UK General Election

UK election: The generation gap

YouGov has released the results of one of the UK's biggest-ever post-election surveys to gauge how the country's political character is shifting. The research was based on interviews with over 40,000 British adults and it found that age is one of the biggest lines dividing the country's political landscape. While the Conservatives won the election by a landslide, Labour still won a majority of younger voters.

Among 18 to 24 year olds, 56 percent of voters opted for Labour. The results were similar in the 25-29 age bracket with 54 percent also going for Labour. The Conservatives were far more popular with older Britons with 57 percent of people aged 60-69 voting Tory, along with 67 percent of those aged 67 and over.

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This chart shows 2019 general election voting for selected parties by age.

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If you were to vote in the general election for which party would you vote?
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Distribution of General Election votes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group
Voting intentions in a general election in the United Kingdom as of June 2026, by age group
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Voter turnout of adults in Great Britain during the 2017 UK general election in 2017, by employment status
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Party voted for by Great British adults in the general elections by level of education in 2017
Share of votes won in the general election in the United Kingdom in 2019

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