3,000 sent to wrong station

Glitch I: A London council was forced to apologise yesterday after it sent an estimated 3,000 residents to the wrong polling booth.

The problem occurred after Hounslow Council printed the wrong address on polling cards. The council hand-delivered letters to affected voters and is running a shuttle bus service between polling booths in Southville Road and Bedfont Library.

A spokesman said: “We are sorry, but the polling cards for some registered voters living in Bedfont have the wrong polling station details printed on them.”

Ukip candidate left off ballot paper

Glitch II: A Ukip candidate was left off ballot papers delivered to a polling station in one of a series of election day cock-ups yesterday.

David Hodgson did not appear on voting papers delivered to the Harrowgate Hill ward in the Darlington constituency in County Durham.

Darlington Borough Council confirmed that 89 ballot papers had been issued without the full list of candidates. Ukip said it would be considering what action to take while Mr Hodgson said that there were “serious questions” for the council to answer.

IT problem stops Hackney votes

Glitch III: Dozens of Hackney residents were unable to vote yesterday after an IT problem meant their names did not appear on the east London council’s printed register.

Hackney Council said the problem related to voters who registered using the government’s online system.

The council said it was aware of around 100 voters who had problems, 60 of whom had received help. It added that “nearly all” were able to vote after it resolved their details on its system.