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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Andrew MacAskill, Kylie MacLellan and Sachin Ravikumar

Analysis-More than 13,000 people in England denied vote due to new ID law - Reuters survey

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a voter ID sign as she enters a polling station for local elections in Royston, Britain, May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

More than 13,000 people were denied a vote in English local elections this month because of the government's new identification law, with those in poorer areas most impacted, according to a Reuters survey of local authorities.

Voters in England were legally required to produce photo ID for the first time at the May 4 elections, with the government saying it was essential to combat election fraud.

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