Data unveiled yesterday (22 July) by the organisation show that white people made up 74 per cent of the young people elected and half were female. In comparison, just two per cent of MPs are from ethnic minorities and only one in five are women. Across England, white people account for 91.9 per cent of the population, according to the 2001 Census. Half of all young voters were aged 15 to 16, with five per cent of all votes cast by 11-...


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