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Labour tops polls among young people

2 mins read Youth Work
The Labour Party has won a youth version of the general election, involving just under 23,000 children voting across 112 schools and youth groups in England and Wales.
The project saw thousands of children reveal who they would vote for. Picture: Arrowsmith/Adobe Stock
The project saw thousands of children reveal who they would vote for. Picture: Arrowsmith/Adobe Stock

Among children taking part in the Our Generation. Our Vote initiative, 32 per cent voted for the Labour Party, closely followed by the Green Party in second place with 29 per cent of the vote.

The Liberal Democrats gained 13 per cent, Reform 10 per cent, with the Conservative Party in last place on nine per cent.

Across Wales, Labour also won, the Reform vote increased to 14 per cent and Plaid Cymru received nine per cent of votes.

Regionally in England the Green Party pushed Labour into second place among young voters in Birmingham, the South West and London.

Reform’s vote was highest in the East of England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

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