Election posters banned on Telford & Wrekin Council property
Telford & Wrekin Council’s Cabinet has banned the display of election posters on Council property with effect from 1 January 2015.
In September, the Council’s Returning Officer and Managing Director Richard Partington began a consultation over stopping political groups and candidates from using council owned land or equipment to put up posters supporting their candidature in an election.
The consultation followed this summer’s European elections in the borough, when a number of election posters on street furniture were damaged or de-faced, often with offensive symbols or language.
Posters were also not taken down until long after the 14-day period allowed following the election.
The ban has already been imposed in many other councils, nationally and regionally.
