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A UKIP canvasser in the crucial Stoke by-election got into a furious row with a pensioner - after having a pee against her fence.

The canvasser is captured on Marjorie Pinches’ CCTV undoing his flies and relieving himself at the back of her bungalow in the Northwood area of the city.

He had just dropped a UKIP leaflet through the disabled widow’s door when he decided to answer the call of nature.

Then, astonishingly, he tried to push his way into her home to use the toilet.

Marjorie, a mum-of-three and grandma-of-12, watched in horror as he relieved himself, then went out to give him a piece of her mind.

She said: “I heard the UKIP leaflet coming through my letterbox and immediately turned on my CCTV to see who was there, I always put the camera on.

(Image: Steve Pinches)

“I saw him walking down the path at the side of the house then saw him relieving himself. I went out onto the steps and said ‘what do you think you are playing at?’ and he said ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’.

“I said to him ‘it is the wrong time and the wrong place to be doing that’ and he said he was sorry. I turned around, and he was at the front door asking if he could use my toilet.”

(Image: Steve Pinches) (Image: Steve Pinches)

(Image: Stoke Sentinel)

When a furious Marjorie refused, she claims the canvasser pushed his foot against her front door.

“I said ‘you have just relieved yourself against my garden fence, you are not coming in’,” she added.

“I caught my leg when he was pushing against the door and I had to take some painkillers for it.

“He was so insistent about coming in to use the loo - I could not believe it.

“He had a lot of strength for an old man.”

Marjorie was celebrating her 73rd birthday on Saturday - the day of the incident - and her son Steve Pinches, 41, called a matter of minutes later to take her out for a family get together.

The security firm boss, who has installed the CCTV for his mum, is sending the footage to Staffordshire police as she was so distressed by the incident.

(Image: Steve Pinches)

“There is no excuse for someone trying to get their foot in the door like that,” he said. “You can hear the UKIP man apologising on the CCTV but he pushes against the door and it is quite distressing to watch.

“I called next day and she said there was someone at the door but she did not want to answer. She has arthritis and uses an electric scooter to go any distance. This has effected her.”

Some UKIP supporters had been in touch after he referred to the incident on social media, claiming the canvasser could have been a Labour supporter purporting to work for UKIP.

“I am not political and nor is my mother,” he added.”But some of things written have been preposterous.”

His mum, a retired Potteries worker widowed after the death of fork lift truck driver husband Peter, 67, four years ago, added: “I won’t be voting UKIP.”

It is the latest blow to UKIP candidate Paul Nuttall’s campaign after the controversy over Hillsborough. His personal web site claimed he had a ‘close friend’ who died in the tragedy, which was not the case.

(Image: Stoke Sentinel)

Mr Nuttall, the party leader and their candidate in the Stoke by-election, apologised and explained it was ‘someone he knew’. A press officer was blamed.

A spokesman for UKIP said: “A 78 year old party member who recently had treatment for prostate problems was caught short while leafleting. He found what he thought was a quiet alleyway and relieved himself.

“However, a local resident saw him and was understandably annoyed.

“The member was mortified and tried to apologise.”

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The party member, who was not named, added: “I am truly, truly sorry for the upset I caused this resident. I can only apologise. It’s very embarrassing and I can only pass on my deep regret.”

UKIP Party Chairman Paul Oakden stressed they would take no action against him because of his age and health issues.

He added: “I have spoken to the member. He was embarrassed enough to be caught short, even more so that he was seen. We are of course very sorry and pass the resident our sincere apologies.”