Five arrested after police investigate alleged electoral fraud in Tameside

Greater Manchester police made the arrests after concerns over several independent candidates in May’s local election

Five people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations that fake independent candidates were used to influence the outcome of a local election in Tameside.

Greater Manchester police said four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were arrested on suspicion of fraud offences on Thursday morning in the Ashton-under-Lyne area.