Wiltshire Seed saga drags on with more revalations.

The Conservative politician who was elected Police and Crime Commissioner - and was then forced to withdraw - has a second conviction which prevents him from taking office, an ITV News investigation has found.

Jonathon Seed's campaign was backed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

But as the votes came in confirming his victory in the Wiltshire election in May, Mr Seed made a statement saying he could not take the job because of a historic drink-driving offence.

Now, following weeks of investigation, ITV News has discovered a second conviction - a hit and run offence - which would also have prevented Mr Seed from becoming PCC.

It raises questions about how the Conservative Party vets its candidates.

Mr Seed's withdrawal also means a second election must be held, costing the taxpayer an estimated £1.5million.

Mr Seed, a former Army Major and Master of a hunt, has been a big figure in Conservative Party politics for decades. He is a County Councillor and was a political agent to MPs including the Universities Minister Michelle Donelan, Danny Kruger and James Gray.

He was nominated as the party's PCC candidate three years ago.

But sources told ITV News there was something in Mr Seed's past which would prevent him from taking the position - if he were to win May's election.

The ITV News investigators searched decades old newspaper archives, the National Archive at Kew and spoke with those who served with him in the army.

The ITV News investigation seems to have led to the Conservative Party asking Mr Seed again about his past and his admission about drink-driving.

Now an application for court archive records has revealed the second conviction - not previously made public - as well as more details about his first offence.

Brian Mathew, the Liberal Democrat candidate said: "It's a massive waste of money and time for everyone in Wiltshire. Re-running this election's costing £1.5million pounds already, it's a real mess from the Conservative Party."

Junab Ali, Labour's PCC candidate said: "I thought drink-driving was bad enough, but hit and run compounds with this issue with Jonathon Seed not being truthful with what his past records were.

"It has put the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner in a precarious situation. We don't have an elected PCC to hold the Chief Constable and the force to account all because of Councillor Seed's action of standing for PCC with those criminal records."

And the Independent candidate said: "Mr Seed hasn't mentioned it previously, there was just an issue around drink-drive as far as I'm aware. There was no mention of a fail to stop after an accident."

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