A poll of almost 300 CYP Now readers finds that 67% of those who responded intend to vote for the Labour Party while 10% will vote Liberal Democrat and just 6% will back the Conservatives.
A further 17% said they would be voting for another partying with some specifying the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Green Party.
Ahead of today’s vote (4 July) the three main parties have released their manifestos with key pledges centered around funded childcare, recruitment and retention of teachers, votes at 16 and investment in youth services.
The Labour Party has pledged to build a raft of youth hubs to deter young people from involvement in violent crime while the Conservative Party has promised to renew its expansion of funded childcare and introduce national service for 18- to 25-year-olds.
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