Over 400,000 UK Xbox Live members were polled over the past week in a bid to gauge their voting preferences ahead of tomorrow’s general election.
Microsoft said that Xbox 360 online community heavily backed the Liberal Democrats in the nationwide survey, which was conducted between April 29 and May 4.
The Lib Dems’ Nick Clegg came out on top after netting over 30 per cent of the Xbox Live vote. The Conservatives managed 20.7 per cent and Labour 17.6 per cent. The remaining 31.3 per cent of Xbox Live members to participate were undecided about the main three parties.
“Whilst the Xbox 360 Live survey is in no way intended to be statistically representative, given the enormous number of votes cast online over the bank holiday weekend (416,882 in total), we believe our results provide a telling barometer of political attitudes amongst 18–30 year olds nationwide,’ said Stephen McGill, director of Xbox & Entertainment, Microsoft.
“Being a young, socially and technology aware group who certainly have their fingers on the pulse 24/7, Xbox 360 Live members are a vitally important demographic for UK parties. Like all Brits, we await the outcome of Thursday’s general election with keen interest.”