With so much at stake in the coming election, young people are also opting to vote tactically. SOUTHAMPTON, England — As students from the University of Southampton zigzagged across campus on a recent cold afternoon, youthful activists with Britain’s main opposition Labour Party intercepted them with cups of tea and a leaflet with detailed instructions on how to register to vote in December’s election. “Vote for jobs, vote for housing, vote for youth services, vote for the climate,” the campaigners chanted, as students gathered around them to learn more. Many young residents of the city believe the youth vote will swing the seat to Labour. An additional 452,000 people under the age of 34 applied to vote on the last day of registration on Nov. 26. Specifically young citizens under 25 years (+14 percentage points) as well as the 25–39 year-olds (+12 percentage points) turned out in greater numbers than before. Sarah Everard latest: Accused killer remanded in custody. We are engaged, we have registered and we will vote our way out of this mess.”. More than 1.5 million people under the age of 34 registered to vote between Oct. 22 and Nov. 19, compared with 1.2 million in the same time frame in 2017, government figures show. The proportions of voters for each party and non-voters was then weighted to … a dominant performance among young people. In the 2017 general election, a dominant performance among young people helped Labour win enough seats to unexpectedly deprive the governing Conservative Party of its parliamentary majority. Jan Germen Janmaat and Bryony Hoskins.. The aim is prove that no matter how someone casts their ballot, young people's votes can make a huge difference. That divide was driven by opposition both to Brexit and to the government’s decade-long austerity policy. As others have pointed out, it’s difficult to find information about the turnout by age group in the 2019 election. Turnout … Turnout here is calculated as the total number of votes as a proportion of all people registered to vote, unless stated otherwise. Lara Spirit, a Cambridge University undergraduate and leader of Vote For Your Future, said the campaign targeting 18 to 24-year-olds has a very simple and non-partisan message: "Young people need to vote.". Youthquake 2017: The Rise of Young Cosmopolitans in Britain. While many young people express enthusiasm and even hope about the vote, some detect more negative currents. London's Twickenham topped the list, with 80% of voters going to the polls. Additionally, in most states, these increases exceeded the increases in turnout among the overall (all "Young people have been ignored and shut out of electoral politics for a while.". Young Voters Helped Upend Last U.K. Election. Turnout among 18-24s for the EU vote was 60 per cent, up from 43 per cent in the previous year’s general election. “But with the exception of their ambiguous policy on Brexit, they are extremely popular and their campaign seems to be galvanizing young voters.”. The 2019 General Election saw a turnout of around 47% amongst voters aged 18-24, a decrease of 7% when compared to 2017. Britain’s election and the deepening generational divide. General Election 2019: Turnout Turnout at the 2019 General Election was In response, parties are pledging to tackle the climate crisis in their manifestos. I am a... Voter; Electoral administrator; Candidate or agent; Party or campaigner; Other regulated individuals and organisations; Who we are and what we do. Brexit, generally supported by older generations, is seen by many young people as a threat to their ability to travel, study or work abroad, and continues to be one of the most important issues for youth voters, alongside the environment, education and housing, according to an analysis by YouGov, an internet market research firm based in Britain. "While a lot of young people are interested in particular issues, they do not always make the connection with them and voting. “And of course, you do have some students who are apathetic, that feel like their vote doesn’t make a difference, so part of our campaign at the moment is to encourage students to vote.”, Charlie Corbett, 20, a first-time voter who has already mailed in his postal ballot, said he had registered only because his parents had pressured him. The low turnout of young people in elections is a persistent problem in many Western democracies. “We have a really large majority of students that are really engaged, but I would say that they are more angry than excited, because they don’t like the fact that they have been marginalized,” said Emily Harrison, president of the student union at Southampton University. At the other end was Glasgow North East, where just 53% voted. MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. My own research finds that the youth turnout rate in the UK is the lowest of all the 15 members of the old European Union. Table 15.1 shows that, after controlling for registration, whilst the population of over 30s report a turnout of 67%, that figure is down to 51% amongst young voters and 52% amongst