(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Britain’s Official Opposition party has gained momentum, according to a poll by Communicate Research published in The Independent. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the Conservative party in the next election to the House of Commons, up five points since late March.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Britain’s Official Opposition party has gained momentum, according to a poll by Communicate Research published in The Independent. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the Conservative party in the next election to the House of Commons, up five points since late March.
The governing Labour party is a distant second with 26 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 17 per cent. 12 per cent of respondents would vote for other parties.
In June 2007, Gordon Brown officially became Labour leader and prime minister, replacing Tony Blair. Brown had worked as chancellor of the exchequer. Blair served as Britain’s prime minister since May 1997, winning majority mandates in the 1997, 2001 and 2005 elections to the House of Commons.
Since December 2005, David Cameron has been the leader of the Conservative party. In December 2007, current parliamentarian Nick Clegg became the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.
On May 5, Cameron urged voters to support his party in local elections—scheduled for Jun. 4—and give the "useless and spineless" Labour government a lesson. The Tory leader added: "With every Conservative vote, the message will be simple: Enough is enough. You’re the past. With every day that passes, this government is running our country into the ground."
The next election to the House of Commons must be held on or before Jun. 3, 2010. Sitting prime ministers can dissolve Parliament and call an early ballot at their discretion.
Polling Data
If there were a general election tomorrow, would you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or some other party?
|
|
Apr. 26 |
Mar. 29 |
Mar. 1 |
|
Conservative |
45% |
40% |
44% |
|
Labour |
26% |
28% |
28% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
17% |
18% |
17% |
|
Other |
12% |
14% |
11% |
Source: Communicate Research / The Independent.
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,003 British adults, conducted from Apr. 24 to Apr. 26, 2009. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
