Big polling news this afternoon – party leader ratings where Nick Clegg doesn’t come bottom
Farage has net -51% approval rating in Opinium 1st time voters poll – even worse than Clegg on -44 http://t.co/OUBxBC8ARG
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Amongst 1st voters LAB leads by 15% according to Opinium. GRN on 19% UKIP 3% pic.twitter.com/5qhZTsekae
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The 15% LAB lead amongst 1st time voters from Opinium compares with LAB & CON level pegging with this age group at GE10
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First-timers are strongly pro-EU
62% of 1st time voters tell Opinium that UK's membership of EU is good thing. 14% say "bad"
http://t.co/I2bAgori4h pic.twitter.com/k2xYUkVV5n
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 31, 2015
The big question with this age group is whether they will actually turnout and since the new individual registration rules whether they are on the register.
This polling actually took place just before Christmas so is a bit old.
There will be the latest Opinium survey for the Observer later.
UPDATE: Latest Opinium has LAB lead at 1. LDs at 5%
LAB lead down to just 1 with Opinium poll for Observer
LAB – 33% (-)
CON – 32% (+4)
UKIP – 18% (-2)
GRN – 6% (-)
LDEM – 5%
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 31, 2015
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