16 year olds should be allowed to vote in UK elections

16 year olds should be allowed to vote in UK elections.
A matter that is continuously being discussed and debated between politicians lately, is whether the minimal age for voters in UK elections should be lowered from 18 years of age to 16. Of course, this issue is ongoing, however yet, the youngest age for voting candidates remains at 18.
The arguments for and against this subject both have moderately fair points, which is why coming to an agreement is seemingly difficult. Firstly, it is apparent, that in order to vote, candidates should be at a level of maturity, and understand what for and why they are voting. Though, the obstacle here is reaching a settled definition of ‘mature’.
Whilst contending for this issue, a point highlighted is that a 16-year-old is lawfully able to pay taxes, leave home, and marry, so if the government considers them old enough to uphold these responsibilities and contribute this much to society, surely they should be deemed old enough to vote.
Furthermore, lowering the voting age ensures that the youth participate in social conventions, thus instigating a sense of maturity and contribution to society at a proper and young age. It may even initiate a spark of interest for politics in teenagers of this age, and encourage them to learn more about the parliament and government.
Many 16 year olds are also very keen on voting, and want their choice to be taken into consideration when voting for who makes the policies that significantly affect their lives. They may also be studying politics and undertaking social courses, so as well as learning about partaking in the legislation system, they will be able to experience it by being given the right to vote.
Adding to this, a few European countries allow 16 year olds to vote in their parliamentary elections, some of them being Scotland, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, so if these countries permit 16 year olds too vote, there should be no hindrance in our country.
On the contrary, there are the those who believe that the minimal voting age should be kept at 18, and there would be no use in lowering it. Even yet, in an article from Your Local Guardian, it is mentioned that the lowest number of votes are from 18-24 year olds. Thus showing that the younger ages take little interest in voting, so lowering the ages would make no major difference.
At the age of 16, a teenager is not expected to have a lot of knowledge regarding political issues, they are yet in education, which is what they should be more focussed on rather than distracting them with constitutional matters. They do not yet have enough personal experiences, nor have they been educated enough about politics to be sure enough on who to vote for.