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Louis Staples
Dec 17, 2019

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In the days since the election, we’ve all been confronted with lots of statistics, percentages and graphs about the election result.
Voters are being dissected by social class, age and location to work out what went right or wrong for the UK’s political parties.
One key figure, collated by YouGov and reported by The Times Red Box, has stood out.
The crossover age, where someone is more likely to vote Tory than Labour, fell by EIGHT years to just 39 3/3… https://t.co/6UcuZgSsPS— Matt Chorley (@Matt Chorley) 1576571473
In this election, the average age that someone is more likely to vote Tory fell by eight years.
Now it stands at just 39.
Responding to a tweet by editor Matt Chorley, a 38-year-old said that they’d voted Conservative for the first time.
@MattChorley Am 38. I voted Labour last election and this election I voted Conservative. Ow— roders (@roders) 1576577496
'Millennial' technically encompasses anyone born between 1981 and 1996, so when the next election comes around older millennials could be the ones swinging the country to the right.
It's pretty shocking and no one really knows what to think.
@buildren @MattChorley That may happen but these stats don't prove it. They are for people who actually voted & we… https://t.co/GRveZkIZjw— Paddy Alton (@Paddy Alton) 1576585298
@MattChorley Also crucial for future elections. Could the battleground be 30-50yr olds? Win a majority of them, pus… https://t.co/WZU11oaeJS— Robert Rea (@Robert Rea) 1576579793
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