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Terence Herbert, Wiltshire Council chief executive and police area returning officer announcing the results of the first count Despite being disbarred from the Police & Crime Commissioner election Jonathon Seed has won the vote which means the county must hold another election. News broke on Sunday night that the Tory candidate had been told he was ineligible to hold the office of PCC because of a historic drink driving offence – but the votes had already been cast so legally had to be counted on Monday as planned. Questions hung heavy the night before as to whether the Conservative p...

BBC News Published image captionJonathon Seed was barred after a historical driving offence A police investigation has been launched after an ineligible candidate won a police and crime commissioner (PCC) election. Conservative Jonathon Seed was elected to serve as Swindon and Wiltshire PCC, but cannot take up the post due to a previous driving conviction. The election's returning officer said he was taking appropriate legal advice. Wiltshire Police said it had asked Thames Valley Police to investigate. The Wiltshire force said it handed over the investigation "to ensure independent oversight...

Terence Herbert, Wiltshire Council chief executive and police area returning officer announcing the results of the first count Despite being disbarred from the Police & Crime Commissioner election Jonathon Seed has won the vote which means the county must hold another election. News broke on Sunday night that the Tory candidate had been told he was ineligible to hold the office of PCC because of a historic drink driving offence – but the votes had already been cast so legally had to be counted on Monday as planned. Questions hung heavy the night before as to whether the Conservative p...

An independent investigation has been launched into the Wiltshire and Swindon police and crime commissioner election after it was won by a candidate who withdrew over a historic driving conviction. Conservative Party candidate Jonathon Seed received 40% of the vote in the first round and was elected after it went to a second ballot, but he will not be able to take up the post. In a statement released after the result was declared, the election’s returning officer Terence Herbert said he would be considering the next steps after taking appropriate legal advice. On Tuesday, Wiltshire Police s...

WILTSHIRE Police has asked for a neighbouring police force to lead an inquiry into this year's police and crime commissioner election. This comes after news broke on Sunday night that Conservative candidate Jonathan Seed should have been disqualified due to a prior drink-drive conviction. Mr Seed then pulled out of the race but by this point, the election had already been held and the votes were about to be counted. He received more than 100,000 votes, more than any other candidate, but a new election will now have to be held to determine the true successor to outgoing PCC Angus Ma...