Over 2,000 people turned away from Black Country polling stations over voter ID issues

More than 2,000 people were turned away from polling stations at local elections in the Black Country because they didn't produce acceptable ID.

Photo ID was required for the first time at English polling stations at this year's local elections
Photo ID was required for the first time at English polling stations at this year's local elections

But the majority of them later returned to cast a vote, meaning just 884 were unable to vote under the new rules. The figure represents around 0.6 per cent of the total number of votes cast at ballot boxes across the four boroughs.

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