Polling Stations Now Open

Thursday, 5 May 2016 09:28

Voting has now got under way in both Local Council and Police Crime Commissioner elections in our region and indeed across the country today dubbed “Super Thursday”.

Polling stations will close their doors at 22:00 BST.

Votes are being cast in all 5 of the region’s authorities; in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield and for the region's next Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Before today’s vote Labour held all 5 but some authorities do not have comfortable majorities, in Bradford it is just by one seat so the results will be closely watched.

Charity Crimestoppers and the Electoral Commission are urging voters not to stand for electoral fraud with a campaign that aims to educate the public about the signs of fraud, and to encourage them to report anything that may be an offence.

Crimestoppers and the Electoral Commission have provided Returning Officers across West Yorkshire with posters for polling stations across the region.

Posts detailing the different types of fraud and how to report are also being promoted on Facebook and Twitter.

The campaign comes as a recent report from the Electoral Commission revealed there were 481 cases of alleged electoral fraud recorded by the police in the UK last year.

Mark Hallas, CEO of Crimestoppers, said: “Although the number of electoral fraud cases reported last year is relatively low, we can’t be complacent and we believe it is important to continue to raise awareness of the issue.

Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire) will be posting results on our webpage and have the full results in tomorrow night’s 5pm News In Focus

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