UK General Election polls: Two thirds of 18 to 24 year olds plan to back Jeremy Corbyn's Labour, poll suggests

A new poll shows Jeremy Corbyn (pictured) is more popular with younger voters than Theresa May
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Hatty Collier3 June 2017
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Two thirds of youngsters who are certain to vote in the General Election plan to back Labour, according to a new poll.

The ICM survey found 68 per cent of aged 18 to 24 year olds who are registered and say they are “certain” to vote plan to support Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour.

Sixteen per cent said they would vote for the Conservatives, while 8 per cent said they would go for the Lib Dems.

Half of those surveyed said Mr Corbyn has the right qualities to be Prime Minister versus 28 per cent for Theresa May.

Manifesto pledges by Labour which could appeal to the 18-24 age group include the promise to scrap university tuition fees and lower the voting age to 16.

The NHS, Brexit, education and tuition fees were among their highest concerns, according to the survey.

The poll was co-commissioned by civil rights group Hope Not Hate and the National Union of Teachers.

Four out of ten (39 per cent) of those surveyed said that living in a marginal constituency would make them more likely to vote.

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The poll suggests that 63 per cent of young people are “absolutely certain” they will vote in the election on Thursday.

ICM surveyed 1,002 18 to 24 year olds in the UK online.

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