In advance of the 2019 local elections, which are taking place in England and Northern Ireland on Thursday 2 May, David Kingman looks at the reasons why younger people are so poorly represented among local councillors
Category: Voting
Roll up, roll up: register to vote – deadline 13 April for voting on 4 May
If Brexit showed young non-voters anything, it was that not voting has far-reaching ramifications for their place in the European Union. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, explains why – with just two days left to register to vote – it is more important than ever that Millennials get involved in the democratic process
Should young people change, or should politics?
Final-year politics student and IF volunteer Beth Jenkinson explores the problem of youth disengagement in electoral processes across Europe, and discusses what should be done to resolve the issue
Younger Generations: Why we’re angry about Brexit
As part of our ongoing Vox Pop series, Hope Barker, IF supporter and student at Warwick University, gives voice to her generation’s anger and disappointment over the Brexit vote
Electoral Commission: young people were the group most disenfranchised by Individual Electoral Registration
David Kingman looks at the final report from the Electoral Commission’s investigation into Individual Electoral Registration