A Sefton councillor has been reported to police for alleged electoral fraud.
Conservative councillor Simon Jamieson is standing as a candidate for Formby Parish Council next week - but opponents say he is breaking election rules as he doesn't live close enough to the area he intends to represent.
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Cllr Jamieson, who is also up for re-election in his Sefton council seat in Harington ward, Formby, lives almost five miles away - in Thornton .
Formby Residents' Action Group (FRAG) tweeted Cllr Jamieson, saying: "Two of the Conservative candidates in Formby Parish Council Elections are ineligible to stand according to their declaration as they live more than three miles from the Parish boundary. One of them is yourself."
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Merseyside Police confirmed they have received an allegation of possible electoral malpractice in Formby.
A spokesman said: "It was alleged two candidates did not meet the criteria for standing in Formby Parish Council elections.
"Enquires into the matter are at an early stage."
Cllr Jamieson has called the investigation a 'complete load of nonsense', saying: "There has been a mix up with the boundaries over parish councils and FRAG are complaining.
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"I have had an informal discussion with the police. I was told the wrong boundaries, I was under the impression Formby Parish Council covered [all of Formby] but because of Ince Blundell and Little Altcar parish councils, the boundaries are different to this.
"As someone who has been involved with the council for so long, I would not knowingly have submitted a false application."
Derek Baxter of FRAG said: "Having measured distances from his declared address to the parish boundary, Cllr Jamieson lived more than 4.5 miles away.
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"It came to light at that time that another person at the same address had also applied to stand.
"FRAG then informed the necessary authorities, which includes the police, of the anomaly. This is now a matter for the appropriate authorities."
This isn't the first time Cllr Jamieson has been at the centre of controversy.
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In May last year, he was branded a bully after calling a student a ‘lefty pleb’ on Twitter.
In August, he called a woman asking for change outside a shop a "professional beggar" because she had what he said were "£70+ highlights" .
Following an outcry on social media, Cllr Jamieson told the Liverpool ECHO, that he admitted that he didn't know the woman's story, adding that he was just 'making an observation.'
He said: "I accept there is a problem with homelessness, but there are also people trying it on."
In December, he tweeted Sefton Council, demanding a super-road be built across Rimrose Valley Park after he got stuck in traffic for 20 minutes.
