George Galloway reported to police after 'breaking law with tweet about exit polls'
Respect candidate reported to the police over tweet, according to reports
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Your support makes all the difference.George Galloway has been reported to the police after allegedly reposting a message on Twitter about an exit poll before voting had finished, it has been reported.
The Respect candidate for Bradford West may have contravened the law preventing the early publication of exit polls after retweeting a message regarding early exit polls from the constituency.
The tweet was later deleted from Mr Galloway's account, while the account it was originally posted from also appeared to have been taken down.
Suzan Hemingway, acting returning officer, said: "We have reported a tweet by George Galloway to the police who are dealing with the issue."
Mr Galloway lost to Labour's Naz Shah in his former Bradford West seat, after winning it in a 2012 by-election.
As results started to come in across the country, rumours started to circulate on social media that a recount was due to take place in Bradford West, while others suggested Mr Galloway was about to lose his seat.
Following much speculation however it was later suggested that the votes had not actually yet started to be counted.
A Respect Party spokesman said he had not been told about any complaint to police, adding: "It seems like a storm in a thimble."