A study conducted by the University of Edinburghhas shown that particularly intelligent children tend to vote for the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats in later life.

The study, which ran for over 24 years, initially took the IQ of 6,000 ten-year-old children and then compared the results with their voting habits in the 2001 election.

The results showed those who voted for either the Green party or the Liberal Democrats had a higher childhood IQ result, averaging at 108.

This compares to a 103.7 average for those who voted for the Conservatives, 103 for those who voted Labour and 102.2 for those who voted for the SNP.

The least intelligent voters were found to be those who voted for the British National Party (BNP). They were rated as having an average IQ of 98.4, which was 1.3 points lower than those who did not vote in the 2001 election.

The results suggest that the most intelligent voters have less influence on the election results, as they tend not to vote for dominant parties such as Labour or the Conservatives in general elections.

The study also showed a strong correlation between high childhood IQ scores and an above-average interest in politics.

It showed that the more intelligent a person is the more likely they are to vote, as well as become involved in other forms of politics such as petitions and campaigning.

Harry Cole, the chairman of the Edinburgh University Conservative and Unionist Association, poured scron on the findings, saying, “Anyone with half a brain clearly votes Tory old or young!”

Comments on the Guardian website, however, showed a sceptical response to the results of the study.

‘Dontmindme’ wrote, “Why do I suspect the construction of the study was performed largely by Green or LibDem voters,” which was replied with the comment by ‘semajmaharg’: “Because the others are too stupid perhaps?”