Still Living: Reports of my Demise are Exaggerated
Of this list of 31 names, we managed to speak directly to 11 people (or to a family member, neighbour or care home worker) to confirm they were still alive.
For 17 others, there was no public record of their death, and we found clear evidence that they were alive after the alleged date of death on the list of 10,000. A clear pattern emerged – the wrong records had been joined together to create a false match.
Votes cast by sons with the same name and former address
Two other men on our list of 31 died some time ago, yet votes had been cast in their names – with the correct postcodes and years of birth – according to the voting database.
We found that for both men, there were sons with the same name currently registered at the same address as their deceased fathers.
In both cases, a ballot was sent in for the dead fathers.