Mr Gove told the Today programme that his party is continuing to address the concerns of
UKIP voters in areas such as immigration, education and the UK's relationship with the EU.
Not exact matches
But we need to see
UKIP in their proper context: firstly, they are a minority party and will stay there; secondly, they are growing
in working class
areas where the Labour Party's cultural shift left have lost longstanding
voters.
While
UKIP has few / no MPs it is not unreasonable to say that they have taken votes away from the Conservative party
in recent years and potential
UKIP voters are seen by many as key
in some marginal constituencies especially
in «working class»
areas where many
voters are socially to the right and economically to the left.
Ukip surged
in areas along the east coast with large concentrations of such
voters — places like North East Lincolnshire, Hull and Basildon — and flopped among the younger, more ethnically diverse electorates of London, Manchester and other big cities, as well as
in university - dominated
areas such as Oxford and Cambridge.
The initial Labour reaction to the success of
UKIP at attracting working class
voters in many
areas has focussed on the right policy response.
In two of the seats polled, Thanet South and Thurrock, UKIP were ahead in voting intentions, which will be enormous help for them in convincing voters they are a viable general election vote in the local are
In two of the seats polled, Thanet South and Thurrock,
UKIP were ahead
in voting intentions, which will be enormous help for them in convincing voters they are a viable general election vote in the local are
in voting intentions, which will be enormous help for them
in convincing voters they are a viable general election vote in the local are
in convincing
voters they are a viable general election vote
in the local are
in the local
area.
Second, Farage's shift to northern
areas is paying off; the most loyal
Ukip voters are found
in the north - east and north - west where 70 % plan to stay loyal (compared with less than 60 %
in Scotland).
First, we found that locally
Ukip really is gunning for Labour: targeting working - class
areas where Labour is locally dominant
in the hope of cementing support among blue - collar
voters, and forcing Miliband to promise an EU referendum.
Speaking from the Midlands, where the Tories became the biggest party
in Walsall and made gains
in Dudley, Jess Phillips, the MP for Birmingham Yardley, said the party has to address issues of concern for white working - class
voters in industrial
areas who appear to have switched from
Ukip to the Tories.
10 % of otherwise tory
voters won't vote for
UKIP in June - They might like the idea but these elections will be all about the 2 main parties with the BNP picking up a lot of ex-Labour votes
in certain
areas.
Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the Tories were performing relatively well
in areas with a substantial Leave vote
in the 2016 referendum, where they are picking up votes from
UKIP, which did not stand candidates
in many
areas, while Labour were performing better
in places where the Remain vote was stronger and with a higher proportion of younger
voters.
Some Labour
voters will vote for the BNP
in areas where the BNP have a presence as a protest vote, as Tory
voters voted for
UKIP in 1997 (sorry, Henry, but I was there knocking on doors).