Bolton has been named Greater Manchester’s town of culture for 2024. The award will bring £50,000 to support a year-long programme of new events.
07.03.2024 - 16:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Around 370,000 eligible voters in Greater Manchester are not properly registered to vote, a campaign group has claimed. Analysis by Unlock Democracy, which campaigns for democratic reforms, has found that 1 in 5 eligible voters in the city-region are not registered.
Two places in particular - Salford and Manchester Central - were found to have among the largest potential pool of missing voters. According to estimates by the Electoral Reform Society, 21,034 and 22,112 voters are not registered in each parliamentary constituency.
It comes less than two months before the local elections are held in Greater Manchester to elect councillors and the mayor. Eligible voters have until April 16 to register - but Unlock Democracy director Tom Brake believes voters should not have to register at all.
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He said: "Automatic voter registration is simple and cost-effective. Electoral authorities would be able to use data that is already available to government to verify and register individuals automatically. At the moment this is not allowed.
"The current system of voter registration is a complete mess - and is letting down our democracy. At the last UK General Election, more citizens did not vote than voted for the winning Conservative Party.
"Almost a century on from the advent of universal adult suffrage in the UK, it’s past time to make sure we’re registering every voter. Around the world countries are moving towards automatic voter registration – the UK should do the same."
The Electoral Commission could not confirm whether the estimates by the campaign groups are accurate. The data published as part of a joint campaign is based on 2021 census population figures and Electoral
Bolton has been named Greater Manchester’s town of culture for 2024. The award will bring £50,000 to support a year-long programme of new events.
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