Labour Supporters and Public Services
Q1a How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
- MORI interviewed 2,009 British adults aged 15+
- Interviews were conducted face-to-face, in respondents' homes, in 194 sampling points across Great Britain
- Fieldwork took place between 9 - 14 August 2001
- Results are based on all respondents
- Data are weighted to known population profile
- Poll conducted by MORI on behalf of the GMB
Q1a How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
(if undecided or refused at Q1a) Q1b Which party are you most inclined to support?
Q2a If, over the next few years, the Government brings in more private sector companies to provide public services, how would you would vote at the next General Election? By public services, I mean the range of services provided by central or local government - for example, the NHS hospitals, schools and colleges, social services and refuse collection.
(If undecided or refused at Q2a) Q2b Which party are you most inclined to support?
160 | Q1/1a % | Q2/2a % | Change |
Conservative | 23 | 25 | +2 |
Labour | 53 | 45 | -8 |
Liberal Democrats | 19 | 22 | +3 |
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 2 | 3 | +1 |
Green Party | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Democratic/UKIP Party | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 2 | +1 |
160 | |||
Lab lead (177) | +29 | +19 | -10 |
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Would not vote | 15 | 11 | -4 |
Undecided | 6 | 9 | +3 |
Refused | 2 | 2 | 0 |
a. How do Labour supporters at Q1/1a vote at Q2/2a? b. To which party do people who defect from Labour at Q2/2a give their support? c. From which parties do people who defect to Labour at Q2/2a come from?
160 | a | b | c |
Base160160 | (825) % | (199) % | (75) % |
Conservative | 3 | 18 | 49 |
Labour | 84 | 0 | 0 |
Liberal Democrats | 10 | 64 | 38 |
Scottish/Welsh Nationalist | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Green Party | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Democratic/UKIP Party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Other | 2 | 11 | 5 |
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Would not vote | 3 | 11 | 48 |
Undecided | 7 | 29 | 14 |
Refused | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Q3 How important, if at all, will the following be in helping you to decide how to vote at the next General Election?
160 | Very important % | Fairly important % | Not very important % | Not at all important % | Don't know % | Refused % |
Private sector involvement in public services | 26 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Britain's relationship with Europe | 32 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
The NHS | 75 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Schools | 61 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Crime | 65 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Inflation | 36 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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