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Liberal Democrats win Waltham Forest recount

By Helen Duffett | Published 8th September 2010 - 12:48 pm

A specially-constituted election court has announced that the Liberal Democrats have won a recount of the May 6 election result in High Street Ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The recount took place in private on July 30 before a judge at the High Court after a member of the public spotted a potential error at the original count on May 6. It was thought that 1,000 votes may have been mistakenly added to each of the Labour candidates’ tallies.

From the Waltham Forest Guardian:

Lib Dem nominee Mahmood Hussain is now the new councillor for the ward, at the expense

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Waltham Forest election recount at the High Court

By Helen Duffett | Published 30th July 2010 - 9:10 am

A recount of the May 6 election result in High Street Ward, London Borough of Waltham Forest, is due to begin today.

From the Waltham Forest Guardian:

The Liberal Democrats applied to the High Court to have the ballot boxes re-opened after a member of the public spotted a potential error.

It is possible that the Labour candidates had been mistakenly given 1,000 extra block votes.

This may have led to Steve Terry being elected instead of Liberal Democrat Mahmood Hussain.

The ballot boxes, which are kept in a high-security Town Hall vault, are being be taken to the High Court

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