Fans vote to keep flags at Glastonbury

Glastonbury-goers have voted in favour of keeping flags at the Somerset event.

While early figures on the festival's official site had revealed opinion to be fairly split, the results have since swung against the ban.

Around 13,000 votes were counted on the contentious subject, with 55% (7,269 votes) in favour of the flags and 45% (5,909 votes) against.

The survey was conducted by organisers of the Worthy Farm bash following Download Festival's recent decision to exclude flags from its main site in 2010.

A Glastonbury representative said of the outcome: "So, it's a narrow win for keeping. Big thanks to everyone for taking part.

"As well as the result itself, it's been really useful to get an idea of the passion this debate raises among festival-goers, by reading your comments across the web."