More needed to be done to improve voting figures

Wednesday, 1 July 2015 00:00

More needs to be done to improve the numbers of people registering to vote.

That's despite the electoral roll figures increasing to a total of 48, 580 this month - up by over 1,000 from May.

The Island's electorate is estimated to stand at around 71,752 residents - but not everyone is eligible to vote.

Registration officer Della Fletcher says it does indicate how many people aren't choosing to put their names forward:

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