Nina Tempia
Conservative candidate facing Section 106 proceedings at Westminster Magistrates' Court before 7 May.
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Will the Osborn conviction prompt other Section 106 complaints to reach court before 7 May?
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Rejected Osborn's claim his Facebook account was hacked and convicted him
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Background
Nina Tempia is a District Judge sitting at Westminster Magistrates' Court. On 16 April 2026, she presided over the prosecution of Reform UK councillor Andy Osborn under Section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983. Osborn had posted a false claim on a Reform UK Facebook forum that Conservative candidate Samantha Hoy had been sacked for fraud in the care sector. Judge Tempia rejected Osborn's defence that his account had been hacked and found him guilty, ordering him to pay £1,800.
District Judges at magistrates' courts are legally qualified full-time judicial officers appointed by the Lord Chancellor. They handle the most complex summary cases and deal with high-profile electoral matters that require specialist legal judgment. Tempia's role in the Osborn case is judicial: she does not hold any party political affiliation.
The conviction is the first successful Section 106 prosecution at local government level since the Phil Woolas precedent of 2010, and establishes that the provision remains a live enforcement tool during contested election cycles.
