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Originally Posted by shillelagh
UKIP seat in Accrington
Joe Wilson BBC Radio Lancashire
Lancashire's first UKIP councillor Malcolm Pritchard said after beating his daughter Clare Pritchard (Labour) to the Milnshaw seat he "takes absolutely no joy from it whatsoever", reports BBC Radio Lancashire's Joe Wilson.
Malcolm and Clare Pritchard
He said he would not stand on Hydburn Council as the UKIP sees fit but he would be an independent councillor.
from the bbc website ...
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Mr Pritchard accuses his daughter of "electoral fraud" then states that after
being elected after standing on the UKIP ticket announces that he will not
be following their manifesto but will serve as an independent councillor!
I wonder what definition he gives to that action?