ICM Polling: Green Vote Growing as Liberal Democrats Wither
http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/05/13/icm-polling-green-vote-growing-as-liberal-democrats-wither/
13
May 2014
The
Green Party is polling (1) at 10% ahead of the May 22 European Elections,
putting it firmly in fourth place and three percentage points ahead of the
ailing Liberal Democrats (7%).
The
Greens have surged four points since ICM’s last poll and are within touching
distance of meet their target of trebling their number of MEPs from two (Jean
Lambert, London, and Keith Taylor, South-East) to six. Based on a national swing
the latest poll would give the Greens 5 seats in England plus one in Scotland.
The Lib Dems would have zero seats. Among 18-24 year-olds the Greens are the
second most popular political party.
Natalie
Bennett, Green Party Leader, said:
"The
results of this poll chime with what I am hearing around the country.
Former
Lib Dem voters feel that the party no longer represents their values, let alone
their views on tuition fees, nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons, and on curbing
the influence of the banks and big business.
"Former
Labour voters are looking at our firm statements that the poor and disadvantaged
must no longer be made to pay for the fraud and recklessness of the bankers. And
traditional Tory voters are coming to us for our firm defence of the green belt
and determination to rein in our still out of control financial
sector."
Penny
Kemp, Head of Media on the Green Party Executive, said:
"If
the Green Party as predicted push the Lib/Dems into fifth place, I will be
asking Ofcom and the Broadcasters Liaison Group to review their recent policy
and I will be arguing for a place at the top table."
The
polling results echo those released on May 2 by the Green Party. That polling,
which was conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the Greens, had the Green
Party on 8% and ahead of the Lib Dems in four of the nine English regions (the
North-East, the North-West, Yorks and Humber and Eastern Region) with both
parties polling on 11% in London.
1)
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/12/support-labour-drops-tories-lead-guardian-icm-poll?CMP=twt_gu
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