More than two hundred people in Norfolk and Waveney did not vote after being turned away at the polling station at this summer's general election.

Just over 900 people were initially told they could not vote because they did not have the necessary photo ID.

New figures revealed that, while 75pc of those people went back to the polling station after picking up their ID, a quarter did not.

Great Yarmouth was the parliamentary constituency where the highest number of turned away would-be voters failed to return, with 35.

But, percentage-wise, it was the South West Norfolk constituency - where former prime minister Liz Truss lost her seat - where the highest proportion never came back.

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Of the 79 people turned away, only 58pc came back, meaning 33 people did not return to vote.

North Norfolk had the highest number of people initially turned away - 117, although 94 of them (80pc) made it back. 

Since May 2023, voters have needed to show photo ID to vote in UK parliamentary elections, and for local elections and referendums in England.

The move has proved controversial, with some groups saying it may make voting harder for younger people and ethnic minorities, who are less likely to have a valid form of photo ID.

Electoral Commission data showed 371,561 people did vote at the polling stations across Norfolk and Waveney.

Across Great Britain 50,000 people were initially turned away due to not having valid ID, with 16,000 people not returning.

Electoral Commission chief executive Vijay Rangarajan said: "This was the first time all voters across the UK were required to show photographic ID at a general election, and the data shows almost everyone was able to do so successfully.

"However, our research shows that the need for ID discouraged some people from voting – and we don’t want to see any voters lose their say."

The Electoral Commission has called for the government to review whether a larger number of ID documents could be valid for use in elections.