first-time voters. General election turnout since 1945, by region Election Year UK England Wales Scotland N. Ireland ; 2017: 68.7% : 68.6%: 66.4%: 65.4%: 2015: 66.1%: 65.8%: 65.7%: 71.1%: 58.1%: 2010: 65.1%: 65.5%: 64.7%: 63.8%: 57.6%: 2005: 61.4%: 61.3%: 62.6%: 60.8%: 62.9%: 2001: 59.4%: 59.2%: 61.6%: 58.2%: 68%: 1997: 71.4%: 71.4%: 73.5%: 71.3%: 67.1%: 1992: 77.7%: 78%: 79.7%: 75.5%: 69.8%: 1987: 75.3%: 75.4%: 78.9%: … According to the latest figures from the Electoral Commission, only one in three people between 18 and 24 are on the register to vote. Base: 27,951 GB adults aged 18+, of whom we have classified 19,747 as likely voters (using our standard turnout filter), interviewed by telephone and online between 15 November – 11 December 2019. “I changed my registration from my parent’s house in Hereford to Itchen, just so that we have a bigger chance at knocking the Tories off the bench,” said Imogen Williams, a 24-year-old computer programmer who works in Southampton. Donate now. It was was crazy that the resources were out there to do this and no one had.". The campaign wants to reach about 650,000 people between 18 and 24 across constituencies in Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, Wales and the east Midlands. In our 2019 Open Access book, “Youthquake 2017: The Rise of Young Cosmopolitans in Britain”, we highlighted a huge surge in youth political engagement. After reading the policy platforms of the main opposition parties, Mr. Maclean concluded that the Labour Party offered the best opportunities for young people. “Young people are always overlooked, but in this election, we will make ourselves heard. While young voters tend to favor the Labour Party, the youth vote shows the same tendency toward fragmentation as the wider British left. So there's a real need for a campaign to fill that gap.". The Cities of London and Westminster is also on the list. Too young to vote in the 2016 European Union referendum, but ardently anti-Brexit, he would finally have his say. "Many say 'I don't know who to vote for' or 'whether my vote will even make a difference' but they are already interested in these issues. Snap analysis: There had been some discussion of a far lower turnout: both because of the weather, which is often (probably wrongly) assumed to lower voters’ enthusiasm, and because enthusiasm for the main parties seemed to be low. “The Labour Party policies may appear radical to some,” Dr. Sloam said. "There should be a publicly funded government body that is responsible for getting young people to vote. However, if looking at national and regional elections within certain European countries, youth turnout looks low when compared to others, notably in the United Kingdom. According to the latest figures from the Electoral Commission, only one in three people between 18 and 24 are on the register to vote. It will determine our future,” said Harriet Farmer, 19, a student at the University of Southampton. I voted for Boris, he’s the only person who will get this done and that’s all I want at this point. According to YouGov, the environment is the third biggest issue impacting votes overall, following Brexit and health. In 2017, the Conservative candidate, Royston Smith, won by 31 votes, making it a prime target for Labour this time. Despite the surge in youth registration, the percentage of registered young voters, at around two-thirds, remains low compared with the older population. Now Ms Spirit and a team of five other graduates are pushing for young people to register for the election before the November 26 deadline. “They are promising the largest youth investment out of any other major U.K. party,” he said in a recent interview. A higher percentage of total votes came from youth: CIRCLE estimates the share to be 17 percent this year compared to 16 percent in 2016. Turnout among young people (here, 18-24 year olds) has fallen from over 60% in the early 1990s to an average of 40% over the previous three general elections (2001, 2005 and 2010). Turnout was at a 25-year high, boosted by young people and BME voters. In the UK, elections are held at different levels of governance. With so much at stake, some young people are opting to vote tactically. campaign aiming to get the biggest ever turnout of young people in next month's general election is "reaching more young people than any of the main political parties", its 22-year-old director has claimed. For every percentage point increase in nought to four-year-olds living in a constituency, turnout went up by 0.9 percentage points. Yet for now, it's a full-time team of six young people who are running a massive advertising campaign and raising awareness through countless channels. The constituency of Southampton Itchen is home to students from two universities, and many graduates stay on to work in the city. Over 60 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 backed the Labour Party in 2017, while 69 percent of voters over the age of 70 backed the Conservative Party. The tipping point, that is the age at which a voter is more likely to vote Conservative than Labour, is now 40 – down from 47 at the last election. But she added it shouldn't be down to a small group of people under 24. Voter turnout at the 2019 general election is slightly down on two years ago, despite reports of ' busiest ever polling stations ' and people queuing 45 minutes to vote. "Nobody will have as many feet on the ground," Ms Spirit said. The turnout of the 2019 General Election was 67.3 per cent—slightly lower than the June 2017 general election but higher than 2001 or 2005. “I just want to stop Brexit, and I know that if Labour wins and calls a second referendum people will vote differently, now that they have actual facts about what a monumental disaster Brexit would be for our country.”