Firstly, it needs to be emphasised that when reference is made to age group tending to vote a certain way that does not mean that every person in that age group so, just because you might know young people who vote Reform means little.Secondly, I think I over-simplified the situation in my earlier post having looked at some polling data . While it is certainly true that the average age of a Reform voter will be quite high, age is not the primary factor - that is would be which socio-economic group you come from. An over 65 is only slightly more likely to support Reform than the national average whereas an 18-24 is half as likely. Pensioners are much more likely (by a very big margin, to vote Conservative). Given the lower propensity of younger people to actually vote that means that Reform will have a high average vote age but the main determinant of where they won seats was a high proportion of the electorate from lower socio-economic groups who are much more likely to vote Reform.I'm afraid to say that this means there is much more truth to Mr Campbell's original statement than we might like to acknowledge. Driving to work isn't a sign of relative wealth any more in fact it seems to be the reverse particularly if you include people who drive for work - taxi drivers, social care workers, delivery drivers and people who work with tools that can't be carried.
Jeremy Parkinson ● 231d