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.

However Opinium, conducting a new poll for the London School of Economics, found that 64 per cent of registered voters under 24 had cast a vote in the referendum, with a similar number for 25-39 year olds.

The finding goes some way to contradict the received wisdom that Brexit was mainly achieved through the apathy of younger voters. Nevertheless, turnout among 18-39 year olds still pales in comparison to that of voters aged 65 and over, 90 per cent of whom who were found to have had their say.