. Just to leave and move on.”. Vote For Your Future is targeting 46 seats across the UK where there are particularly high numbers of young people. Can It Happen Again? That’s because students are allowed to register twice, in their hometowns and in their university towns, but must choose a single place to vote. "We had to do something to register young people. While young voters tend to favor the Labour Party, the youth vote shows the same tendency toward fragmentation as the wider British left. Youth Service turnout Region/Nation 11-18 Population 2011 UK Topics Total Votes UK Turnout Devolved Topics Total Votes Devolved Turnout British Forces Overseas 230 230 East Midlands 426,547 31,347 7.35% 29,465 6.9% East of England 558,824 64,262 11.50% … “They are promising the full scrapping of tuition fees, free bus travel for all under 25s, raise the minimum wage to £10 and mass invest into youth services to reverse and go beyond the one billion cuts in youth services by the Tories.”. More than 1.5 million people under the age of 34 registered to vote between Oct. 22 and Nov. 19, compared with 1.2 million in the same time frame in 2017, government figures show. Many of its students will be first-time voters. Many have shifted to the Liberal Democrats, a more centrist party with an adamantly anti-Brexit stance, and the Greens. Now, as Britain prepares for its most pivotal election in decades on Thursday, Labour is targeting cities with high youth populations, hoping that they will offset losses in traditional Labour strongholds in the north that support Brexit by healthy margins. That's down … Two-thirds of the electorate - 47,587,254 in total - showed up to cast there vote on Thursday. “This election is the most significant of our time. (April 2, 2019)–Youth voter turnout (ages 18-29) increased in the 2018 midterm election in all 34 states for which data are available, according to two new analyses from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE). Two-thirds of the UK electorate – 47,587,254 in total – cast their vote at the 2019 General Election, down slightly on the 2017 election. Johnny Maclean is ardently anti-Brexit but was too young to vote in the 2016 European Union referendum. James Sloam, the author of “Youthquake 2017: The Rise of Young Cosmopolitans in Britain,” believes that youth turnout will be high this week. The constituency of Southampton Itchen is home to students from two universities — the University of Southampton and Solent University — and many graduates stay on to work in the city, which is a major port. “And then we have the Lib Dems who say they will cancel Brexit, but they aren’t going to get a majority, so people are in a pickle and are just choosing to vote tactically instead of idealistically.”. The excitement is often palpable among college students, many of them first-time voters who did not have a chance to participate in the 2016 Brexit referendum that has upended their lives. Vote For Your Future had already attracted huge online interest when it launched ahead of the European elections, encouraging young people to register to vote in May. One of the big questions in this election is whether young voters, who tend to be underrepresented in opinion polls, could spring a surprise. Turnout in the European Union by year, in percentage points; Year European Union; 2004: 45.47%: 2009: 42.97%: 2014: 42.61%: 2019: 50.66% The University of Southampton, in southern England, neighbors a closely fought parliamentary district. "We will have a ton of people knocking on doors and handing out leaflets in those constituencies. In any article that mentions “youth” or “young” or “younger” voters, it would be most helpful if the author(s) would provide numbers of prospective voters in each of the age brackets. Even though Mr. Corbyn has lost popularity since the last election, following accusations of anti-Semitism and his refusal to take a personal stance on Brexit, youth support for his party appears to be gathering momentum once again. First of all, there was a spike in youth turnout (amongst 18 to 24 year olds), rising to the highest level for a quarter of a century. It is a much bigger issue than six of us running a campaign ahead of an election.". “But at this point I’d rather leave than go around another five years in circles. Dr. Sloam’s research found that