Voter turnout was reported to be the lowest since 2001 in last week's UK general election, at just 59.9 per cent. At just 0.5 points above 2001's low of 59.4 per cent, this year's election risked falling to a new record and was among the lowest turnouts in a century.
Between 1997 and 2001, turnout dropped by 12 per cent as Tony Blair's Labour won both elections. Since then, turnout has been gradually increasing, but only reaching a peak of 68.8 per cent in 2019.
Dr Jess Garland, director of policy at the Electoral Reform Society, warns that this level of participation is worrying and that there were signs fewer voters would turn out before polling day. With turnout only slightly above the previous recorded low, this General Election has been a worrying one for voter participation.
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