyya]] book stall
|-
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|20 July 2013
|[[Birmingham]]
| 750—1750–1,000<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/brum-bar-edl-kept-cops-5161016 | location=Birmingham | work=Birmingham Mail | author=Jeanette Oldham|title=Brum bar where EDL to be kept by cops before rally left with 'no option' | date=20 July 2013|accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref>
| ~750—1,000 members showed up
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|1 April 2017
|[[London]]{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
|[[London]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://de.sputniknews.com/gesellschaft/20170401315135108-rechtsextremisten-und-antifaschisten-proteste-london/ | location=London | work=Sputnik | title=London unter Protesten: Rechtsextremisten und Antifaschisten mitten in der Stadt | date=1 April 2017|language=de}}</ref>
| Unknown
| Counterprotest by anti-fascists, no arrests.
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