UNIVERSITY and college students in Bolton are being urged to get involved with Campus Call-out, a campaign aimed at encouraging them to mobilise the young vote.

Hope Not Hate, the UK’s largest anti-extremism organisation is leading the campaign to raise awareness about the elections, encourage voters to register over the coming weeks.

The move follows the publication of a recent YouGov survey which found that the attitudes of younger people were far more positive than older people. However, many students are not registered to vote and fewer than half voted in the last General Election.

Hope Not Hate is running the campaign with the National Union of Teachers.