Archive for representation of the people act 1983
The Phil Woolas judgement: Arthur Balfour was right
The election offence for which Phil Woolas’s election was overturned is, deliberately and rightly, drawn narrowly and precisely (a point Nich Starling made very robustly on his blog and which Iain has also made on Lib Dem Voice). The law gives very broad scope to contentious and aggressive claims, partly because – as Arthur Balfour [...]
Oldham election result heading to court
As we reported last month, the election result in Oldham East and Saddleworth - where Labour's Phil Woolas hung on by just 103 votes - has triggered complaints from the Liberal Democrat candidate, Elwyn Watkins, that Labour's campaign broke the law. The case is now heading to the courts.
