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Reform UK councillor, 18, says 16 and 17 year olds shouldn't vote

CORNWALL, ENGLAND, AUG 4 – Reform UK councillor Angus Black argues 16- and 17-year-olds lack maturity to vote, citing party's stronger support among older voters in recent polls and elections.

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Angus Black was voted in as Cornwall Council's youngest ever councillor in May but believes lowering the voting age is wrong

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Reform councillor, 18, says 16-year-olds shouldn’t vote as 'easily persuadable'

The Government announced last month that it is lowering the voting age to 16 at the next general election.

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Reform UK councillor, 18, says 16 and 17 year olds shouldn't vote

Angus Black was voted in as Cornwall Council's youngest ever councillor in May but believes lowering the voting age is wrong

·Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Cornwall Live broke the news in Cornwall, United Kingdom on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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