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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sophie Wingate

Concerns raised over ‘family voting’ in Gorton and Denton by-election

Party observers watch as votes are counted for the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Concerns have been raised about people forcing family members to vote in a certain way in the crunch Gorton and Denton by-election.

After polls closed on Thursday night, an election observer group warned it had witnessed family voting – an illegal practice where two voters use one polling booth and potentially direct each other on voting – in 68% of polling stations observed.

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