Elderly ‘left in tears’ after being turned away from polls over ID

May 05, 2023 at 12:03 AM

Elderly voters have been left in tears after being turned away at local election polling stations as a result of they didn’t have the right ID.

New guidelines requiring individuals to point out a legitimate type of photograph ID precipitated chaos at many polls as many individuals both acquired tousled in a red-tape nightmare.

Problems started shortly after polls opened on Thursday morning.

Lib Dem MP Layla Moran stated: “We’ve had reports by our tellers of people being turned away at polling stations for lack of correct ID.

“That’s just in my constituency so far. Across the country, I’m worried this will be significant numbers and far more than the exactly 0 people found guilty of fraud last year.”

The Conservatives face a struggle on two fronts: with the primary opposition Labour Party – who lead by about 15 factors in nationwide polling – in search of to reclaim seats within the so-called Red Wall areas in north and central England, and the Liberal Democrats making an attempt to make positive aspects within the south.

Tory chairman Greg Hands stated his occasion might lose about 1,000 seats, whereas Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer stated the Conservatives needs to be making positive aspects due to their earlier poor efficiency.

The final time most of those seats in England have been contested was in 2019 when the Conservatives fared poorly, dropping over 1,000 seats as smaller events just like the Liberal Democrats and the Greens made positive aspects.

Then-Prime Minister Theresa May introduced her resignation later that month.

Anthony Wells, head of European Political and Social Research at YouGov, stated that trying on the vote share could be a extra helpful indicator than which seats change fingers.

“Labour are unlikely to get a lead that is as large as national polls, because the Lib Dems and Greens and smaller parties inevitably do better at local elections than they do at national elections,” he stated.

“But if (Labour) want to be on course to win the next election, they should be hoping to get a lead in national vote share of 10 points or so.”

It might solely be attainable to evaluate what the outcomes imply for the primary political events by Friday afternoon as a result of many councils should not counting the ballots in a single day.