Streatham Guardian: News from Streatham, West Norwood, Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace and Lambeth

Cost cutting to blame for "farcical" Lambeth election count

7:11pm Friday 7th May 2010

An inquiry has been demanded into how voting was managed in the borough, after problems occurred due to alleged “cost cutting measures”.

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Streatham's Chris Nicholson blames scare tactics on Lib Dem loss

4:52pm Friday 7th May 2010

Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Chris Nicholson blamed his loss in Streatham on “Labour scare tactics” that voting Lib Dem would “let the Conservatives in” to Government.

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High turnout slowing Streatham count

2:33am Friday 7th May 2010

VIDEO: A “very high voter turnout” means results are not expected at Lambeth counts until at least 5am.

Voting chaos hits Streatham poll

12:28am Friday 7th May 2010

Voting chaos at a Streatham polling station has seen dozens of people still queuing when polling was due to close, which could mean a legal challenge to the polling result.

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Streatham candidate to appear on BBC Question Time tonight

10:15am Wednesday 5th May 2010

Parliamentary candidate for Streatham Chuka Umunna will be appearing on a televised debate this evening targeting first-time voters.

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