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
160
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
160
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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