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Mar 2024
Harrogate Greens report Lib Dems to police for by-election leaflet
The Green Party candidate in the forthcoming Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone by-election in Harrogate has reported the Liberal Democrats to the police.
The by-election for a seat on North Yorkshire Council will take place on April 11 following the resignation of former Lib Dem councillor Pat Marsh, who posted anti-semitic comments on social media.
The cost of the by-election is expected to be £15,000.
Andrew Timothy, the Lib Dem candidate, sent out a leaflet saying 'the Green's (sic) have stood down this election'.
But the Harrogate and District Green Party has chosen Gilly Charters to contest the division, as reported by the Stray Ferret on March 11.
Ms Charters said her husband and political agent, Ian, had contacted North Yorkshire Police and he was due to be interviewed about the matter on April 1.
She said voters were confused by the leaflet and the by-election might even have to be re-run "if the police find electoral malfeasance".
The leaflet urges postal voters to 'return your postal vote in the next few days'.
Ms Charters said:
A spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said:
Mr Charters described that as "nonsense", adding:
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