Sentences with phrase «liberal democrat voters»

What about Liberal Democrat voters?

Amongst current Liberal Democrat voters 39 % would chose a Cameron government while 31 % would prefer a Brown government.

«Liberal Democrat voters, and in particular Lib Dem activists, will not be content if there is any rowing back on the green agenda,» he said.

Labour's corresponding decline has not been as sharp, and its share of the vote is now shored up by the post-2010 exodus of centre - left Liberal Democrat voters, a reverse of the SDP effect 30 years ago.

It was the soft left who told the Labour Party that the British people had moved to the left and we only needed to win with Liberal Democrat voters.

It also found 57 % of Liberal Democrat voters would switch to Labour if Corbyn stood down, as well as almost a quarter of Ukip voters.

However, the party's manifesto is vague on details as it attempts to appeal to the broadest audience, including disaffected Labour and Liberal Democrat voters.

The counter argument that was put forward by the Corbyn campaign was that while the new leader might struggle to convince Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters in the way that Blair did, he can win the election by bringing more people to the polls.

Leonard and Joy Rogers, both 81, said they were normally Liberal Democrat voters but voted Conservative on Thursday.

Through thrice - weekly doorstep surveys, we had identified around 500 Liberal Democrat voters.

Those people who prefer the Tories with Blair as PM, but Labour under Brown could all be die hard Liberal Democrat voters who wouldn't vote for either of them.

In normal opinion polls Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters say they are far more likely to vote than Labour voters, and therefore — the theory goes — if everyone voted it would favour Labour.

A new ICM poll in tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph suggests that 39 % of Liberal Democrat voters would prefer to have Charles Kennedy back as their leader, while 47 % would still like a new leader (though bearing in mind that this is a normal sized sample, the sub-sample of Lib Dem voters is so small that the margin of error on the question will be huge.)

Labour and Liberal Democrat voters are more divided, with many backing the same agenda but similar numbers wanting more homes and a higher minimum wage.

The remaining Liberal Democrat voters still say they approve of the Government's performance, but there are far fewer of them.

Liberal Democrat voters split evenly between Johnson and Livingstone.

There is some evidence that Liberal Democrat voters switched to Labour tactically, as well as those who switched permanently.

The remaining Liberal Democrat voters still say they approve of the governent's performance, but there are far fewer of them.

«The evidence shows that committing to the majority of the UK's electricity coming from renewable sources by 2030 is popular with the vast majority of Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat voters.

The poll for the winter edition of the Fabian Review shows that a majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat voters, as well as a plurality of Conservative voters, support the greening of the economy.

How these strands of opinion develop, and particularly how former Liberal Democrat voters perceive their party's role in the coalition, will determine the outcome of the next election — however the votes are counted.

We're fighting hard for a majority, who knows how things will turn out, I think, look, very many Labour Party members, voters, supporters, would find that very difficult and some Liberal Democrat voters would find that very difficult as well, but we'll deal with the situation as we find it.

* Instead, keep your eye on Liberal Democrat MPs (most of whom would rather work with you than with the Conservatives) and Liberal Democrat voters (most of whom would rather vote for you than the Conservatives).

Harriet Harman's blasts at Nick Clegg's alleged betrayal of left - wing voters has undoubtedly blown many Liberal Democrat voters towards Labour.

* Reliable evidence about whether Liberal Democrat voters prefer Labour to the Conservatives, and if so by what degree, is hard to come by.

Least of all his Liberal Democrat voters who were told in promise after promise that he would never countenance it.

The survey found that disenchanted Liberal Democrat voters who flocked to Labour since the general election are highly unlikely to return due to the extent of their disillusionment with the coalition.

Nick Clegg's personal ratings among Liberal Democrat voters have increased this month.

Liberal Democrat voters show more support than Labour or Tory voters towards Assange throughout the poll.

Only 51 % of probable Labour voters were so certain and that figure dropped to 42 % amongst likely Liberal Democrat voters.

> On Seats and candidates today Leah Fraser explains how she is love - bombing Liberal Democrat voters in Wallasey.

Labour faces the problem of needing 2010 Liberal Democrat voters to win key marginals, but it quietly hopes that Liberal Democrat voters will stay put in the South West and South East against the Conservatives.

Breaking down 2010 Liberal Democrat voters by how much attention they pay to politics though shows a fascinating split: 2010 Lib Dem voters who paid a lot of attention to politics were more likely to switch to Labour; people who voted Lib Dem in 2010 but who paid little attention to politics were more likely to split to the Conservatives.

Not surprisingly, big majorities of Labour and Liberal Democrat voters share these views.

Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters are more relaxed on both things, and Labour and UKIP voters more offended.

Thus, to sit on the coalition's laurels will not be enough to convince disillusioned Liberal Democrat voters to trust the party again.

A third of Liberal Democrat voters, and even one in seven who say they will vote Labour, see him as the best man for the job.

So these results suggest that Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters were not disproportionately staying at home.

A significant proportion (around 20 %) of prior Liberal Democrat voters are now undecided.

This is not surprising given the fact that Liberal Democrat voters tend to be ideologically closer to the centre - left and they will no longer see the Liberal Democrats as an anti-Conservative vote (given the fact they have spent the past three and a half years in a coalition government with the Conservatives).

However, another view suggests that the Liberal Democrats can't possibly perform as badly as widely reported and that many 2010 Liberal Democrat voters will vote for the party once again in the 2015 general election.

Most of the 2010 Liberal Democrat voters are intending to vote Labour (27 %) in the 2015 general election.

However, the best predictor of whether former Labour or Liberal Democrat voters will switch to the Tories is whether or not they think the Conservatives have the best approach to the economy.

Conservative and UKIP voters are in favour of abolishing inheritance tax and tend to support a reduction in the top tax rate; SNP, Green, Labour and interestingly Liberal Democrat voters take the opposite viewpoint.

She also explained that while Nick Clegg took a risk with his reputation in participating in the debates, his initiative for the debates could be explained by the Liberal Democrat's need to appeal to traditional Liberal Democrat voters, who tend to be more pro-European; and many of those voters turned away from the Liberal Democrats when the party entered coalition in 2010.

They have to work out what to do about disillusioned Liberal Democrat voters at the same time, as well as keeping up with the high volatility of floating voters.

63 % of Labour voters, 52 % of Liberal Democrat voters and 25 % of Conservative voters said they would be more likely to vote for such a party.

But thanks to the Conservative - Lib Dem measure to raise fees to # 9000 per year, many erstwhile Liberal Democrat voters feel betrayed by the policy reversal, and students most of all.

The equivalent gaps for Liberal Democrats are smaller and more balanced but there are also many fewer Liberal Democrat voters.

Still, at least the apparent willingness of Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters to vote against the SNP might help ensure that some seats remain beyond the SNP's grasp.