General Election 2024: Councils unable to maintain up with surge in demand for postal votes

People in Scotland have been left unable to vote within the upcoming normal election after postal votes didn’t arrive earlier than Scottish faculties went on summer season holidays.

Councils have not been in a position to match the rise in demand for postal votes, which in Edinburgh alone has risen by 42% because the final normal election.

Politics lecturer Dr Scott Brown says the delays might alter the end result of the election, with polls exhibiting there’s a 1% distinction in votes in sure constituencies.

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