Poll: Exit Poll: UK General Election 2017 - Results discussion and OcUK Exit Poll - Closing 8th July

[dalehitchy1]

May have already been posted but I found the yougov poll really interesting.

https://yougov.co.uk/news/2017/06/13/how-britain-voted-2017-general-election/

Age was already brought up before, but the age at which you're more likely to vote conservative than Labour is an interesting one - 47. That's not far off retirement age for some people, and you'd hope with up to 30 years working experience people understand how the world works. The adage that people voted conservative due to experience doesn't seem to be quite as clear cut there.

Employment was also an interesting one. The only status where people were more likely to vote conservative than labour was if you were retired.

What I also found interesting was the Lib Dem scores. They are exceptionally consistent throughout most of the demographics (excluding newspaper readership). There's a slight decrease as you get older, but not huge, and employment status was fairly consistent too.

I thought this was more interesting

It seems if your active, working or looking for work your more likely to vote Labour.
Its only those who are comfortable in retirement that seem to vote conservatives and they vote in numbers thanks to being the baby boomers.

 

[n111ck]

LOLWUT?

If you are a student, not working, unemployed or other you are more likely to vote Labour - hardly surprising- gimmebenefits

 

[stewski]

LOLWUT?

If you are a student, not working, unemployed or other you are more likely to vote Labour - hardly surprising- gimmebenefits

Don't forget, if your work status is anything but retired, you are more likely to vote labour (by some margin it appears).

 

[n111ck]

The aspirations of a labour voter are just depressing.

 

[Narj]

Don't forget, if your work status is anything but retired, you are more likely to vote labour (by some margin it appears).

I think that this has been an exceptional election and that a lot of people have strayed from their traditional vote. I wouldn't take this as gospel.

 

[dalehitchy1]

LOLWUT?

If you are a student, not working, unemployed or other you are more likely to vote Labour - hardly surprising- gimmebenefits

you completely twisted what I said and purposely neglected to look at the rest of the data to suit your agenda.
Look at the statistics.... the majority INCLUDING THOSE IN WORK vote labour....

 

[VincentHanna]

you completely twisted what I said and purposely neglected to look at the rest of the data to suit your agenda.
Look at the statistics.... everyone but the retired group vote labour.

(The majority, not everyone)

 

[Amp34]

LOLWUT?

If you are a student, not working, unemployed or other you are more likely to vote Labour - hardly surprising- gimmebenefits

How about those working fill and part time? Do they fit into your narrative?

 

[Spook187]

LOLWUT?

If you are a student, not working, unemployed or other you are more likely to vote Labour - hardly surprising- gimmebenefits

What a plonker you really are, you speak rubbish in every post you do, get a life.

 

[dalehitchy1]

(The majority, not everyone)

your right... edited

 

[Amp34]

I think that this has been an exceptional election and that a lot of people have strayed from their traditional vote. I wouldn't take this as gospel.

Oh indeed. It will be interesting to see how this demographic changes in the next election. It may also give an indication of just how much influence Brexit had on it.

 

[n111ck]

you completely twisted what I said and purposely neglected to look at the rest of the data to suit your agenda.
Look at the statistics.... everyone INCLUDING THOSE IN WORK vote labour....

No - those that work have a small difference between labour / Tory - those that don't work are heavily skewed towards labour.

Presumably the labour ones that work are on very low incomes as they feel they need a lots of state help - whereas the Tory ones are probably more affluent.

 

[Caged]

I think the brexit vote was a symptom of issues that Labour's message said far more about than the other offerings.

 

[wildman]

I think this thread has run its course and mods should nuke it (from orbit of course). It's basically just Scorza, n11ck and their fanbois trolling to elicit a response.

 

[dalehitchy1]

No - those that work have a small difference between labour / Tory - those that don't work are heavily skewed towards labour.

Presumably the labour ones that work are on very low incomes as they feel they need a lots of state help - whereas the Tory ones are probably more affluent.

Where did it detail this in the statistics?

 

[Uther]

they will have to lose that sectarian **** straight away. If May as much as entertains that she is basically sending out an open invitation for canary warf to be razed to the ground.

Que May turning up to the Queens Speech in an orange top...

 

[n111ck]

blame maths not me lol

 

[Greebo]

ah, fair enough

I think he's just mistaken as to what the manifesto includes, he's not the only one... it seems various people who would have probably had views more in line with the Lib Dems have voted for Labour in this election without fully appreciating what they were voting for. As a result of being a nice/likeable character people seem to be willing to cast all sorts of views onto Corbyn despite him being pretty clear in his statement re: the single market.

No I have the confidence in that labour will put access to the single market first and foremost. Be that the Norway model.

 

[Caged]

Black Rod walks into the HoC behind a lambeg drum and tin flutes.

 

[Greebo]

May have already been posted but I found the yougov poll really interesting.

https://yougov.co.uk/news/2017/06/13/how-britain-voted-2017-general-election/

Age was already brought up before, but the age at which you're more likely to vote conservative than Labour is an interesting one - 47. That's not far off retirement age for some people, and you'd hope with up to 30 years working experience people understand how the world works. The adage that people voted conservative due to experience doesn't seem to be quite as clear cut there.

Employment was also an interesting one. The only status where people were more likely to vote conservative than labour was if you were retired.

What I also found interesting was the Lib Dem scores. They are exceptionally consistent throughout most of the demographics (excluding newspaper readership). There's a slight decrease as you get older, but not huge, and employment status was fairly consistent too.

Far off retirement age? It's only half way through working life for most people. Yes the rich perhaps. Which matches the stat that 53% of all Tory voters own their own home with no mortgage.