(Angus Reid Global Scan) - The opposition Conservative party is the top political organization in Britain, according to a poll by YouGov published in the Daily Telegraph. 38 per cent of respondents would support the Tories in the next general election.

The governing Labour party is second with 36 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 18 per cent. Eight per cent of respondents would vote for other parties. Support for Labour and the Tories fell by four points and one point respectively, while backing for the Lib-Dems increased by five points.

In May 2005, British voters renewed the House of Commons. The governing Labour party secured 356 seats, followed by the Conservatives with 197 and the Liberal Democrats with 62. Labour leader Tony Blair has served as prime minister since 1997. In October 2004, Blair vowed to retire at the end of his third term in office. Current chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown has been mentioned as his possible replacement.

Since December 2005, David Cameron has been the leader of the Conservative party. The Liberal Democrats will settle on a new leader tomorrow. The ballot was called in January after Charles Kennedy admitted to a drinking problem. Foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell, party president Simon Hughes, and economics spokesman Chris Huhne are running.

Yesterday, the three Lib-Dem leadership candidates appeared on BBC Two's Daily Politics show. Huhne touted his plan to cut income taxes to the lowest earners, Campbell called for the creation of a written constitution for the United Kingdom, and Hughes demanded a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.

The next election to the House of Commons must be held on or before Jun. 3, 2010. Sitting prime ministers can dissolve Parliament and call an early ballot at their discretion.

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