Five arrested after police investigate alleged electoral fraud in Tameside
Key takeaways
- A voter arrives at a polling station on 7 May 2026.
- Prefer the Guardian on Google Five people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations that fake independent candidates were used to influence the outcome of a local election in Tameside.
- Greater Manchester police said four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were arrested on suspicion of fraud offences on Thursday morning in the Ashton-under-Lyne area.
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A voter arrives at a polling station on 7 May 2026. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen. A voter arrives at a polling station on 7 May 2026. Photograph: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/Shutterstock UK news Five arrested as police investigate alleged electoral fraud in Tameside Greater Manchester police make arrests after concerns over several independent candidates in May’s local election
Prefer the Guardian on Google Five people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations that fake independent candidates were used to influence the outcome of a local election in Tameside.
Greater Manchester police said four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were arrested on suspicion of fraud offences on Thursday morning in the Ashton-under-Lyne area.