<P> The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 , with effect from 1970 and remained in force until the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 which allowed 16 year olds to vote for the first time , but only in Scotland and only in that particular referendum . The Scottish Parliament reduced the voting age to 16 for its own and Scottish local elections in 2015 . </P>
<P> The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 , with effect from 1970 and remained in force until the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 which allowed 16 year olds to vote for the first time , but only in Scotland and only in that particular referendum . The Scottish Parliament reduced the voting age to 16 for its own and Scottish local elections in 2015 . </P>
when was voting age reduced to 18 in uk
when was voting age reduced to 18 in uk
1970
1970