(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats are tied as Britons ponder their choices in next month’s General Election, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 32 per cent of respondents would support the Tories, while 32 per cent would back the Lib-Dems.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats are tied as Britons ponder their choices in next month’s General Election, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 32 per cent of respondents would support the Tories, while 32 per cent would back the Lib-Dems.
The governing Labour Party is third with 24 per cent. 12 per cent of respondents would vote for other parties. Support for the Lib-Dems increased by 10 points in a week, while backing for the Tories fell by six points.
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 Apr. 15, the three main party leaders took part in the first of three televised debates that will take place during the campaign. Clegg was widely regarded as the winner of the contest, a fact that provoked the surge in support for his party.
Yesterday, Clegg discussed his party’s recent success, saying, "I think this general election campaign is starting to come to life for the simple reason that a growing number of people are starting—it is only a start—starting to believe, starting to hope, that we can do something different this time. (…) That the old tired choices that they have been given by the old parties of the past no longer need to govern the way in which we run politics in the future."
The election to the House of Commons will take place on May 6.
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Polling Data
In the General Election that will take place on 6 May, which one of the following parties are you most likely to support in your constituency?
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Apr. 19
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Apr. 13
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Apr. 7
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Apr. 1
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Conservative
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32%
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38%
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37%
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38%
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Liberal Democrats
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32%
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22%
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22%
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20%
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Labour
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24%
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28%
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26%
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27%
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Other
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12%
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13%
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15%
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15%
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Source: Angus Reid Public Opinion
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,004 British adults, conducted from Apr. 16 to Apr. 19, 2010. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.
