(Angus Reid Global Scan) - The opposition Conservative party remains the top political organization for British voters, according to a poll by YouGov published in The Times. 38 per cent of respondents would back the Tories in the next election to the House of Commons.

The governing Labour party is second with 35 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 19 per cent. Seven per cent of respondents would vote for other parties. Support for Labour fell by one point since late February, while backing for the Lib-Dems increased by the same margin.

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. Earlier this month, the Liberal Democrats chose foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell as their new leader.

Over the past few days, Blair has faced criticism over the nominations for peerage of specific Labour party campaign contributors. Yesterday, Brown dismissed discussing whether Blair would step down soon, declaring, "Tony Blair is the prime minister and Tony Blair has said he won't fight the next election. He wants a stable transition. You don't start talking about things before there's a decision to be made and a vacancy."

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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