UK Election 2015: New poll shows 1 in 3 voters still unsure who to back in general election, UK Election Opinion poll, General election Opinion poll
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UK Election 2015: New poll shows 1 in 3 voters still unsure who to back in general election
ONE in three voters admit they could still change who they’ll back, in the closestgeneral election in decades.
An opinion poll published last night found 36 per cent might change their minds before polling day on May 7, including 51 per cent of those voting Lib Dem in 2010. Just over half (53 per cent) are certain who they will back.
The poll for our sister paper the Sunday Mirror shows Labour clinging on to the one-point lead they had over the Tories last month.
Ed Miliband’s party are still on 34 per cent with the Tories on 33 per cent. Ukip remain on 18 per cent and in third place.
Nick Clegg’s Lib Dems are down one point on seven per cent, while the Greens are up one on three per cent with other parties polling five per cent.
Tom Mludzinski – head of political polling at ComRes, who conducted the survey – said: “With a third of people still making up their minds, the result of this election really is up in the air. A number of outcomes are possible and every vote may have a huge impact.”
A total of 39 per cent of the public say that they are already bored with news about the election.
About the same number (41 per cent) think the Tories would break up the NHS if they win as think that Labour would bring economic chaos (42 per cent).
Worryingly for Labour in the wake of claims that Miliband wanted to “weaponise” the NHS, 49 per cent of voters – including 19 per cent of Labour voters – think he is using the issue for political advantage.
Recent polls in Scotland suggest SNP support is around 43 per cent compared to 26 per cent for Labour, which could mean them gaining up to 53 seats and Labour being all but wiped out.
But many commentators suspect the gap will narrow. Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has insisted his party will not lose a single seat.
src:dailyrecord.co.uk