In May’s local elections, voters in England had to show photographic ID before they could vote. This was the first time English voters (but not the first time voters in the UK) have had to show photographic ID to vote. Since not all people who have the right to vote have photographic ID, it’s natural to ask whether this new requirement had an effect on the number of people who voted.
For the first time, more people on low incomes voted for the Conservative Party than for Labour. Boris Johnson’s Conservatives are now more popular with people struggling to make ends meet than with wealthy voters.