BlogHide Resteemscandy49 (63)in uk • yesterdayVoters turn on StarmerThe pollster Savanta asked 2,000 people to give a one-word description of Keir Starmer. Here is the resulting word cloud: source Here is the same exercise done for Starmer in Sept 2023 (so…candy49 (63)in uk • 21 days agoThe second round of the Tory leadership contestHere is how Tory MPs voted: Robert Jenrick - 33 (+5) Kemi Badenoch - 28 (+6) Tom Tugendhat - 21 (+4) James Cleverly - 21 (-) Mel Stride - 16 (-) Mel Stride has been eliminated. The vote…candy49 (63)in uk • 28 days agoThe Labour party lead drops to 4%It's exactly two months since the general election, here is the poll from BMGResearch: source Note that in the general election, Labour got 33.7%. As you can see from the graphic above…candy49 (63)in uk • last monthKeir Starmer's approval ratings fall to a new lowHere is the chart from the pollster MoreInCommn: source It's only 7 weeks after the election, but Starmer is already on -16, which normally takes several years for new govts to achieve.…candy49 (63)in uk • last monthBritish voters are worrying about energy billsYouGov asked which area of household spending were people most worried about. Here are the results: source Energy bills topped the list of concerns, though people aged 25 to 49 are worrying…candy49 (63)in uk • last monthHere is the polling for the Conservative leadership candidatesThe six candidates are Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel and Mel Stride. The pollster also asked questions about Nigel Farage who heads the Reform Party.…candy49 (63)in uk • 2 months agoSome shocking polling on the recent riotsThis polling was done by WeThinkPolling: source The new Labour government was elected on just 33.7% of the vote. Some people thought they'd bring mortgage rates down. Instead Starmer…candy49 (63)in uk • 2 months agoKeir Starmer's approval ratings go negativeIn the wake of the recent riots, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's ratings have turned negative (31% positive, 38% negative giving him a rating of -7): source The people he has to worry about…candy49 (63)in politics • 2 months agoKamala Harris leads Trump in the first national poll since Biden retired from the Presidential raceThe poll is from Redfield and Wilton Strategies. Kamala Harris: 45% Donald Trump: 43% Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 5% Other: 1% Don't Know: 4% In the poll before Biden stepped down, Biden was at…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoLabour are focusing on the Red WallThe Red Wall is the group of traditional Labour seats in the North of England, which unexpectedly voted Conservative in 2019. Labour are determined to win them back. According to the FT, Labour is…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoWord cloud to describe Nigel FarageEver since Nigel Farage announced he'd be a candidate in the constituency of Clacton, opinion pollsters have been frantically polling to find out what voters think of him. When people were asked…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoThe Green Party fields a full slate of candidates in England and WalesFor the first time ever, the Green Party is fielding candidates in all 575 seats in Endland and Wales, plus about half the seats in Scotland and two-thirds of Northern Ireland. Here's the map of…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoWord cloud for Starmer and LabourThe pollster Redfield and Wilton asked voters to say what Kier Starmer and the Labour party stood for. It was free-form so they could put down whatever they liked. Here is the resulting word…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoHere is the breakdown of what people think about govt spending on the oldThe Conservatives have just announced a quadruple lock on the state pension, to ensure it is not taxed. Here is the breakdown of polling on spending on older people: source People who lean…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoSunak proposes National ServiceSo the Conservatives came out with one of their first new policy pledges of the election: National Service. There'll be 30,000 paid positions in the military for a year, getting training on things…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoReform's vote share starts to slipIn the latest Redfield and Wilton poll, they've dropped back: Westminster Voting Intention (19 May): Labour 45% (+3) Conservative 23% (+2) Reform UK 12% (-3) Lib Dem 10% (-2) Green 5%…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoThe independent candidate in the West Midlands mayor elections is standing in the general electionAkhmed Yakoob, a lawyer, will be standing in the General Election in Birmingham Ladywood, which is currently held against by Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood. He's got a very good…candy49 (63)in uk • 4 months agoWhat voters think of how the parties stand on specific issuesThe following is polling from jlpartners The Conservatives lead Labour on… 🔵 Tackling Islamist extremism in the UK (+1) 🔵 Dealing with war in Middle East (+2) 🔵 Reducing migration (+4)…candy49 (63)in uk • 5 months agoLabour lost about a third of votes in muslim areas......according to analysis of the vote by ITV . A bif factor in how this plays in the general election is down to whether voters believe, "Labour has this in the bag". This belief could lead to…candy49 (63)in uk • 5 months agoThe votes in the London mayor elections broken down by constituencyHere is the breakdown: source It looks like there is still a strong Conservative vote in outer London.
