Boost for Tories as they take polling lead in ‘Blue Wall’ seats for first time since Rishi Sunak became PM – but they still trail far behind Labour overall
- Redfield & Wilton polls shows Tories one point ahead of Labour in southern seats
The Tories have been handed a boost after a new poll showed the party had taken a lead in ‘Blue Wall’ seats for the first time since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister.
A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey showed the Conservatives had moved one point ahead of Labour among voters in 42 key constituencies.
The term Blue Wall is used to refer to affluent, southern seats where the Tories have traditionally been dominant but seen their support slipping in recent years.
In the new poll, the Tories were backed by 34 per cent of voters in those areas, ahead of Labour on 33 per cent and Liberal Democrats on 22 per cent.
This is the first time Redfield & Wilton had found the Conservatives leading across 42 Blue Wall seats – all won by the Tories at the 2019 general election – since October.
But a separate poll showed the tough task facing Mr Sunak and his party across the whole of Britain, with the Tories trailing Labour by 17 points in the latest Datapoll survey.
In the latest poll, the Tories were backed by 34 per cent of voters in ‘Blue Wall’ areas, ahead of Labour on 33 per cent and Liberal Democrats on 22 per cent
The Redfield & Wilton survey showed Mr Sunak remained more popular than Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in Blue Wall seats
A separate poll showed the tough task facing the PM and his party across the whole of Britain, with the Tories trailing Labour by 17 points in the latest Datapoll survey
The Redfield & Wilton survey showed Mr Sunak remained more popular than Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in Blue Wall seats.
When asked which would be a better PM, 42 per cent chose the Tory leader compared to 32 per cent who chose Sir Keir.
This gave Mr Sunak his largest lead over the Labour leader in Blue Wall seats since 14 November, which was within his first three weeks as PM.
Mr Sunak’s approval rating in Blue Wall seats was found to be +3 per cent, with 39 per cent saying they approved of Mr Sunak’s performance compared to 36 per cent who disapproved.
This was just ahead of Sir Keir’s approval rating of +2 per cent, with 33 per cent saying they approved of the Labour leader’s performance compared to 31 per cent who disapproved.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey had a net approval rating of 0 per cent, with 22 per cent saying they approved of the his performance compared to 22 per cent who disapproved.
Almost two-fifths (39 per cent) said they neither approved nor disapproved of Sir Ed’s performance as party leader.
The Deltapoll survey, conducted among voters across Britain, put Labour on 47 per cent ahead of the Tories on 30 per cent, while the Lib Dems were supported by 9 per cent.
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