NON-VOTERS across Dudley borough will play a vital role in June’s General Election, if they chose to vote.

In Dudley South, Conservative MP Mike Wood was elected in 2015, after receiving 16,723 votes and a majority of 4,270, but 22,153 constituents failed to vote (including spoiled ballots), meaning non-voters could be the difference between another Tory win and a new MP in just over two months’ time.

The case is the same in Dudley North, where only 15,885 people voted in 2015 – giving the Labour MP Ian Austin a majority of 4,181 – compared to the 22,725 of non-voting constituents who could have a pivotal say this time out.

An interactive map created by website CARTO, shows how the number of non-voters exceeded the number of votes cast for the winning party in more than half of UK constituencies.

The Electoral Reform Society said many people felt their vote wouldn’t make a difference.

Dudley’s MPs also have some of the most marginal seats in the country, with Stourbridge MP Margot James the safest bet to keep hold of her seat after taking a 6,694 vote majority in 2015.

According to the website, James Morris MP’s Halesowen and Rowley Regis seat is the borough’s most under-threat, after a slim majority of just 3,082 at the last election.