Red-faced election officials declared the wrong member of a husband and wife team the winner at the ballot box.Thanks to Martin Brookes.
Bob Charlesworth should have been announced as a successful candidate in the Broxtowe Borough Council elections last week.
But instead his wife Hazel Charlesworth – who was also running for office but polled 21 fewer votes – was elected to the seat in the Eastwood North and Greasley (Beauvale) ward.
The couple say they can see the funny side of the situation – but the council will now have to go to court to rectify the mistake.
Both husband and wife were standing as Lib Dem candidates on May 5.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Broxtowe ballot blunder sees wrong member of Lib Dem couple elected
From the Nottingham Evening Post:
Bob and Hazel? Great to see they are still around. I was on the E Mids Regional Exec with Bob many moons ago.
ReplyDeleteWhat a story, though.