in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2008 young people, having borne the brunt of austerity, unemployment and cuts to services, have become more politically engaged. Ms. Williams’s sister, Martha, a student at Southampton University, said many of her friends would be voting for the first time and were divided between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. More than 3 million people registered to vote between the election being called and the deadline – 875,000 more than the same period in 2017 – and two-thirds of them were under 35. Going green. Across the UK, average turnout was 69%. Looking first at turnout, the fact that young people are less likely to vote than the rest of the population is well known and confirmed in the figures derived from the EPO survey. When Prime Minister Boris Johnson called a December general election last month, Johnny Maclean, a 19-year-old fashion student, was delighted. (Cambridge … "This is a shocking number," Ms Spirit said. Analysts caution that while the numbers hint at the possibility of an explosive turnout, they could be overstating the potential impact. "And we are reaching more young people than any other of the main political parties," she said.​, Register to vote with Vote For Your Future HERE, Tell Lib Dem voters Corbyn is ‘best bet’ for Remain, Momentum urges, I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Young people also make up a big percentage of nonvoters: Only between 40 and 50 percent of the population between the ages of 18 and their mid-20s voted in the 2015 and 2017 elections, compared with about 80 percent of voters in their 70s. "It is very key that all the protests in the last year aren't seen as an alternative to electoral politics but a central part of it. In the 2019 United Kingdom General Election, voter turnout was 67.3 percent of eligible voters, a 1.5 percent drop compared with the previous general election in 2017. She said the nation's young people are becoming increasingly vocal on issues like climate change, knife crime and Brexit - meaning it's essential to transfer this into voting. “All the evidence shows that if you vote in your first election it becomes a habit, so young voters from 2017 would be likely to vote again as well as first-time voters,” he said. Issued on: 12/12/2019 - 21:31. The intergenerational gap in support between the two main parties was so wide in the 2017 election that YouGov declared that age had replaced class as the dividing line in British politics. UK’s left-leaning, socially liberal youth may have lost the general election, but they will not stop demanding change. Gary Lineker, Stephen Fry and Keira Knightley are among the celebrities who have thrown their support behind the movement. On November 23, the group says it will hold the biggest registration action day "in history" with the help of volunteers and student unions. Youth vote, and weather, expected to affect UK poll turnout. With youth turnout still woefully low, it’s time to start automatically adding eligible voters to the electoral register. The left-wing opposition Labour Party outperformed most polls in 2017 thanks in part to its strength among young people, who appear to have registered in larger numbers this time around. In the UK, turnout among 18 to 24-year-olds in the last two general elections was almost half of that of pensioners.. Youth turnout could determine the outcome of … This equated to a turnout of 67.4 per cent. He stood out for not sharing his fellow students’ enthusiasm for defeating the Tories and Mr. Johnson’s drive to “get Brexit done.”, “I want to stay in the E.U.,” he said. This statistic illustrates the youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the United States from 1972 to 2016. "It's really important that we are non-partisan because there is a massive registration crisis," she told the Standard. Who we are Who was Sarah Everard and what do we know about her? The Liberal Democrats are the only major party that doesn’t see a large age gradient, as they are currently polling at around 20% of the vote amongst all age groups. Vote For Your Future has also partnered with campaigns across the Brexit and party political divides. “Labour is a fantastic party for the youth, but Jeremy Corbyn is a terrible leader and no one can imagine him as prime minister,” she said. This paper covers the most important elections: those for the UK Parliament’s House of Commons, the devolved administrations, local councils, and the European Parliament (up until 2019). Main navigation. Emily Harrison, left, president of the University of Southampton Student Union, talked to students about registering to vote. 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The youth vote also had more weight overall. 3 min read Red Pepper needs your support. The Conservatives are way out ahead with older people, while a majority of young people are still voting Labour. More than half of those aged 18-24 turned out to vote, an increase of 16 percentage points on 2015.
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