Youthquake

Young people led surge for smaller parties but no Reform ‘youthquake’, says UK election survey

Young people led surge for smaller parties but no Reform ‘youthquake’, says UK election survey: One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young people are far more likely to support Labour, and older people to support the Conservatives. This divide is still apparent following the 2024 election …

Youthquake was real – here’s how we know it was more than a myth

Youthquake was real – here’s how we know it was more than a myth: Academics from the British Election Study have labelled the 2017 youthquake in British politics a “myth”. They argue that when adjusting for “demographic imbalances”, there is no evidence of a substantial change in the relationship between age and turnout between the …