Are Eastleigh Borough Lib Dem’s Playing Fair This Election?

Another example of unfairness of the Eastleigh Lib Dem’s:

Letter from the Bishopstoke independents reads:

Dear Anne Winstanley

We are writing on behalf of the Bishopstoke and Fair Oak independent group of councillors and candidates to you as agent for Eastleigh Liberal Democrats.

On 8th March at 2pm, a briefing was held for candidates and agents by Eastleigh Borough Council’s election team. You will recall that a number of measures were described that aimed to make the local elections on 6th May as safe as possible given that we are still undergoing the covid19 pandemic.

One of the measures was a request from the Council that candidates and agents do not appoint tellers for these elections. The reasoning was that it was a key measure to help reduce congestion at the entrances & exits to polling stations. It was a clear request that related to community safety.

We have been disappointed to see tellers representing Eastleigh Liberal Democrats telling at polling stations today including the Memorial Hall and St Pauls in Bishopstoke and at the Village Hall on Shorts Road in Fair Oak. Your tellers seem not to have been relayed the request from the Council by yourself and indeed, you have been seen telling at the Memorial Hall.

Eastleigh Borough Council have informed us that they received notification late yesterday afternoon (5th May) that your party had decided to go against their request and undertake telling. Both the decision and timing appear to us to be driven entirely by desire for political advantage.

We are disappointed that your party has opted to prioritise political gain over community safety. Your group’s behaviour in this regard is shameful. We can only hope that if your candidates are successful that they opt to prioritise public health at a higher level than your group’s behaviour today demonstrates.

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