Conservatives top conference season on Twitter
It may be a year and a half before the general election, but the Conservatives have won the poll of mentions on Twitter.
The social networking site has complied some statistics to highlight how the three main parties conferences compared.
From Twitter reaction alone, the Conservatives appear to have come up tops, producing the most mentions.
David Cameron also come top of the leaders on mentions with his speech generating the most tweets:
- David Cameron’s speech: 23,000 tweets
- Ed Miliband’s speech: 20,200 tweets
- Nick Clegg’s speech: 9,300 tweets
There were more than 1.1 million mentions of the party conferences on Twitter, with the Conservative Party conference generating the most buzz overall:
- Conservatives (@Conservatives): 29 September-2 October: 623,000 tweets
- Labour (@UKLabour): 22-25 September: 315,000 tweets
- Liberal Democrats (@LibDems): 14-18 September: 192,000 tweets