Local Government Candidates Survey 2022
A voluntary demographic survey of candidates running in the Scottish Local Government elections of 2022
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6. Age
Candidates were asked for their age at their last birthday, with the largest proportion of respondents being aged between 55 and 64 (28%). Overall, 70% of respondents were over the age of 45.
Comparing the survey data with the wider Scottish population we can see, as per figure 7 below, that the largest discrepancy exists in the overrepresentation of those aged 55-64 amongst respondents (difference of 12 percentage points) followed by equal levels of underrepresentation amongst those aged 18 to 24 (7 percentage points) and those aged 75 and over (also 7 percentage points).
Figure 8 below displays the age ranges of those that were successfully elected compared to those who were not. Again we can see that amongst the elected candidates the majority (72%) were aged 45 or over.
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