why do a large portion of the voters don't cast votes during elections
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A large chunk of the UK public choose not to vote in political elections. We reveal five reasons why this might be the case
Why don’t people vote? In the 2015 general election, only 66.1 per cent of the UK population turned up at the polls. Around 35 per cent of those who didn’t vote were eligible and have become known as the ‘unheard third’ - a significant proportion that could, in fact, change the outcome of an election.
Fast forward to 2019 and we are facing the possibility of another general election - the third in four years. Following - which came hot on the heels of the 2016 EU referendum - the number of electors has dropped by nearly 1% since December 2018.
A new wave of young people could help with elector numbers, but with dissatisfaction amongst those registered still high, will this have the desired results at the polls?
We examine five causes of voter apathy in the UK.