The Oldham Riots Ritchie Report re Voter Fraud

The Ritchie Report

A report called The Ritchie Report was written to research why there were riots in Oldham which included comments as follows about elections and electoral irregularities.:

Electoral Irregularities

11.38 One issue which surprised the Panel was the discovery that in recent years there had been an number of irregularities in the electoral process in Oldman, focussed on certain inner city wards. The worst example appears to have been the May 2000 local elections which resulted in a Police investigation and a number of prosecutions.

The issue has been raised with us as a source of tension and concern within the Borough and we therefore felt it necessary to look into it as potentially within our terms of reference.