Let’s all take a moment to remember the best polling day story of all time

Jamie Ross from Buzzfeed has shared an amusing press clipping, relevant today, on this momentous day of local elections.

And here’s a transcript…

Good intentions

WESTERN Isles was the last council to count its Euro ballots last week for religious reasons, but Unspun hears that’s not the only quirky aspect of democracy in the Outer Hebrides.

Apparently inspired by TV’s Chewin’ the Fat, one elector wrote “w***, w***, good guy, w***” next to the list of parties and candidates.

Although unconventional, the ballot paper was reportedly declared valid as the voter had “expressed a clear preference”.

The good guy, incidentally, was the SNP.

We’re still wondering about “w***” mind you. What could it mean?

Source: https://twitter.com/JamieRoss7/status/728152578404417536