The Electoral Commission announced on Friday that it had opened investigations into the two parties 'as a result of their incomplete spending returns'
The Liberal Democrats spent £2,468,148 on the EU elections, Labour spent £1,556,028, the now defunct Independent Group for Change spent £886,681, UKIP spent £643,100, the Green Party spent £450,260, and the SNP spent £257,005.
It did not name the other parties, but added that"further investigations relating to other returns may follow". Louise Edwards, the Electoral Commission's director of regulation, said:"It is vital that voters are given the opportunity to see clearly and accurately how money is spent on influencing them at elections.
"We cannot delay publication for this, though. In five cases on this occasion we have had to publish information that we are not satisfied is completely correct.Fines ranging from £200 to a maximum of £20,000 per offence are among the options available to the commission if it deems enforcement action to be appropriate.
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