Even if you are 18 and still live at home, YOU have to register to vote by 20th APRIL!
This is the link: registertovote. It will take you 5 minutes and you’ll need your national insurance number.
This new registration system is leading to lots of young voters NOT registering and therefore losing their right to vote. This will mean that you can’t moan when whoever gets in next time IGNORES YOU and makes policies that are aimed at old people (who do vote – about 75% of age 60+ vote compared to a paltry 44% of 18 – 24 year olds!)
Here’s an article with some frightening stats on the decline in voter numbers – especially 18 year olds!
We do have to try and make these people accountable. Voting is a way of trying to do this.