MORE people registered to vote in Bradford last year, according to the latest figures.
With the local elections next month, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 357,708 were on the electoral roll in the local authority on December 1 last year – an increase of 7,154 people.
Both 2016 and 2017 saw seismic political events with the Brexit vote and a snap election a year later resulting in a hung parliament. One of the stories of the election was the so called ‘youthquake’ across the UK which reportedly helped Jeremy Corbyn and Labour stop the Conservatives winning a majority. The latest roll suggests interest in politics is perhaps waning slightly.
The register includes 3,137 attainers, that’s people who have registered because they turn 18 before December this year compared to 3,362 attainers in 2016.
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