THE names of two wards in Saltash have been swopped by mistake leading to all sorts of confusion.

The mistake happened when the boundaries for the new Cornwall Council were being drawn up.

An official at the Boundary Committee swopped the names of the St Stephen's and Burraton wards in error.

The mistake has been noted by the committee which said that this was a draft recommendation document and it would be rectified when the final draft is brought out in September.

However, elections for the new council will take place in June and election officers and candidates are confused over how the mistake will play out.

It looks likely that the wrong ward names will have to appear on voting slips.