Ministers pledge to improve voter ID law as research shows it 'significantly reduces' turnout

Voter ID was first trialled at local elections in 2018 in five locations across the south of England, including Bromley in south-east London - (PA Archive)

New research on voter ID requirements in UK elections has found that the measure may “significantly reduce” turnout, raising pressure on ministers to reform the law.

An expert at King’s College London has found that the ID requirement - introduced under the previous Tory Government - reduced turnout by 4.4 per cent when the measure was initially trialled at a local election in Bromley.