The decision to extend the deadline for voters to register in the EU referendum hasn’t gone down well with everyone. As Isabel Hardman has said, whether it’s a cock-up or a conspiracy, ‘Leave’ won’t like the extension which came about after the government’s website went down on Tuesday evening. But are they right to feel aggrieved?
In terms of how many voters actually registered yesterday, the numbers are certainly significant: some 240,000 people, who would otherwise not have been able to vote on June 23rd, signed up. By far the largest chunk of these fell into the 25-to-34 years of age category (80,000). Whilst the third largest group of voters to register yesterday were those aged 35 to 44 (51,000). As we’ve heard a lot from the ‘Leave’ campaign over the last day or so, this is likely to prove favourable to ‘Remain’ but not by as much as some have suggested.
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