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Much of the Sheffield electorate still has no knowledge over the proposed changes to the governance of Sheffield Council.<\/p>\n

A referendum is set to be held on 6th May, alongside the Council elections, over whether Sheffield Council should switch to a committee model or retain its current cabinet model.<\/p>\n

We went onto the streets of Sheffield to gauge the public’s perspective on the upcoming vote and were largely met with apathy.<\/p>\n

While most knew the Council elections were approaching, none were aware of the proposed changes to governance.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/mBYOmdf2a80<\/a><\/p>\n

Tom Eso, 22, said it was the lack of information in the news which prevented him from voting.<\/p>\n

He said: “I just hear the bigger news on the BBC and not really about my local council so I doubt I’d have the knowledge to vote.”<\/p>\n

Josh Warburton, 21, said he was not sure that the issue really mattered to local people and was unsure as to the purpose of the referendum.<\/p>\n

The prevailing mood among people in Sheffield on this issue was one of apathy.<\/p>\n

This is shared around the country, with many local referendums struggling to overcome low voter turnout.<\/p>\n

Even on a national level, turnout for referendums on the structure of the government have had low turnout in the past, with the exception of the European Referendum of 2016.<\/p>\n

The 2011 referendum on switching to a proportional representation style of government only had a turnout of 42.2%.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen if Sheffield citizens will come out and vote but if you want to know more about the referendum, check out our quick explainer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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