Salford councillor urged to quit after winning second seat 160 miles away

Lib Dem Chris Twells’ shock win in Cotswolds prompts calls to close loophole in electoral law

A Liberal Democrat councillor in Salford has been urged to resign after winning a seat in the Cotswolds as well thanks to a loophole in electoral law.

Chris Twells, who won a seat on Salford council last year in the Ordsall ward, stood as what his own party insisted was a “paper candidate” in the Cotswolds – and confounded expectations by winning.