Claims Lonan candidates tried to 'block' elections

Monday, 11 April 2016 00:00

Lonan Parish Commissioners' candidates put their names forward to 'block' others in the Garff constituency:

That's the chair of Laxey Village Commissioners - last week the three applicants subsequently retracted their submission.

It means Garff joins six other contested elections on April 28th - but the actions of candidates in Lonan may have triggered a by-election costing around £1,500.

Elections will take place in Port St Mary, Peel, Patrick, Castletown and Victoria and Hills wards in Douglas.

Andrew Moore explains what happened:

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