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A UKIP voter was shocked after a list detailing how she - and some of her neighbours - had voted at past elections was posted through her door.

Kerry Pargeter left her home to vote on Thursday, but returned to find two folded-up pieces of paper with her name, phone number and latest voting data on it.

The 37-year-old mum-of-two was horrified that her personal details were on the sheet of paper, thought to have been posted by a canvasser by mistake.

The document sums up Kerry’s political ‘leaning’ as ‘strong nationalist’ and shows that she voted UKIP last time around.

A number of her Stockport neighbours' voting behaviour is detailed, as well as telephone numbers, reports Manchester Evening News.

Kerry said: “It looked like just a few folded up bits of paper. It had my name and phone number on it and the fact that I’d voted Ukip.

“I’m not bothered about the fact that I vote UKIP, but I was a bit shocked to see this just lying there.

“Some of the neighbours might feel vulnerable about people knowing which party they vote for. This is all supposed to be confidential information.

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“I understand parties have this information, but it’s not something that should be coming through people’s letter boxes. I’m not too political, I try not to get to involved in it.

“I knew the Tories were going to win, so like last time, I voted for something a bit different.”

Party canvassers go door-to-door each year for the local elections to gather as much information they can about voters’ political behaviour.

This year, they pounded the pavements for months to find out how residents intended to vote at the General Election, as well as at their council elections.

Information is recorded for future years, so parties know who to target next time around.

But the information should not be shared with others - and certainly not posted through someone’s letter box.

It is thought it was a mistake by a canvasser, but Kerry didn’t see who posted the document.

She said she’s not ashamed about voting for the anti-EU party, but was concerned about her phone number being lost by a canvasser and her neighbours’ details being disclosed.

Kerry added: “It’s obviously a mistake, but it’s not something that should end up through your door.”