Opposition Labour Extends Advantage Over Tories in Britain
The approval rating for David Cameron and Nick Clegg fell markedly since late October.
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(12/01/10) -
Two-in-five voters in Britain are ready to support the opposition Labour Party in the next general election, and the approval rating for the two main players in the Coalition Government took a noticeable drop, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative sample of 2,004 British adults, 40 per cent of decided voters and leaners (+3 since late October) say they would support the Labour candidate in their constituency in the next General Election.
The Conservative Party is second with 35 per cent (=), followed by their coalition partners—the Liberal Democrats—with 13 per cent (-2).
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) is next on the list with four per cent, followed by the Green Party with three per cent, the Scottish National Party (SNP) with two per cent, the British National Party (BNP) also with two per cent each, and Plaid Cymru with one per cent.
The approval rating for Prime Minister David Cameron stands at 44 per cent this month. Since the start of the Coalition Government in May, Cameron has dropped ten points in this indicator.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s approval rating fell to 36 per cent. In seven months, the disapproval rating for Clegg has doubled (from 26% in May to 53% in November).
One third of respondents (33%) approve of the way Ed Miliband is handling his job as Leader of the Opposition, while 37 per cent disapprove.
Analysis
Support for the Conservative Party has remained steady since September, and Labour appears to be gaining the backing of some disenchanted Liberal Democrats. While three-in-ten respondents have not made up their minds about Miliband, the Labour leader seems to be connecting well with respondents in the North and Scotland.
The month of November was not particularly kind to the Coalition Government. Prime Minister Cameron remains above the 50 per cent mark in London and the South of England, while Deputy Prime Minister Clegg’s best showing across the country comes in London, at 41 per cent.
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Methodology: From November 29 to November 30, 2010, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 2,004 randomly selected British adults who are Springboard UK panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 2.2%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region data to ensure samples representative of the entire adult population of Great Britain. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
