UK lowers voting age to 16 in historic electoral r... France 24

UK lowers voting age to 16 in historic electoral reform

France 24 July 18, 2025

The UK's Labour Party on Thursday passed a landmark electoral reform, aligning with Scotland and Wales in lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. The change fulfills a key promise by the ruling party but garnered criticism from the Conservative Party, which questions whether 16-year-olds are old enough to vote when they can't get married or stand for election.

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