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The party now hopes to be able to meet key requirements to avoid losing £1.2 million in funding from Westminster.

The Government ‘won’t know’ how many people are put off by the new ID requirement on May 4, a senior MP has said.

The Electoral Commission has admitted it will 'not be possible to accurately quantify' the impact of the new rules by counting who does or doesn’t have ID at the ballot box

The Electoral Commission said collecting data from greeters outside polling stations would be ‘inherently unreliable’.

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

Cross-party thinktank Demos said the results show those who are traditionally disengaged from the democratic process will be even less likely to vote with the extra hurdle of Voter ID

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

MPs accuse Rachel Maclean of being unable to answer how government will record impact of new system

Hundreds of campaign leaflets including the incorrect advice were sent in "error" to residents ahead of next week's local elections. New Voter ID rules have been introduced

Voters in England will for the first time have to produce photo I.D. in order to cast their ballot when polling stations open in local elections next week, sparking concern that some parts of the electorate will in effect be disenfranchised by the change.

Thousands will be heading to the polling station on May 4