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Eleanor Barlow

Court hears allegation of Labour fraud after Reform UK Runcorn by-election win

Votes are counted at DCBL Halton Stadium, Widnes, Cheshire, for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

A candidate challenging the result of a by-election won by Reform UK has told a court it is “highly likely” the Labour Party carried out election fraud.

English Constitution Party candidate Graham Moore came last out of 15 candidates in May in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, which saw Reform UK candidate Sarah Pochin claim the seat with 12,645 votes, just six more than Labour.

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