Wife of Welsh UKIP candidate allegedly assaulted by Labour supporter

The wife of a UKIP Welsh Assembly candidate was allegedly assaulted at the count at Coleg Cambria.

While Nigel Williams was giving a speech following the declarations of the results of the election in which he came third, his wife Susan was reportedly grabbed round the throat by a woman wearing a Labour rosette after telling Labour supporters to stop booing and hissing her husband. Another UKIP member stepped in to help her.

The incident has been reported to the police but the Labour Party have closed ranks and won't identify the alleged offender.

Cheshire Conservative councillor convicted of assaulting her own son

An alcoholic, convicted drink driver Conservative councillor in Cheshire has been convicted of beating her son.

Cllr Tracey Lorde, who is currently serving a 26 month driving ban for driving three times over the legal limit with her children in the car, has been sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work after being found guilty of assault by beating and criminal damage.

Lorde was elected as a councillor on Poynton Town Council just 7 months ago and in that time has had a conviction for drink driving and now another for assault and criminal damage. Not exactly a pillar of the community!

Burnley Conservative councillor convicted of assault and drink driving

A Conservative councillor in Burnley has been convicted of assaulting his wife and daughter and drink driving.

Former mayor of Burnley, Cllr David Heginbotham, drove home drunk after a night out and got into an argument with his daugher over a new bike she had purchased which ended up with him assaulting both her and his wife and threatening to cut the bike in half with a chainsaw.

Cllr Heginbotham has been fined £2,460, given a 12 month restraining order and a 12 month driving ban. He is still listed as a Conservative councillor despite being a convicted wife beater and drink driver.

Anti-democracy protesters attack UKIP supporter

A UKIP supporter in Bournemouth has been attacked by anti-democracy protesters who he disturbed trying to vandalise his UKIP poster for the second time.

Mark Smith disturbed five men at around 11pm yesterday and after an exchange of words they drove off in two cars. They returned shortly afterwards and when he confronted them again he was punched in the face and kicked around the floor.

If you have any information on the violent scum who would kick a 49 year old man around his garden for stopping them causing criminal damage on his property then Dorset Police would like to hear from you.

Labour MP Eric Joyce convicted of assaulting two teenagers

Soon to be ex-Labour MP, Eric Joyce, has been convicted of assaulting two teenage boys.

The outgoing MP for Falkirk, former Major in the Army and former Judo player assaulted the boys in a shop in London and came up with a story about how they were aggressive and intimidating. He even boasted about his "citizens arrest" on his website.

Joyce's moral compass is a little dubious to say the least and he certainly has no qualms about resorting to violence when the few braincells he hasn't pickled in taxpayer-subsidised booze are a bit over-stretched. He was convicted of drink driving in 2010, assaulted six MPs in the Commons bar in 2012, admitted to having an affair with a 17 year old schoolgirl the following month, cut his electronic tag off later in 2012, was arrested for ABH in the Commons resulting in him being banned indefinitely from all Commons bars in 2013, racially abused a worker in Edinburgh airport in May 2014 and then assaulted these boys in October 2014.

Just imagine the headlines if he was a UKIP MP. Every UKIP support would be an alcoholic, racist, child beating thug.

Labour PPC's assault trial postponed until after the election

Labour's parliamentary candidate for St Helens has had her court case for assault adjourned until August.

Cllr Marie Rimmer was charged with assault after allegedly attacking a "no" campaigner in Glasgow during the Scottish independence referendum campaign.

She will now stand trial on 3rd August at Glasgow Sheriff's court.

St Helens Labour PPC to stand trial for assault

The Labour Party candidate for St Helens South & Whiston, Marie Rimmer, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman outside a polling station in Glasgow during the Scottish independence referendum.

Rimmer pleaded not guilty at Glasgow Sheriff's Court and will stand trial in March, less than two months before the general election.

St Albans Conservative councillor assault trial date set

A St Albans Conservative councillor charged with common assault of a council employee has pleaded innocent.

Cllr Salih Gaygusuz was released on conditional bail and will stand trial on December 19th.

UKIP councillor attacked by Labour supporters outside Heywood & Middleton polling station

The new UKIP Group Leader on Dudley MBC has reportedly been assaulted by a Labour supporter, believed to be a local councillor, in Heywood & Middleton.

Cllr Paul Brothwood was keeping an eye on a polling station and asked the occupants of a car covered with Labour posters not to park outside the polling station which is a criminal offence. He was then allegedly assaulted and had his phone snatched off him and smashed by a Labour supporter believed to be a local councillor. The police have been called in to investigate.

Can you identify the driver of this Labour campaign vehicle? The number plate is a little difficult to make out but looks to be NX04 UTY.

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