[James]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Early reports have suggested that as many as 72% of young people voted in this general election.
The snap election called by Theresa May in April is said to have sparked a monumental turnout among voters aged 18 to 24, resulting in an unprecedented (apart from by YouGov) hung parliament.
However the 72% figure is just an estimate, initially reported by the head of the NUS. Ipsos Mori pollsters have since said that detailed stats on turnout won’t be available for around a week or so.
While the Tories had expected a landslide victory, they’re currently on just 314 seats – 12 seats short of the 326 needed to have an overall majority.


Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/09/youth-...#ixzz4jWhkTzgy



So the conservative oldies don't have all the power as was suggested on here for weeks

I posted this earlier - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40220032

A figure of 72% turnout for 18 to 24-year-olds has been doing the rounds, including in a tweet from Labour MP David Lammy, but there has been much doubt about its origin.

BBC Trending has spoken to Alex Cairns, who seems to have been the first person to tweet this. It was later tweeted by the president of the National Union of Students.

Mr Cairns stressed that the figure was "an indication" and was based on conversations with student union presidents and his own research, but did not show us his calculations.

A 72% turnout for that age group would be remarkable given that Ipsos Mori estimated that only 43% of that age group voted in 2010 and 44% in 2015, but as yet we have no evidence that happened.