If your name is Nigel you are twice as likely as the general population to vote Ukip , according to research by YouGov . The figure went up from 16 to 31 per cent among men named Nigel , the poll of 46,000 people found . Joe Twyman , YouGov ’ s head of political research , said the idea was to look at whether a person ’ s first name had any bearing on how they voted . Scroll down for video . If your name is Nigel you are twice as likely as the general population to vote Ukip , according to research . Pictured is Ukip leader Nigel Farage . The study found that the three names most likely to vote Tory were Charlotte , Fiona and Pauline whereas those least likely to were Sharon , Samantha – unfortunately for the PM – and Clare without an i . The three most likely to vote Labour were Michelle , June and Andy and the least likely were Nigel , Nick and Jonathan . The most likely LibDem names were Tim , Kathryn and Samantha . The study comes just a day after it was revealed a Ukip election candidate will be grilled by the police over claims he tried to 'corruptly influence ' voters by giving them sausage rolls . Kim Rose , who is running for Nigel Farage 's party in Southampton Itchen , is being investigated by officers after laying out the snacks at an event , which also featured snooker star Jimmy White . Electoral Commission rules state food and entertainment can not be provided by parliamentary candidates if their provision is intended to influence votes - a criminal offence known as 'treating ' . Mr Rose , 57 , branded police involvement as 'absolutely ridiculous ' , adding that voters in the marginal seat were unlikely to 'change their mind for a sausage roll ' .
Those named Nigel are twice as likely to vote Ukip , according to research . The three names most likely to vote Tory are Charlotte , Fiona and Pauline . And those named Michelle , June or Andy are likely to vote for YouGov .