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| Great Yarmouth UKIP election fraud trial: Matthew Smith pleads guilty | Great Yarmouth UKIP election fraud trial: Matthew Smith pleads guilty |
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| A former UKIP parliamentary candidate has admitted election fraud in Norfolk. | A former UKIP parliamentary candidate has admitted election fraud in Norfolk. |
| Matthew Smith, 27, of High Street, Gorleston, faced charges concerning nomination papers submitted during the 2013 Norfolk County Council elections. | Matthew Smith, 27, of High Street, Gorleston, faced charges concerning nomination papers submitted during the 2013 Norfolk County Council elections. |
| He was cleared of seven counts at a trial in January but at a retrial pleaded guilty to one count of allowing false signatures on nomination papers and a second charge was dropped. | |
| He will be sentenced later at Norwich Crown Court. | He will be sentenced later at Norwich Crown Court. |
| Under election rules, all candidates standing as councillors need to have 10 nominations. | Under election rules, all candidates standing as councillors need to have 10 nominations. |
| The court heard seven out of the eight forms submitted by UKIP contained forged signatures. | The court heard seven out of the eight forms submitted by UKIP contained forged signatures. |
| Smith stood down as UKIP's parliamentary candidate for Great Yarmouth when he was first charged. | Smith stood down as UKIP's parliamentary candidate for Great Yarmouth when he was first charged. |