As well as all those people in the North who did not receive ballot papers in time,and those who did not get them at all it turns out that 500,000 votes were declared spoilt in the London Mayors election and in Walsall a whole box of votes were not counted at all.
regardless of who won the declared vote this is disgusting.they dont even make a pretence of democrocy.


'Candidates and other onlookers in Walsall watched in amazement last night as a ballot box crammed with votes was discovered under a table, almost an hour after the result had been announced.

The chief executive added to their dismay when she said the missed votes would not be added to the declared result.'
 http://politics.guardian.co.uk/elections2004/story/0,14549,1237287,00.html