Jonathon Seed: PCC accused of false declaration to stand trial

The former police and crime commissioner for Wiltshire will stand trial for allegedly making a false declaration in his nomination papers.

Conservative Jonathon Seed, 63, won the vote in May but withdrew after a historical driving conviction came to light.

He appeared at Oxford Crown Court and denied a single charge of making a false statement.

Judge Ian Pringle QC listed Seed's trial for 18 July 2022.

Mr Seed, a Wiltshire councillor living in Chittoe Heath, Bromham, won with a combined total of 47% of the vote.

Thames Valley Police launched an investigation into the circumstances of the election and passed a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service.

A by-election was held for the post in August and Conservative Philip Wilkinson was elected.

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