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Cameron changed the method of getting young people, 16-18 year olds on the Electoral Register.
Previously each household received a letter requesting a list of residents at the property.
I think it was an offence not to complete the form.
Cameron cancelled this method, assuming that the more young people slipped of the Electoral Register the better for the Tories.
The obvious method to ensure teenagers are on the electoral register would be to require schools, colleges, universities register their students.
mespilus-
It was certainly (and still is) technically an offence not to be on the electoral register. I don't think that anyone has ever been prosecuted for it though.
I thought that one of the responsibilities passed on to unis as part of the tuition fee deal was that they were to encourage students to get on the electoral roll. Note only encourage though.
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I imagine Individual Voter Registration (IER) would have been a factor in Cameron's 2015 majority. I don't think it's a bad thing in itself, but the practical effect was that 800,000 people dropped off the register between 2014 and Janury 2016:
Labour are concerned that the missing voters are primarily their supporters.
As we know, voter fraud is a very minor issue that is constantly being played up by the Tories in order to suppress voters.
This is what the Electoral Reform Society says about the way ahead:
https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/campaigns/upgrading-our-democracy/voter-registration/
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Received a letter to this effect to my current flat this year. Never had one before to anywhere I’ve lived previously that I know of
MrDrem
Oliver Schick
ric_a5
Just because its an election perennial story.
31 or 38% increase does sound a lot though, way more than can be explained by population increase
is 67% of them being under 34yo that suprising since by definition 1st time eligible voters will be aged under 22?