Sentences with phrase «ethnic minority vote»

68 % of ethnic minorities voted Labour at the last election compared with 31 % of white voters.

Our results do not support the idea of a dramatic shift in ethnic minority voting behaviour in 2015.

When we take a look at levels and changes in ethnic minority vote choice in a sample weighted to try and correct for these imbalances, the picture is one of evolution, not revolution.

Many analysts suggested the failure to secure ethnic minority votes cost Mitt Romney the last election.

Given the fact that nearly 90 % of ethnic minorities vote Labour and the highest concentration of them live in London it gives that particular interest a huge sway in selections.

Only 16 % of Britain's ethnic minorities voted Tory in 2010.

Tories could capture millions of ethnic minority votes if they soften stance on immigration, says study 13 June 2015

The research, conducted by internet polling company Survation, suggested that the longstanding link between ethnic minorities and the Labour party was fraying, and that the Conservatives might at last be breaking through with minority voters, having achieved a 33 % share of the 2015 ethnic minority vote overall or «one million» new voters for the party, and with a lead over Labour among Hindu voters.

Comparison of 2010 ethnic minority vote choices on the (also online) YouGov web panel with the more comprehensive Ethnic Minority British Election Study (EMBES) conducted in that same year shows that Tory support in the online sample is 10 points higher, and Labour support 13 - 18 points lower, than among the equivalent groups in the EMBES.

There has been much interest in the «Asian vote» since the 2010 general election - when Labour secured 68 % of ethnic minority votes.

In 2010, the Tories won just 16 % per of that ethnic minority vote and critics say recent policies, such as the «go home» vans, will have done little to improve that result in 2015.

The ethnic minority vote could be decisive in the next general election, according to new research highlighting the enhanced power of Black and Asian voters in 2015.

The Tories won 36 % of the vote in 2010, but just 16 % of the ethnic minority vote.

Shaun Bailey, who has been one of the prime minister's only black advisers, was speaking after a survey found the ethnic minority vote may be crucial to winning the next election.

The study concluded that there were 168 marginal seats with an ethnic minority vote larger than the majority of the sitting MP, including seats in medium - sized urban areas like Southampton, Oxford, Sherwood, Ipswich and Northampton.

A report from think tank British Future has suggested that the «ethnic minority vote» cost the Conservatives a parliamentary majority in the last general election.

The conference will be of immense help to all those who realise that, particularly in London, the ethnic minority vote will be key to whether we sink or swim in the next elections.

New research from Operation Black Vote has concentrated minds across Westminster: it has revealed that the ethnic minority vote could have a major impact in 168 marginal seats at the next election.

There are three keys to winning a bigger proportion of the ethnic minority vote in 2015 - important for the election itself and essential to our long - term future.

In 2015, the ethnic minority vote will be even more influential, with another 500,000 taking part.

Labour still receive the majority of ethnic minority votes, but they were unable to grow their support among minorities, despite the collapse of the Lib Dems whose opposition to the Iraq war had won them many ethnic minority votes in the mid 2000s.

Last month, the widely respected British Future think tank published new research looking at the ethnic minority vote choices in the last election.

British Future are therefore right to conclude that the ethnic minority vote is increasingly «up for grabs», even if Labour still has a large starting advantage.

There is limited UKIP potential here due to the ethnic minority vote here and I don't think the Conservatives will do any worse than the 2011 by election result.