Douglas East candidate says integrity of whole election has been cast into doubt'

Dave Mackey backs calls for a full recount of September's vote

An election candidate who was just 50 votes off securing a seat in the House of Keys has added his voice to calls for an Island-wide recount.

Dave Mackey, who stood in Douglas East, joins Rushen candidate Simon Williams is calling for further checks across all 12 constituencies.

It follows a recount of the Onchan ballots earlier this week, which found some candidates received more or fewer votes than at the original count in September.

Speaking to Alex Brindley on Manx Radio's Mannin Line, Mr Mackey says it calls all the results into question:

Earlier this week, government said it was unable to comment on the process while it's ongoing.