Young man gives four-word reason why he and his friends are turning to Farage in polls
New polling suggests Reform are the second most popular party among 16 to 17-year-olds, as Nigel Farage's social media campaigning reaps its rewards on the election trail.
An 18-year-old Reform UK supporter in Clacton-on-Sea has revealed his generation supports Nigel Farage "because he's not afraid", as a new poll suggests his party are gaining traction among adolescents.
The Telegraph was following Farage as he canvassed in the Essex constituency when the young man approached the Reform leader to thank him for his campaigning.
The paper recounted another interaction on the street between Farage and a group of teenage boys who exclaimed, “It’s that bloke off TikTok!”, before reportedly greeting him with whoops and cheers.
Since his appearance on the hit reality survival show, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Farage's online profile has soared, and he now boasts over 819,000 followers on TikTok, and 14.5 million likes.
One of the boys, who at 14 is too young to take part in the election, said, “I’m gonna vote for Nigel.”
It comes as recent polling data by JL Partners suggests that Labour is the most popular party among 16-17 year-olds with 39 percent, though Reform is gaining considerable traction with 23 percent.
It puts the party ahead of the Greens (18 percent), and Liberal Democrats (9 percent), with the Conservatives on just five percent, according to the survey.
Among males in this age bracket, Reform is tied with Labour at 35 percent, while the Lib Dems and Tories have 11 percent each and the Greens a mere two percent.
However, the Greens were found to fare much better among female voters, with whom they were the second most popular on 33 percent, behind Labour (43 percent).
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Reform ranked third on 12 percent, with the Lib Dems on eight per cent.
Remarkably, the Tory party was found to have no support among females in the age group.
A new poll by Survation has found that Reform is set to become the third biggest party in terms of vote share at tomorrow's General Election - but the party may only win seven seats due to quirks with the electoral system.
The MRP poll of more than 30,000 people predicts the Tories will be left with just 64 MPs.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party will win an unprecedented landslide of 484 constituencies.
