Two-in-Five British Voters Are Currently Supporting Labour
The approval rating for David Cameron and Nick Clegg fall to the lowest level since the coalition was installed.
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(10/25/11) -
The opposition Labour Party remains the most popular political organization in Britain, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
The online survey of a representative sample of 2,003 British adults also shows that the approval rating for both David Cameron and Nick Clegg has fallen to the lowest level since the coalition formed the government following the 2009 General Election.
Voting Intention
Across Britain, 41 per cent of decided voters and leaners (+2 since September) say they would support the Labour candidate in their constituency in the next General Election.
The Conservative Party is second with 33 per cent (=), followed by their coalition partners—the Liberal Democrats—with 10 per cent (-1).
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) is next with seven per cent, followed by the Scottish National Party (SNP) with four per cent, the Green Party with two per cent, the British National Party (BNP) also with two per cent, and Plaid Cymru with one per cent.
Labour is the undisputed first choice for voters in the North (51%). The opposition party also holds a 12-point lead over the Conservatives in London (43% to 31%) and an eight-point advantage in Midlands and Wales (42% to 34%). The Tories are holding on to the top spot in the South of England (40% to 33%). In Scotland, the SNP is first (49%) followed by Labour (34%).
Approval
For the first time since he took office, the approval rating for Prime Minister David Cameron has dropped below the 40 per cent mark (38%, -3) and a majority of Britons (54%, +3) disapprove of the way he is handling his duties.
Only one-in-four respondents (25%, -1) approve of the performance of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. While the approval rating for Labour leader Ed Miliband remained stable at 32 per cent, his disapproval numbers rose to 50 per cent (+4).
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CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion
+877 730 3570
mario.canseco@angus-reid.com
Methodology: From October 21 to October 23, 2011, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 2,003 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.
