John
01-05-2011, 07:51 AM
Support for the Liberal Democrat Party has slumped to its lowest level in more than a decade, as voters punish the junior coalition partner for its U-turn on promises to oppose higher university fees.
A "poll of polls" for the Independent newspaper on Wednesday found support for the LibDems had sunk to its lowest level since the party was formed in 1988.
If an election were to be held tomorrow only 11 percent of people would vote for the LibDems, according to the survey. The party received roughly 24 percent of the vote in last May's election.
Meanwhile 40 percent of people would vote for the Labour Party and 38 percent for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives. If replicated at an election, Labour would have a 14-seat majority.
The LibDems pledged to oppose moves to raise university tuition fees, but then reversed their stance after joining the Conservative Party in a coalition government when neither party won an outright majority in the polls.
The ratings of its party leader, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who saw his popularity rocket when he outshone his better-known rivals in a series of televised election debates, are at the lowest levels for a third-party leader since 1989.
Only 38 percent rated Clegg's performance as satisfactory. David Cameron had the highest approval rating at 48 percent, while new Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband was on 35 percent.
The "poll of polls" survey is a weighted average of regular surveys by ComRes, ICM, Ipsos MORI and YouGov.
Source - Yahoo.
A "poll of polls" for the Independent newspaper on Wednesday found support for the LibDems had sunk to its lowest level since the party was formed in 1988.
If an election were to be held tomorrow only 11 percent of people would vote for the LibDems, according to the survey. The party received roughly 24 percent of the vote in last May's election.
Meanwhile 40 percent of people would vote for the Labour Party and 38 percent for Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives. If replicated at an election, Labour would have a 14-seat majority.
The LibDems pledged to oppose moves to raise university tuition fees, but then reversed their stance after joining the Conservative Party in a coalition government when neither party won an outright majority in the polls.
The ratings of its party leader, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who saw his popularity rocket when he outshone his better-known rivals in a series of televised election debates, are at the lowest levels for a third-party leader since 1989.
Only 38 percent rated Clegg's performance as satisfactory. David Cameron had the highest approval rating at 48 percent, while new Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband was on 35 percent.
The "poll of polls" survey is a weighted average of regular surveys by ComRes, ICM, Ipsos MORI and YouGov.
Source - Yahoo.