Voter Turnout Lowest Since Universal Suffrage, Study Shows

A report from the Institute for Public Policy Research found that 48 percent of adults in the UK did not vote in the most recent general election.

A polling station sign is seen opposite Westminster Abbey as Britain holds a general election, in London on July 4, 2024. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

Only just over half of adults in the UK cast a vote in the last general election, report released on Friday has revealed.

The study by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which describes itself on X as “the UK’s leading progressive think tank,” put the voter turnout at 52 percent, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1928.