Only one in seven young people say they will definitely vote in the General Election, survey reveals.
Kantar Public’s new General Election poll has revealed just 14% of young people aged 18-24 said they will definitely vote in the June 8th election.
The think tank also learnt 57% of this same age group said they will probably or definitely not vote.
This is in stark contrast to older generations. The poll showed 79% of over 65s said they will definitely vote, alongside 50% of 55-64s and 48% of 45-54s.
On the question of voter intention, Kantar Public found the Conservatives were still ahead on 48% (+2), Labour trails behind on 24% (NC), with the Liberal Democrats on 11% (NC) and UKIP on 7% (-1).
The Liberal Democrats will benefit from tactical voting. Nearly one in three (30%) of those who plan to vote Lib Dem in this election said they are not voting for the party they actually want to win the election, compared to just 4% of those who plan to vote Conservative and 5% of those who plan to vote Labour.
The poll also revealed younger voters are far more likely than average to intend to vote Labour (48% of likely voters aged 18-24), and older voters are far more likely than average to say they will vote Conservative (70% of likely voters aged over 65).