Learning From the Election Night Meltdown ; the Spotlight Fell On Newcastle City Council Over Its Handling of Election Day Polling Stations. Now a Report Points Out Lessons to Be Learned. Amy Hunt Reports

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CASTING your vote for elections is an important part of democracy. But on this year's General Election polling day voters in certain parts of the UK were faced with problems when going to make their mark.

In Newcastle, long queues built up outside polling stations in Jesmond, Heaton and Gosforth.

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Learning From the Election Night Meltdown ; the Spotlight Fell On Newcastle City Council Over Its Handling of Election Day Polling Stations. Now a Report Points Out Lessons to Be Learned. Amy Hunt Reports

Hundreds of people still waiting when voting closed at 10pm had to be ushered inside to be able to vote.

But some claimed they had been turned away wi...

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