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It shows that the percentage of citizens aged 65 or over is almost five times higher in UK general elections than it is in the House of Commons.
The data for the General Election has been drawn from the UK’s latest census in 2011, which recorded the age, gender, education, and region for every resident in the UK. The analysis of data from the General Election of 2019 includes the constituencies where the three main .
UK General Election 2019: Every constituency and how they voted
The most recent data from the UK’s 2011 census shows that of the estimated 54.4 million citizens in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, 25.9% were aged 65 or over.
These are five times higher than the UK’s estimated population of 45.9 million citizens in 2019.
Data from the 2019 General Election and the UK’s 2011 census reveals that the percentage of citizens aged 65 or over is almost five times higher in UK general elections than it is in the House of Commons.
One in eight voters in the constituency of ​​Great Yarmouth, ​​Norfolk, ​​is aged 65 or over. The Liberal Democrats had the highest percentage of voters aged 65 or over at 28.8%.
The Conservative Party had the lowest percentage of voters aged 65 or over at 16.6%, ahead of the Labour Party at 16.7%.
Data from the 2011 census also shows that 21.6% of citizens in Wales are aged 65 or over, compared to the UK’s estimated population of 3.2 million citizens in Wales. The Scottish average is 17.2%, compared to the estimated population of 5.7 million citizens. The Northern Ireland average is 17.7%, compared to the estimated population of 1.7 million citizens.
The percentage of citizens aged 65 or over in these three nations has remained steady since the turn of the century.
More detail is available about General Election 2019
The data we have used to create this Insight comes from the UK’s 2011 census. The latest figures for the UK’s population have been revised to 2019.
The general election was held on 8 June. It is important to note that the data we have used in this Insight has been revised to the latest population figures. The census estimates the percentage of population aged 65 or over for an English constituency and we have calculated an average.
The UK’s current population figures
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