Given the defection of @Christian4BuryS we would highlight that a reliable indication of current political thinking in the Bury South & the North West of England exists - using our MRP tracking on behalf of @38degrees
Our most recent MRP update indicated Labour’s vote share in Bury South was 52% (+9 since GE 2019) with the party enjoying a 16 point lead* over the Conservatives on 35% (-8).
The current perception in Bury South of the Government’s upholding of the Nolan Principles is poor. Constituents believe the government is quite unlikely to uphold Nolan principles, with a score of 0.32 out of a possible 1.
The North West as a region rates the Government the lowest of any English region in terms of upholding Nolan principles and standards.
Labour leads the Conservatives in the North West by 22 points - LAB 53% (+6), CON 30% (-8) LD 6% (-1) GRE 5% (+2) AP 6% (-) - Changes vs 2019 GE.
Data in the research is derived from 9,602 interviews conducted online by Survation on behalf of @38degrees to December 2021 and analysed by Professor Chris Hanretty of Royal Holloway, University of London. Full info and data is here: survation.com/survation-mrp-…
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NEW: Polling Nolan principles for @38degrees at a pivotal time for UK politics. This monthly tracker has asked 11,000+ members of the public to rate the Government, Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer, Labour & Conservatives on Nolan’s 7 ethical standards in public life:
Perceptions of the Government have taken a significant hit. 70% (+5) of the public now say that the Government is dishonest, reflecting the ongoing scrutiny about lockdown parties in No 10.
More Conservative past voters have lost faith in their own Party with over half (53%) now saying the Party is dishonest and lacks leadership (52%), a significant increase (+10) since our December polling.
Polling the Nolan principles. On behalf of @38_degrees we asked over 4000 members of the public to rate the Government, MPs, Boris Johnson and the Labour Party on Nolan's 7 ethical standards in public life, here's what we found:
Almost 6 in 10 (59%) people do not believe the Government upholds the Nolan principle of integrity, and 62% do not believe it upholds the principle of honesty.
55% of the public believe Boris Johnson as Prime Minister does not exhibit leadership. Only 1 in 3, (32%) says he does.
Survation gave evidence to an APPG meeting in September on research we conducted in “Left Behind” neighbourhoods for Local Trust. @appgleftbehind
Residents in these areas are more at-risk for feeling the impacts of climate change with around a quarter of these areas being coastal communities, yet our research showed most residents are concerned and think that their councils are not doing enough.
We found projects to improve housing, air quality, access to green spaces and jobs are overwhelmingly popular with residents and will have co-benefits to climate action. Local Trust released a report yesterday outlining our research findings and the content of the APPG meeting.
As working out the effect of potential tactical voting is causing some interest today, here's another example to understand the phenomenon.
In 2017, Survation polled the constituency of Bath, on behalf of the local Labour party.
Asked simply: If the General Election was tomorrow, which party would you vote for in your Bath constituency? Headline results were:
CON 32%
LAB 17%
LD 46%
AP 5%
However when we asked:
Now please imagine that at the next General Election the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all have an equal chance of winning in your Bath constituency. Which party would you vote for in that situation? We found: