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New poll - Greens overtake LibDems |
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2nd June 2009
A poll to be published the day before the European
elections suggests the battle for third place will be between the Green Party,
the LibDems and UKIP.
In the new poll, conducted by ComRes (1), the
Greens have overtaken the LibDems for the first time since 1989. The poll
suggests the Greens may be about to match their historic 1989 Euro-election vote of 15%.
The poll shows support for the different parties as
follows:
Conservative: 24%
Labour: 22%
UKIP: 17%
Green: 15%
Lib Dems:
14%
BNP 2%
If the poll proves accurate, the Greens will
probably win seats in the North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands,
East Midlands, South West and Eastern regions plus Scotland, as well as holding
existing seats in London and the South East. The Greens may even scoop up a
second seat in the South East, with Brighton councillor Keith Taylor joining
party leader Caroline Lucas who was first elected in 1999.
Last Sunday's Telegraph/ICM poll showed the Greens on 11%, ahead
of UKIP nationally for the first time in the campaign. The Sunday
Telegraph suggested that "the resurgent Greens" might win eight
seats.
And in an earlier Green Party/YouGov poll, 34% of respondents said
they would either definitely vote Green or consider voting Green if they knew
more about the party.
Note to editors:
1. Commissioned by the Green Party. Fieldwork
carried out 29-31 May 2009. Sample size 1,005 GB adults, polled by
telephone.
From Green Party press office, 020 7561
0282.
Published and promoted by Spencer Fitz-Gibbon for the Green Party of
England & Wales, both at 1a Waterlow Road, London N19
5NJ.
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