First post Easter Euros poll sees almost no change
The LDs back in double figures
This morning’s Sun sees the first post holiday weekend Euros poll from YouGov and the only changes on the the last survey are all within the margin of error. LAB no change, UKIP and CON both down one with the LDs back up one at 10%.
Clegg’s party will be relieved that the negative reaction to the debates with Farage seem to be fading and that a 10% share should not produce the wipe out of their MEP contingent in Brussels that many have talked about.
At this stage it is hard to draw any conclusions about the impact of the UKIP £1.5m poster campaign which has just been launched.
The purples are relying very much on their big billboard campaign across the country which is the same approach as five years ago when they came in second place on votes with a share of 16.5%.
- The same poll suggests that the Euro elections are special and that UKIP will be down to 12% at the general election.
The Westminster voting intentions are LAB 37, CON 35, LD 10 and UKIP 12.
Voting for the May 22nd local and Euro elections will start for those registered for postal votes in less than a fortnight.
The big long term question is whether UKIP will be able to carry over the momentum of a big Euro election performance into the general election – something they’ve not been able to achieve in the past.