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MPs reject giving 16-17 year olds vote in local elections

Young people aged 16 an 17 will not be allowed to vote in local elections, after MPs rejected lowering the voting age.

By Thomas Bridge | 18 November 2015

Young people aged 16 an 17 will not be allowed to vote in local elections, after MPs rejected lowering the voting age.

Despite Labour and Liberal peers successfully amending the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill to include the lower voting age, ministers last night rejected it from the legislation by 283 votes to 188.

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