«The phoenix coming out of the ashes is that in the six boards, more than 67 per
cent voted for change,» says Gratton.
Not exact matches
It is known that people tend to overestimate the share of immigrants (
for instance Ipsos 2014 report shows that British respondents think that 31 per
cent of population consists of foreign - born respondents, where the figure is closer to 13 per
cent according to 2011 Census); here we also show that people's estimations of levels of immigration do not correspond to actual
change in their local areas, it is the perception that seems to be linked with anti-immigration
vote.
«More current Liberal Democrat supporters — those who would still
vote for the party now — believe the party has
changed for the worse since the 2010 election (36 per
cent) than think it has got better (20 per
cent), according to a YouGov survey..
«A third (31 per
cent) of voters who are undecided or likely to
change their mind say their biggest hesitation in
voting Remain is the potential
for uncontrolled or increased immigration.
However, he said the
vote of 63 per
cent in favour still indicates there is a strong appetite
for change.