More people registered to vote in general election

Over 60,000 registered voters this time - plus big increase in 16 & 17 year olds

There's been a big increase in the number of people registered in the general election.
Over 60,000 have registered this time round, that's over 8,000 more than the 52,000 at the last general election five years ago.

There's also been a big leap in young people who have registered to vote, with nearly 1,300 16 and 17-year-olds  registering to vote in next week's House of Keys general election, compared with 724 in 2006.