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The latest YouGov 'best PM' polls have some remarkable numbers:
1. Corbyn down to 20%, May on 38%.
2. Only 46% of 2017 Labour voters pick Corbyn.
3. More *Remain* voters pick May over Corbyn (30% to 29%)
4. Corbyn lead with 18-24s down to just 4% (29% to 25%)
1. Corbyn down to 20%, May on 38%.
2. Only 46% of 2017 Labour voters pick Corbyn.
3. More *Remain* voters pick May over Corbyn (30% to 29%)
4. Corbyn lead with 18-24s down to just 4% (29% to 25%)
To illustrate the significance of this latest poll from YouGov (polling 6th-7th Jan), here are some trackers, covering 57 polls asking the 'who would make the best prime minister?' question.
All voters:
20% is the lowest polled by Corbyn since the GE, with May's biggest lead.
All voters:
20% is the lowest polled by Corbyn since the GE, with May's biggest lead.
With 2017 Labour voters, this poll showest the lowest score for Corbyn (46%) and the smallest lead over May (35%) since the GE.
The lead in the first post-GE poll was 78%.
With Con voters, May has seen a drop in support, but the lead over Corbyn is at 77%, with just 1% for him.
The lead in the first post-GE poll was 78%.
With Con voters, May has seen a drop in support, but the lead over Corbyn is at 77%, with just 1% for him.
With Remain voters, this is the first poll since the GE where May has scored higher than Corbyn, down from a 37% lead for Corbyn in the aftermath of the GE.
With Leave voters, both leaders have seen drops in confidence, but May has retained an average lead of ~40%
With Leave voters, both leaders have seen drops in confidence, but May has retained an average lead of ~40%
With the 18-24 voters, again this is Corbyn's lowest score at 29%, down from 64% in June 2017, and the smallest lead for Corbyn since the GE, at 4%, down from a massive 47% in June 2017.
With the over 65s, again May has increased her lead, from ~43% summer 2017 to ~46% now.
With the over 65s, again May has increased her lead, from ~43% summer 2017 to ~46% now.
Looking at the social grades.
ABC1: 21% is the joint-lowest score for Corbyn, and 20% the biggest lead for May, since the 2017 GE.
C2DE: 19% is the lowest score for Corbyn, and 15% the joint-biggest lead for May, since the 2017 GE.
From essentially neck-and-neck in June 2017
ABC1: 21% is the joint-lowest score for Corbyn, and 20% the biggest lead for May, since the 2017 GE.
C2DE: 19% is the lowest score for Corbyn, and 15% the joint-biggest lead for May, since the 2017 GE.
From essentially neck-and-neck in June 2017
Gender split:
Male voters: May 40% & Corbyn 20% is May's biggest lead, & 20% is the lowest score for Corbyn, since the GE.
Female voters: 21% isn't the lowest score since the GE for Corbyn, and 15% lead for May isn't her biggest, but trend isn't positive for Corbyn.
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Male voters: May 40% & Corbyn 20% is May's biggest lead, & 20% is the lowest score for Corbyn, since the GE.
Female voters: 21% isn't the lowest score since the GE for Corbyn, and 15% lead for May isn't her biggest, but trend isn't positive for Corbyn.
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Interesting to see how widely this thread has been shared, so I'll provide more threads on this topic after several more YouGov polls, to see if (and how) the trends change in the coming weeks.
