Headline figures of many polls feature views of many more men than women and this could be skewing results

Headline figures of many polls feature views of many more men than women and this could be skewing results

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Fewer women say they are certain to vote and they are more likely to be undecided Just look at the chart which is based on the Populus November aggregate data with a very large overall sample from 9 separate polls. As can be seen male voters account for more than 50% of each party’s support with, not unexpectedly, UKIP showing the biggest divide. What is striking is that although the overall sample is weighted properly for gender balance when it…

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Will Jim Murphy arrest Labour’s slide in the Scottish polls or will it get worse? Enter the competition

Will Jim Murphy arrest Labour’s slide in the Scottish polls or will it get worse? Enter the competition

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pic.twitter.com/Drgab0QAIL — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 14, 2014 What’s the December Record/Survation poll going to show? There’s little doubt that the biggest uncertainty about next May’s general election is what’s going to happen in the 41 seats that Labour currently holds in Scotland. If recent polling turns out to be right they could be left with barely half a dozen of them – an outcome that could have a catastrophic impact on the party’s hope to return to power. It…

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Comres online poll sees the Blues up by 3 points

Comres online poll sees the Blues up by 3 points

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This month’s ComRes online poll for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror sees Labour’s lead reduced from 4% to 1%. It fits in with what we’ve seen in recent weeks and months with other pollsters, with there being very little between Tories and Labour, the Lib Dems will be delighted to see daylight between themselves and the Greens. Onto the supplementaries, Voters see the Conservatives as more right wing than the UK Independence Party. The poll asked people to…

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Jim Murphy wins Scottish Labour leadership election with 56% of votes on first round

Jim Murphy wins Scottish Labour leadership election with 56% of votes on first round

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.@ScottishLabour will lead us to a fairer Scotland. #ScotLabLeader pic.twitter.com/KtdCauopFf — Jim Murphy (@jimmurphymp) December 13, 2014 Murphy: "You can't have social justice on George Osborne's levels of spending and tax." — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) December 13, 2014 Fighting acceptance speech showed why SNP didn't want @jimmurphymp to be Labour's leader in Scotland — Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) December 13, 2014 I like the way in his first Tweet Murphy has shaped the battle with the SNP – is the prize…

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As Scottish LAB prepares to unveil its new leader YouGov has the SNP 20% ahead

As Scottish LAB prepares to unveil its new leader YouGov has the SNP 20% ahead

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The impact this could have on overall GE2015 outcome If YouGov Scottish poll right LAB could lose 34 MPs which could seriously dent efforts to be top party — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 13, 2014 Remember YouGov’s much hyped poll before the IndyRef Eleven days before IndyRef YouGov’s Scottish panel had YES 2% ahead. NO won by 10.5% margin — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 13, 2014 Every single final poll before the Sept 18 IndyRef overstated YES and understated NO…

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Local elections results. GAINs for Plaid Cymru & UKIP from Ind and for the LDs from LAB

Local elections results. GAINs for Plaid Cymru & UKIP from Ind and for the LDs from LAB

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South Kintyre on Argyll and Bute (SNP defence) Result: SNP 942 (62% +37%), Liberal Democrats 214 (14%, unchanged), Conservative 203 (13% -33%), Labour 156 (10%, no candidate last time) SNP HOLD on the first count with a majority of 728 (48%) on a swing of 18.5% from Lib Dem to SNP Gatehouse (Lib Dem defence) and Southcourt (Lab Defence) on Aylesbury Vale Gatehouse Result: Liberal Democrat 295 (36%), UKIP 267 (32%), Conservative 113 (14%), Labour 113 (14%), Green 28 (3%),…

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