The latest batch of Ashcroft marginals polling finds some good news for Labour in the Con/Lab Marginals
But the SNP surge continues as even Gordon Brown and Charles Kennedy’s seats goes to the SNP but Jim Murphy holds on.
Labour will be delighted that the swing to then in the English marginals is more than the national polling implies
.@LordAshcroft says very bad news for Scottish Labour but looks like "@jimmurphymp will buck the trend and hang on" pic.twitter.com/zgkPynwNtr
— Marcus A. Roberts (@marcusaroberts) March 4, 2015
With a 1% lead @LordAshcroft has @Jessica_Asato winning Norwich North as of today #snapshotnotprediction pic.twitter.com/zEjrbPkEJm
— Marcus A. Roberts (@marcusaroberts) March 4, 2015
Ashcroft suggesting it's neck and neck 272: seats each #GE2015
— NumbrCrunchrPolitics (@NCPoliticsUK) March 4, 2015
Overall the current lord Ashcroft polling suggests a dead head – but points out some of the labour leads in marginals seats are quite small
— Sam Coates Times (@SamCoatesTimes) March 4, 2015
56 of Scotland's 59 seats could go to the SNP
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 4, 2015
In quite a few Ashcroft LAB – CON marginals LAB in front with all giving voting intention. CON holding on greater certainty to vote
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 4, 2015
Key quote from @LordAshcroft tonight 'some of the results from my polling … were very close, and some of them are now several months old'
— Keiran Pedley (@keiranpedley) March 4, 2015
He is also at pains to say that the 272 Lab 272 Con thing is not a projection. Analysis here http://t.co/eA0Fej5apT #GE2015
— Keiran Pedley (@keiranpedley) March 4, 2015
I’ll update this thread as we get more information, there’s an 8,000 strong national poll out as well.