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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Young men in UK are not more rightwing than older groups, study says

A young man takes a selfie with Angela Rayner wearing sunglasses in a parking area
A young man takes a self with Angela Rayner, the former deputy leader of the Labour party, in Ashton in Makerfield. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

Young men are not turning to rightwing politics more than any other demographic, according to a study of election data, which undermines claims that this group has been a key driver of the recent success of parties such as Reform UK.

The analysis of data from the British Election Study, which polls about 30,000 people every year, showed age to be a bigger determining factor in voters’ political opinions than gender.

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