The support of Roman Catholic voters that gave Tony Blair the edge in Labour's narrow defeat of the Conservatives in terms of votes cast at the general election, MORI surveys conducted for The Tablet throughout the election campaign show.
Newspaper readers are less likely to express 'average' views on the five top issues -- defence, the NHS, race/immigration, education and crime -- than those who don't read a daily paper, according to a new report from MORI.
It was women voters who last Thursday delivered a comfortable majority for Tony Blair. That is the clear message from a detailed analysis of nearly 18,000 MORI interviewees weighted to the final result.
The results of the MORI/NOP exit poll were released at 10pm on Thursday 5 May. This is a prediction survey, designed to project the number of seats in the House of Commons, as well as the share of the vote for the main parties. It is based on exit interviews with more than 20,000 voters at 120 polling stations across the country. The poll data were sent to a group of academics commissioned by the broadcasters whose analysis resulted in the prediction of a 66 seat majority. At the time of writing, Labour seems likely to finish with a majority of 67 seats:
MORI's forecast of 38 per cent for Labour, 33 per cent for the Conservatives and 23 per cent for the Liberal Democrats will disappoint all three party leaders and their followers.
