THOUSANDS of people applied to register to vote on Christmas Day.
A total of 3,273 applications were submitted on December 25 this year, with 3,218 online and 55 on paper forms, Government figures show.
The majority of applications (62 per cent) were from people aged 34 and under, while just three per cent came from those aged 65 and over.
The number is up by nearly 1,000 compared with Christmas Day 2022, when 2,313 people made an application.
Christmas Eve and Boxing Day also saw a year-on-year rise in applications, with 4,402 forms submitted on December 24, up from 3,663 in 2022, and a further 4,913 on Boxing Day, up from 3,926.
A General Election is likely during 2024.
Details on how to apply to register to vote are at gov.uk/register-to-vote
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