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How Celebs Are Voting In The General Election

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On the whole, celebrities aren't known for making political endorsements. Most of them seem too afraid of what their fans, management and PR people might think of their beliefs, so they just don't bother saying anything. In the run-up to this general election, however, something seems to have switched, with many laying their cards on the virtual table that is social media.

So, whose box will the stars be placing their 'x' in this year? Well, one party has a pretty clear lead when it comes to celebrity endorsements.

Clean Bandit – Labour

The band have been outspoken Corbyn supporters throughout the campaign, playing at a rally in Birmingham and Grace Chatto even took over Labour's Instagram.

Stormzy – Labour

Stormzy, along with other grime artists including JME (who famously interviewed the Labour leader), and AJ Tracey, have championed Corbyn through their Grime4Corbyn movement.

Alexa Chung – Labour

Chung revealed she was voting Labour on Instagram. "For the NHS hospital I was born in and the comprehensive school I attended. For the many, not the few," she wrote.

Florence Welch – Labour

The musician shared an Instagram post encouraging people to vote and captioned it with an oh-so-subtle Labour rose.

Lily Allen – Labour

The singer is a strident Labour supporter. She's a strong opponent of Theresa May and has retweeted Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign many times.

Russell Brand – Labour

The comedian recently backed Corbyn in an article for the Huffington Post, saying he has the "qualities I want from a strong and stable leader".

Steve Coogan – Labour

The actor and comedian opened for Corbyn at a party rally in Birmingham and attacked the prime minister, Theresa May.

Stephen Hawking – Labour

That's right, one of the cleverest men in the world recently announced he was backing Labour, despite having previously expressed doubts about Corbyn's leadership.

Photo: Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images

Liam Gallagher – Labour

The former Oasis frontman recently said: “I was brought up in a Labour Party kinda house and that, so I’ll be voting Labour," but admitted he doesn't "really know what [Corbyn] is about".

Charlotte Church – Labour

The singer has tweeted her support for Corbyn too many times to count.

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Ricky Gervais – Labour

The forthright comedian tweeted recently: "The only vote that will keep Theresa May out is a vote for @jeremycorbyn."

Eddie Izzard – Labour

Unsurprisingly, the comedian and longtime Labour activist is backing Corbyn for PM this year.

Kate Nash – Labour

The singer is a big Corbyn fan and has even appeared in a Labour party video endorsing him.

Katie Hopkins – Conservatives

No surprises there.

Lord Sugar – Conservatives

The business magnate and Apprentice star recently tweeted his support for Theresa May. He used to be a Labour supporter but left the party in 2015 over its shift to the left.

Richard Dawkins – Liberal Democrats

The evolutionary biologist and atheist has tweeted his support for the Lib Dems and their pro-EU stance.

Vivienne Westwood – Green Party

The fashion designer and environmental campaigner said she backs the Greens as the "only opposition" in the general election.

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