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Election 2021: Apology after Church Fenton votes mix-up
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image captionAll candidates have received an apology from Selby District Council for the administrative error
A returning officer has apologised after 20 votes were wrongly cast in a parish council election.
The ballot papers were given to people at a polling station in Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, which was being used for two elections on Thursday.
Three out of four candidates were elected and the difference between third and fourth place was 15 votes.
Janet Waggott, who is also chief executive of Selby District Council, said it had been a genuine mistake .
She said she had contacted the candidates and offered an unreserved apology .