There were several lapses and violations of the Code of Ethical Political Conduct during the local government election campaign.
This is revealed by the Council for Responsible Political Behaviour.
It said the most common indiscretion of which lay with the use of language which, at times, bordered on promoting divisiveness and even encouraging hatred, violence and resentment.
Alongside the challenge of appropriate language, there were instances where respect, tolerance, peace and harmony were not always upheld.