Basically, for no apparent reason, Paul Dennis aka our man in Rainham North polled zero votes. This is incredibly odd, in fact it is impossible because Paul lives in Rainham North and voted for himself. There are also out-n-proud TUSCies in Rainham North who definitely voted for Paul.
The election count was a shambles. The poor counting staff started at 10pm on 7th May, didn't get off until half 9 the next morning and were then summonsed to return just 5 and a half hours later to resume for the local elections. You can't blame them if they make mistakes.
But, democracy is democracy and people have this crazy idea that when they go into the polling station, put a cross on the ballot paper and stick it in the box, they imagine it will make it to the other side.
The council were so obsessed with doing the election on the cheap, they've created a democratic deficit. Who know's how many votes just didn't get counted?
Naturally, there's a petition. Sign here by clicking on Paul's face:
And on Saturday we will be on Rainham Shopping Precinct, dishing out the truth to the local populous. Can't imagine they'll be too impressed with ballots going awry. Oh well, that's what you get when you run an austerity election.
PS Thanks for all the messages of support we've received so far.
The Kent Online went to the trouble of doing a cartoon of Paul, suggesting he could perhaps be the UK's Eurovison Entry, prompting his mate to make this terrifying graphic.
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