Uncounted postal votes from last week's elections have been 'found' in North Lincolnshire.

MaizieD

Nobody is worried about 864 peoples' votes not being counted, then?

I'm finding this very strange after the hundreds (or even thousands) of words people wrote about the absolute necessity for in person voter ID imposed on the off chance that one or two people might be impersonated and their misused vote change the course of history (no, I made that last bit up 😄

But 800+ votes being left uncounted? Votes which could actually change the result of this election? Nah.. not interested...

12 hours (overnight) had elapsed between your OP and this one. Why do you assume nobody is worried? Of course it's very concerning, and a thorough investigation into how this happened is needed. There should be a mechanism whereby if these uncounted votes could change the result then the result is declared null and void. If they couldn't change the result then an investigation is still needed but the result can stand.

The 'loss'of these votes should be investigated and the election result declared null and void. A similar thing happened in the local elections here, twice. The first time a collection of counted votes were discovered, 'misplaced' shortly before the final count and included.
The next election, two years later, a strong candidate suddenly dropped to bottom place halfway through the count and lost his place. An eagle-eyed scrutineer who had been following the votes during the evening insisted on a recount after the election, and a large bundle of votes for the losing candidate appeared, again 'misplaced.' He regained his seat as the recount was within the permitted time.
The people administering the actual voting process are the people who need scrutinising, as are the counters; these jobs are well paid and regarded as a perk by some local council employees.

The point is that the Tories are following the Trump republicans in trying to gerrymander the vote. This “lost” votes are all part and parcel of the whole thing.

Would be interesting to know who the lost votes/voters had voted for.

MaizieD

You would think it would be only fair if the election was to be declared void and the votes recounted.

I wonder if other postal votes get 'lost'...

It should be. I wonder how many more were lost.

Nobody is worried about 864 peoples' votes not being counted, then?

I'm finding this very strange after the hundreds (or even thousands) of words people wrote about the absolute necessity for in person voter ID imposed on the off chance that one or two people might be impersonated and their misused vote change the course of history (no, I made that last bit up 😄

But 800+ votes being left uncounted? Votes which could actually change the result of this election? Nah.. not interested...

I see Patel is on the rampage. Giving a speech at the Conservative democratic organisation, - another splinter group. How many are there? Love the way they throw in “Democratic”.

She is criticising Sunak of whom apparently Johnson was very (unprintably) rude.

You would think it would be only fair if the election was to be declared void and the votes recounted.

I wonder if other postal votes get 'lost'...

A thorough investigation, and appropriate legal procedures to follow.

The fact that this has been described as a "genuine mistake" is no consolation to the hundreds of voters who have been disenfranchised, nor to the election candidates for whom these votes may have made a difference to the outcome. There needs to be a detailed inquiry into how this happened, and if blame can be attributed, appropriate action should be taken. Appalling.