Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election
The political participation of 18 to 24-year-olds in British general elections is substantially lower than for other age groups. As a result, young people are frequently labelled in the media as being disaffected with traditional politics. This article explores the relationship between young people...
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2015-12-01
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| description | The political participation of 18 to 24-year-olds in British general elections is substantially lower than for other age groups. As a result, young people are frequently labelled in the media as being disaffected with traditional politics. This article explores the relationship between young people and traditional politics within the context of the 2015 general election in the United Kingdom. It addresses voter registration, electoral turnout, party preferences and youth wings of mainstream political parties in England: Conservative Future, Labour Students, Young Labour, Liberal Youth, Young Greens and Young Independence. The article reveals that whilst voter turnout among young people increased in 2015 and membership of youth wings grew, political institutions clearly did not invest time and money in the youth vote. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c7ece913cea46d898cac066e4cd79e32022-12-22T02:16:37ZengCentre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation BritanniqueRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique0248-90152429-43732015-12-0120310.4000/rfcb.503Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General ElectionSarah PickardThe political participation of 18 to 24-year-olds in British general elections is substantially lower than for other age groups. As a result, young people are frequently labelled in the media as being disaffected with traditional politics. This article explores the relationship between young people and traditional politics within the context of the 2015 general election in the United Kingdom. It addresses voter registration, electoral turnout, party preferences and youth wings of mainstream political parties in England: Conservative Future, Labour Students, Young Labour, Liberal Youth, Young Greens and Young Independence. The article reveals that whilst voter turnout among young people increased in 2015 and membership of youth wings grew, political institutions clearly did not invest time and money in the youth vote.http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/503youth voteyouth wingsyoung peoplepolitical participationvoter turnout |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Pickard Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique youth vote youth wings young people political participation voter turnout |
| title | Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election |
| title_full | Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election |
| title_fullStr | Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election |
| title_short | Trying to Turn up the Turnout: Youth Wings and the Youth Vote in the 2015 General Election |
| title_sort | trying to turn up the turnout youth wings and the youth vote in the 2015 general election |
| topic | youth vote youth wings young people political participation voter turnout |
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