(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Conservative party remains the most popular choice for voters in Britain, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 40 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the next election to the House of Commons.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Conservative party remains the most popular choice for voters in Britain, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 40 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the next election to the House of Commons.
The governing Labour party is second with 24 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 19 per cent. 17 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 Jan. 26, the Office of National Statistics showed that the UK economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the last quarter of 2009, ending six consecutive quarters of contraction. Lib-Dem shadow chancellor Vince Cable called for caution, saying, "The British economy has had the economic equivalent of a heart attack and is still very weak. With both the construction and banking sectors in trouble, we are not out of the woods yet."
The next election to the House of Commons must be held on or before Jun. 3. Sitting prime ministers can dissolve Parliament and call an early ballot at their discretion.
Polling Data
If a General Election were held tomorrow, which one of the following parties would you be most likely to support in your constituency? – Decided Voters with Leaners
|
|
Jan. 27 |
Jan. 10 |
Dec. 18 |
|
Conservative |
40% |
40% |
40% |
|
Labour |
24% |
24% |
24% |
|
Liberal Democrats |
19% |
20% |
20% |
|
Other |
17% |
17% |
16% |
Source: Angus Reid Public Opinion
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,004 British adults, conducted on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, 2010. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.
