Labour Party Increases Advantage Over Conservatives in Britain
Ed Miliband gains three points on approval, as David Cameron’s numbers remain stagnant.
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(06/04/12) -
Public support for Britain’s opposition Labour Party has increased markedly since April, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
The online survey of a representative sample of 2,005 British adults also shows that less than half of respondents are dissatisfied with the way Ed Miliband has performed as leader of the opposition.
Voting Intention
Across Britain, 45 per cent of decided voters and leaners (+4 since April) would support the Labour Party candidate in their constituency in the next General Election.
The Conservative Party remains in second place with 29 per cent (=), followed by their coalition partners—the Liberal Democrats—with nine per cent (-2), and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) with eight per cent (=).
Support is lower for the Scottish National Party (SNP) (3%), the Green Party (3%), the British National Party (BNP) (1%) and Plaid Cymru (1%).
This month, Labour is particularly popular in the North (55%), Scotland (50%), London (48%) and Midlands and Wales (47%). In the South of England, the Conservatives hold a three-point edge over Labour (38% to 35%). The Lib-Dems get their best numbers in the South of England (12%) and London (10%). UKIP fares best in the South of England (11%) and Midlands and Wales (8%).
Approval
For the second month in a row, only one third of Britons (33%) approve of David Cameron’s performance as Prime Minister, and just one-in-five (21%) are satisfied with the way Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is handling his duties.
Labour leader Ed Miliband’s approval rating is now 32 per cent, matching his total in October 2011.
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CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion
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mario.canseco@angus-reid.com
Methodology: From May 30 to May 31, 2012, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 2,005 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.
