Four point boost for LDs from ComRes
| ComRes: ITV News/Independent | Apr 11 | Apr 8 |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES | 37% | 39% |
| LABOUR | 30% | 32% |
| LIB DEMS | 20% | 16% |
| LAB to CON swing from 2005 | 5% | 5% |
The Independent has teamed up with ITV news to do two general election polls a week – the first of which appears this evening.
The gap is the same as the last ComRes poll – the big difference being that both Labour and the Tories are down two each with Clegg’s party moving up four.
So a poll that’s giving the same broad picture as the others.
And it’s the same broad message from YouGov
| YG daily poll – The Sun | Apr 12 | Apr 11 |
|---|---|---|
| CONSERVATIVES | 39% | 37% |
| LABOUR | 33% | 31% |
| LIB DEMS | 20% | 20% |
| LAB to CON swing from 2005 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
The big feature of the daily poll is the very low figure for others which is sharply down to just 8% – or exactly what it was at the 2005 election. It could be that the pollster has picked up a key trend here – a squeeze on other parties as the battle is framed in terms of the big boys.