Public evidence shows Hope Not Hate’s Makerfield effort involved regulated campaign activities: it said it delivered 13,000 letters across the constituency, and a related fundraiser said it was distributing a Carol Vorderman letter and continuing to advertise. The Electoral Commission’s guidance says local non-party campaigners can spend up to £700 on campaigning for or against a candidate, including leaflets, meetings, and digital campaigning. But HNH also said its Makerfield campaigning was "carefully tracked so as to remain within relevant electoral law spending limits," and I could not find any public spending return or accounting showing the final total. So the claim that it was impossible for Hope Not Hate’s expenses to remain below £700 is not verifiable from public evidence. Sources: Electoral Commission guidance on local campaigning; HOPE not hate email archive on Makerfield; Forward Democracy/ActionNetwork fundraiser; Civil Society reporting on Farage’s complaint. (electoralcommission.org.uk)