LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Shareholders backed Shell's climate strategy in a meeting on Tuesday in preliminary voting results, while a climate activist proposal from the "Follow This" group got fewer votes than last year.

Shell's climate resolution won 80% of shareholders' votes, while the independent climate resolution garnered 20%, down from 30% last year. (Reporting by Shadia Nasralla and Ron Bousso; Editing by Jan Harvey)