Matthew Taylor

New poll finds twice as many young people voted in the EU referendum as previously thought

A new poll has indicated that in last month’s referendum, younger voters turned out to vote in twice the numbers as was previously thought. A Sky Data poll in June suggested that as few as 36 per cent of 18-24 year olds had bothered to make an appearance at the polling station, alongside a relatively disappointing 58 per cent of those aged 25-34.

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