(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Conservative party is once again ahead of its rivals in Britain, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion published in The Economist. 33 per cent of respondents would support the Tories in next week’s General Election.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The Conservative party is once again ahead of its rivals in Britain, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion published in The Economist. 33 per cent of respondents would support the Tories in next week’s General Election.
The Liberal Democrats are second with 30 per cent, followed by the governing Labour Party with 23 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 Apr. 27, Cameron discussed his views on public safety, saying, "I think it is time to be honest about what has been happening in our country. There has always been violence. There has always been evil. But there is something about the frequency of these crimes—the depravity of these crimes, that betrays a deep and fundamental problem in Britain today. (…) I know I’ve been criticised for saying our society is broken and I know I will be again. But I am saying this as I see it."
The election to the House of Commons will take place on May 6.
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Polling Data
A General Election will be held on the 6th of May. We are going to show you a ballot that includes all the candidates registered to run in your local constituency. Which one of these candidates will you be most likely to support on Election Day?
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Apr. 26
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Apr. 20
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Apr. 19
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Apr. 13
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Conservative
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33%
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32%
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32%
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38%
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Liberal Democrats
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30%
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33%
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32%
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22%
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Labour
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23%
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23%
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24%
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28%
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Other
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14%
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12%
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12%
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13%
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Source: Angus Reid Public Opinion
Methodology: Online interviews with 2,433 British adults, conducted on Apr. 23 and Apr. 26, 2010. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.
