UKIP Hyndburn Break Electoral Guidelines

When operating within the confines of specific guidelines it is important to follow the rules very closely, especially if you are new to the game and wishing to make a long lasting and professional stance.

Unfortunately, once again, UKIP seem to flaunt these rules that have been put in place by doing what they want, when they want and where they want. After the last blog exposed the unethical way Ribble Valley UKIP used an address to defraud the public via misrepresentation of political office it would seem in the next ward things aren't much better.

For starters; any political party advertisement should be no closer to the polling station than 100 metres. If the polling station has a path leading upto it then the 100m limit starts from there. The picture below shows a UKIP static board on a scaffold rig no more than 25 metres from the door, literally at the start to the path leading upto it:

This is in breach of the Electoral Commission's Guidance for Candidates and Agents para 1.36 which can be found here: Electoral Commission guidelines

That guideline was also breached at a second polling station in the town of Great Harwood by the presence of UKIP at the polls. The man photographed stood on the door of the polling station is the driver of the vehicle and the candidate was present inside, upon me taking the picture the man on the door hurried inside and they left hastily.

I can understand that UKIP are a new party in respect to their lack of experience yet the rules have been broken again as this overly eager party tried to secure votes.

This information has been uploaded as it is a matter of public interest, all relevant authorities are being informed in due course.

If you have experienced similar in your area, regardless of which party, please get in contact and help expose the lack of ethics some hold in democratic procedures.

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