Key findings from cases of alleged electoral fraud in 2017

Headline figures from data on cases of alleged electoral fraud in 2017 are:

There were three convictions:

  • two were in relation to imprint offences
  • one was in connection with a personation offence in a polling station

Suspects in eleven cases accepted police cautions:

  • six were in relation to registration offences
  • three were personation when voting by post
  • one was a false statement on a nomination form
  • one was a return of election expenses.

Cases of alleged fraud in 2017

Outcomes of investigations Number
No further action 246
Locally resolved 88
Other 13
Caution 11
Acquitted 4

Just over half (184 cases) of all cases of alleged electoral fraud reported were campaign offences. The majority of these were imprint offences (111 cases).

The majority of cases (334) either resulted in no further action (246) or were locally resolved (88).

Offences

Type of offence Number
Campaigning 184
Voting 112
Registration 37
Nomination 26
Administration 3
Miscellaneous 3
2017 electoral fraud data