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    Marvinuk
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    Irrespective of how people will vote I only hope people will use their vote.

    #130336

    Interested
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    Agree Marvin, so many don’t vote.

    #130367

    Marvinuk
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    Turnout for the brexit vote was 71% in Wrexham, it would be great to see that figure again for the General Elction and local Election.

    #130385

    mr_maelor
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    Theresa May might be in store for a nasty surprise from young people in the UK. Huge numbers of them are registering to vote. If they actually cast their ballots, they could have a massive impact on the outcome of the general election.

    In just three days, 103439 18-24-year-olds registered. And a further 99106 25-34-year-olds also signed up.

    While young people engaging with democracy is a good thing, it is likely to be bad news for the tories. 71% of those under 25 who voted in the Brexit referendum opted to Remain. And according to Ipsos MORI, in the 2015 election those under 25 were much more likely to vote Labour. Also, there was almost an even split between people aged 25-44, with Labour just slightly ahead.

    Furthermore, there are indications that young people back Jeremy Corbyn. But this shouldn’t be a surprise. Voters in this age group have lived with Conservative or coalition governments for most of their adult lives. And these governments have taken away their benefits, increased tuition fees, and destroyed their NHS. At the same time, young people have been priced out of the housing market and told they will likely work for longer than their parents for less pay. 38% of all zero hours contracts are held by those under 25.

    #130396

    wrexview
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    It will be interesting to see if the General Election has had any effect on the number of under 34 year olds to register here in Wrexham. A third haven’t bothered to register for the Local Elections, maybe they might find a General Election more interesting. The crux however is how many of those registered actually go out to vote!

    #130437

    Dick
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    In their last term in office they cut the NHS budget by 8%, but who cares, so long as they have someone else to blame instead of getting to grips with the millions they waste every year.

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