Just 12 months after Labour's election victory, its recent reforms could entrench its authority for the long term.
July 4, 2024, was a day to remember for the left-wing party - a General Election win.
A lot has changed in the world of politics in the year that followed, raising the question of how the party's decisions could change the future picture.
Lowering voting age
Most recently, Labour revealed plans to lower the voting age to 16-years-old, which could play in the party's favour based on recent polling.
Generally, Labour has fallen in popularity among voters since its General Election success, with Reform UK taking the top spot, according to the latest YouGov poll.
Pollsters project 27 per cent of people will vote for Reform, versus 22 per cent for Labour and 17 per cent for the Tories.
However, younger voters are still leaning to the left, with the majority (28 per cent) of 18 to 24-year-olds currently projected to vote Labour.
As young people have traditionally been more inclined to vote for Labour than Conservative, critics of the reform have accused the Government of trying to "rig" the next general election in their favour.
One senior Conservative MP has accused Labour of engaging in a "political stunt", telling GB News the plan tantamount to "votes for children for a child’s play Government".
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage slammed it as "an attempt to rig the political system", adding that "we intend to give them a nasty surprise".
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|Poll showing how 18 to 24-year-old's are projected to vote
Starmer accused of abolishing voter ID laws
Alongside lowering the voting age, Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of making other changes to the voting system.
This includes plans to abolish voter ID laws and expand enfranchisement to foreign nationals, sparking criticism from Conservative MPs.
Nigel Huddleston, co-chairman of the Conservative Party, said: "This is nothing more than a shameless attempt by Labour to rig elections in its favour and turn a blind eye to electoral fraud.
"It is no surprise that Labour has resorted to dirty tricks to improve its chances of electoral success and try to distract people away from its failures.
"In six short months in power, it has trashed the economy, whacked up taxes and cut the winter fuel payment for 10million vulnerable pensioners."
However, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has rubbished these claims.
A spokesman said: "These claims are inaccurate. We have no plans to revise the franchise for foreign nationals, and we are evaluating voter ID rules to address any inconsistencies before bringing forward proposals.
"This Government is committed to strengthening our democracy and making sure every legitimate voter can exercise their democratic right to vote."
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|Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of abolishing voter ID laws and expanding enfranchisement to foreign nationals
First-past-the-post scrapped for mayoral elections
It was also recently revealed that Angela Rayner plans to scrap the first-past-the-post voting system for mayoral elections, in which the candidate with the most ballots wins.
Instead, mayoral elections will adopt a European-style system known as the supplementary vote, where candidates are ordered by preference.
With the new voting system, should one candidate achieve over 50 per cent of the popular vote on the first preference, the vote would not reach the second preference and the contest would be concluded.
The return to the preference-based system could make mayoral elections easier for Labour to win.
Sadiq Khan won in 2021 using the system, after taking 40 per cent of the popular vote, bumping up to 55.2 per cent when second preferences were counted.
It has sparked criticism from Reform UK, who accused Rayner of trying to "stitch up" next year's mayoral elections.