For this fact check we must highlight that one candidate is putting out leaflets using misleading data in bar charts. This data is completely irrelevant to the local election in Heald Green ward. They are playing politics, using scare tactics to incorrectly suggest a tactical vote for them will keep out one of the other political parties.
The most accurate information we have at ward level is the data from the last election. This is the data we’ve used for our bar chart below. In truth, the strongest tactical vote would be for Anna Charles-Jones. Ensuring an independent win keeps all political parties out and secures a candidate who truly cares about the area, and understands it best, surely the most important issue in the local election.
Don’t just take our word for this. Dodgy bar charts are a national problem. It seems this is something all the political parties do. There’s an explainer here:
Revealed: how local election bar charts are misleading voters and using unreliable data – Full Fact
The Independent Ratepayer Councillors don’t have any policies or manifestos – but we are committed to sharing information that is truthful and accurate, to the best of our knowledge.
Here is the bar chart you can trust:
