Spoilt ballots point to protest in PCC elections, University of Reading analysis shows
Release Date 19 November 2012
Publication title: The Guardian
Publication date: 19th November 2o12
Dr Alan Renwick, an election expert at University of Reading, said there were more than 120,000 spoilt ballot papers in last week's police and crime commissioner elections. Dr Renwick provided an in depth analysis of figures on spoilt ballot papers in different regions. His comments and analysis appeared in The Guardian.
Dr Renwick's analysis and comment was used elsewhere in The Guardian as the results were revealed.