Just 25% of people voted in Barnsley's last poll, and councillors fear numbers will fall on 4 May.
Only a quarter of eligible voters in Barnsley took part in last year's local elections, in one of the lowest turnouts in the country. Councillors campaigning for 4 May's polls fear participation will fall even further as new voter ID requirements are introduced.
Compulsory voter ID has been introduced by the Conservative-led government to "protect the integrity of the ballot box" against the perceived risk of voter fraud. "If people want to pop into the polling station on the way home and then get turned away for not having photo ID on them, I can't see those people going back."Barnsley Lib Dem leader Hannah Kitching said she was concerned voter ID would have an impact on turnout
But the message has not got through to everyone. Twenty-four per cent of people were still unaware they would need ID to vote, according to the commission's latest research, published last week. He said: "A lot of people don't seem to be aware and I think it will cause problems. I don't think it's been advertised enough."
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