Campaigners told to respect rivals as local election abuse rises
Campaigners told to respect rivals as local election abuse risesImage source, Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, Local elections were held in England earlier this year across 5,000 seats,136 councils and six mayoralties ByEwan SomervillePolitical reporterPublished14 minutes…
- ▪Campaigners told to respect rivals as local election abuse risesImage source, Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, Local elections were held in England earlier this year across 5,000 seats,136 councils and six mayoralties ByEwan Somervill
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Campaigners told to respect rivals as local election abuse risesImage source, Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, Local elections were held in England earlier this year across 5,000 seats,136 councils and six mayoralties ByEwan SomervillePolitical reporterPublished14 minutes agoPolitical parties should require members to respect one another during elections, the Electoral Commission has said after finding rising levels of abuse.More than half of candidates in the May 2026 English local and mayoral polls experienced a problem with harassment or intimidation, the highest level over the last four years, according to its survey of 25,000 who stood.A report, external published on Monday said such issues were most likely to affect women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds and those with…
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