Thousands turned away at polling stations in Greater Manchester due to voter ID rules
Thousands of voters across Greater Manchester were turned away from polling stations because of the new ID requirements at the local elections earlier this month.
A total of 3,881 people were turned away at polling stations across nine of the 10 Greater Manchester councils which have shared the verified data so far. Of these, voters 2,478 returned later with an accepted ID and were able to vote. Manchester council leader Bev Craig said: "The government was warned that their cynical plans to introduce voter identification would mean that people would be denied their right to vote. Across the country and in Manchester we have seen people turned away from polling booths.
In Rochdale, 252 people were turned away at polling stations, but 156 returned with accepted ID and were able to vote, while 96 were not issues with a ballot paper by 10pm. Salford saw 262 people turned away from polling stations with 167 returning and 95 people - 0.38 pc of eligible voters - were unable to vote.
In Tameside, where a tie meant the returning officer had to draw a lot to decide who the third councillor in one ward would be - 215 people were turned away at polling stations. In the end, 162 returned and voted, but 53 did not. "We will continue to raise awareness throughout the year ahead of the next election. Voting is one of the most important things residents can do so we want to make sure that as many people as possible can vote."
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