‘I can’t see a bright future’: under-30s on politics and voting in UK elections

Alexandra, 25, is leaning towards not voting and considering moving to another country. Photograph: Alexandra/Guardian Community

Joshua Holmes, 29, from Barton Hill, Bristol, went out to vote in the local elections on Thursday afternoon.

“The polling station was pretty quiet,” he said. “I was probably the youngest person there, and the only person in my shared house that voted.”