This newspaper has spoken to people who fell foul of the new mandatory voter ID requirements in May's local elections
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Latest updates as Byline Times reports on the rollout of mandatory voter ID in England
Despite reminding voters of the need to bring ID with them to the polling station, the Labour councillor forgot to do so himself, reports Catherine Avery
Campaigners warn of vote-splitting as new analysis finds that the ‘progressive’ vote will be more split than the right in 69% of England’s council wards on 4 May