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With less than a week to go until the General Election, Facebook data has revealed what political party you're more likely to favour based on what your interests are. 

It analysed the Likes of more than 1.3 million people who aligned themselves with a particular UK party. 

This revealed that singer Katy Perry, actor Will Smith and the Transformers movies unite the political factions - but that the similarities end there.

Facebook analysed the Likes of more than 1.3 million people who aligned themselves with a particular UK political party. This revealed that singer Katy Perry, actor Will Smith and the Transformers movies unite the main political factions - but that the similarities end there

In terms of music, Conservative supporters appear to have a much greater affinity towards pop music than their Labour counterparts. 

Cheryl is the most popular music artist among Conservative supporters, with The Vamps, 5 Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea all also proving popular.

Labour supporters, in contrast, like rock music, with popular artists including David Bowie, Blur, REM, Radiohead, The Beatles and the Arctic Monkeys. 

The most popular music artist among Liberal Democrats is Lady Gaga, while SNP fans enjoy Irish rock band Charlie and the Bhoys, Plaid Cymru supporters like 9Bach and the Greens enjoy Radiohead.

All of the political parties appear to enjoy funny TV shows, with the SNP and Labour sharing a mutual love of Family Guy. The Conservatives enjoy the Inbetweeners, the Lib Dems enjoy Mock the Week, while UKIP supporters enjoy Mrs Brown's Boys (Brendan O'Carroll as Agnes Brown is pictured)

Conservative supporters appear to be fans of action stars, with Jason Statham (left), Hugh Jackman, Paul Walker and Mark Wahlberg all proving popular. Labour, in contrast, are fans of sci-fi, fantasy and indie actors - with George Takei, David Tennant, Sir Ian McKellen and Zooey Deschanel (right) gaining the most Likes

Pulp Fiction (starring john Travolta left and Samuel L. Jackson right), Back to the Future, Alien and Star Trek are the most popular films among Labour supporters, while the Conservatives enjoy the Jump Street movies starring Channing Tatum, Jack Ass, Minions and Johnny English

UKIP supporters enjoy listening to Eminem.  

Pulp Fiction, Back to the Future, Alien and Star Trek are the most popular films among Labour supporters, while the Conservatives enjoy the Jump Street movies starring Channing Tatum, Jack Ass, Minions and Johnny English.

The SNP's favourite movie is Braveheart, the Lib Dems enjoy the Harry Potter franchise and Plaid Cymru enjoys the Lord of the Rings trilogy. 

All of the political parties appear to enjoy funny TV shows, though, with the SNP and Labour sharing a mutual love of Family Guy.

The Conservatives enjoy the Inbetweeners, the Lib Dems enjoy Mock the Week, while UKIP supporters enjoy Mrs Brown's Boys.

Elizabeth Linder, Facebook's politics and government specialist for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, said: 'Over 1 million people like a UK political party on Facebook, more than twice the number of people who are registered party members. 

'With over 35 million people on Facebook in the UK, the likes and interests of members mirror wider society. Our data reveals the diverse interests and passions of political supporters on Facebook in music, film and literature - with the Conservatives fans of pop music, Labour partial to Sci-fi and the Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru enjoying fantasy titles like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings'. 

Elsewhere, Conservative supporters appear to be fans of action stars, with Jason Statham, Jean Claude Van Damme, Hugh Jackman, Paul Walker and Mark Wahlberg all proving popular. 

UKIP supporters enjoy listening to Eminem (pictured). Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is the most popular music artist among Conservative supporters, with The Vamps, 5 Seconds of Summer, Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea all also proving popular

Labour, in contrast, are fans of sci-fi, fantasy and indie actors - with George Takei, David Tennant, Sir Ian McKellen, Zac Braff and Zooey Deschanel gaining the most Likes.

And the most popular book among Conservatives is Marriage is Beautiful by Kalu Igwe Kalu, with the King James Bible, and Heaven is for Real by Lynn Vincent also making the list. 

For Labour, one of the most popular books was John Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men, with The Great Gatsby and the Stephen King novels also high up on their reading list. 

The most popular book for UKIP is The Stoner's Cookbook, while the SNP and the Lib Dems both enjoy the Lord of the Rings.