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Electoral probe urged after family voting found in Birmingham

8/22/2026

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Birmingham City Council reported extensive family voting in the May 2026 local elections.
Presiding officers said voters shouted, gestured and shared booths despite a no-communication rule.
A father in Garretts Green and a mother in Quinton each directed family votes inside booths.
Reform UK said the admission confirms widespread family voting after it won 23 wards.
Lord Hayward urged an Electoral Commission probe while Democracy Volunteers recorded 291 incidents nationwide.

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Birmingham City Council reported extensive family voting in the May 2026 local elections.
Presiding officers said voters shouted, gestured and shared booths despite a no-communication rule.
A father in Garretts Green and a mother in Quinton each directed family votes inside booths.
Reform UK said the admission confirms widespread family voting after it won 23 wards.
Lord Hayward urged an Electoral Commission probe while Democracy Volunteers recorded 291 incidents nationwide.