They love the green stuff: Green Party fave of Leeds finalists

The Greens are the most popular party with Leeds Uni finalists.

With a general election looming, High Fliers – an organisation dedicated to collecting data from final years – has released a report on the political landscape among university-goers.

887 out of 5000 Leeds finalists were interviewed in the report, and decided the good old greens were their fave with a massive 35 per cent of the vote.

Labour followed hot on their heels with 31 per cent, and the Tories were third most popular with 28 per cent.

Poor old Lib Dems were the least popular party with a paltry 5 per cent of the vote – sorry Cleggers.

As per, Leeds’ preference for the Green’s is a very alternative choice among university students. It’s further evidence that those at Uni of would sooner transfer to Beckett rather than do anything #mainstream.

Leeds and Edinburgh are the only two universities in the UK where Natalie Bennett’s tribe of revolutionaries are the most popular choice.

Stephen Ikura Lloyd of LUU Green Party Society said “The Greens are the only party offering us a hopeful future, so while these results are very encouraging, they’re hardly surprising.”

Michael Hayton is the Green candidate for Leeds central. In a statement on the Green Party website, he says:

“Voting Green isn’t a wasted vote, it is voting for politics based on principles and trying to make a genuine difference. I ask you over the coming months to consider a different way forward and support me in the General Election, and my Green colleagues in the Local Council Elections in May 2015.”

Despite the evidence that Michael’s message is being heard loud and clear on campus, the Green Party enthusiasm seems to be contained within the boundaries of university property.

According to electoralcalculus.co.uk, in the Leeds Central constituency, the Green party are expected to win only 6.4% of votes with a chance of winning the seat predicted at 0%. This is just slightly behind Labour’s Hilary – it’s a boys’ name too – Benn, who stands a 99% chance of retaining in his seat.

Given that the The Green Party has said that it would eliminate tuition fees and reintroduce student grants to cover living costs, it’s clear to see why they remain popular among undergrads.

But with more unconventional policies like scraping trident and converting military training bases to nature reserves – it looks like there remains only one king in the north.

You’re welcome, Ed