Rush to register to vote in June

More than two million people have applied to register to vote since Theresa May announced she would be calling a snap election, official figures show.

Data from the Electoral Commission show that 2,014,787 applications have been made digitally while 83,322 have resorted to pen and paper since April 18.

Five days in the last week have seen more than 100,000 people apply for registration ahead of the poll on June 8.

The information only records the number of applications made and not how many people end up on the electoral roll.

More than 150,000 people applied to register on the day the snap election was called, April 18. Today is the last day to register to vote in the general election.

Young people in Scotland are half as likely to feel they have the option to vote for someone who “understands their life” compared to over-65s, a new poll has found.

The poll by BMG Research for the Electoral Reform Society Scotland found a generation gap in how people feel about voting ahead of the general election on June 8.

Young people were most likely of any age group to discuss politics but felt alienated from the political system.

“More than two million have applied to register”