Almost a quarter of voters say they could CHANGE THEIR MINDS about who to vote for as they head to the ballot box, according to new poll that suggests Boris Johnson is on course for a majority
Almost one in four voters say they could change their min about who to vote for, a new survey reveals today after the polls have already opened.
Some 23 per cent of those quizzed by IpsosMORI said hey could yet alter their support.
The analysis for the Evening Standard also showed that Boris Johnson is on course for a majority. It has the Tories on 44 per cent, 11 ahead of Labour on 33 per cent.
However there is a wide variety of result in polls today, with a second having the Tory lead down to just five points, which would lead to a hung parliament.
Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI, said: ‘Labour has squeezed the Liberal Democrat vote share over the course of the campaign, but our final poll suggests this has not been enough to prevent the Conservatives scenting victory.
The Ipsos MORI analysis for the Evening Standard also showed that Boris Johnson is on course for a majority. It has the Tories on 44 per cent, 11 ahead of Labour on 33 per cent
But the Tory lead over Jeremy Corbyn’s (pictured voting today with wife Laura Alvarez) Labour has been whittled down to its narrowest of the whole election, according to a CoRmes poll
‘Overall, the Conservatives have managed to keep their vote from 2017 more successfully than Labour, while Boris Johnson retains his lead over Jeremy Corbyn as the most preferred PM.
‘The country is not unanimous though, with clear splits by age as well as by other groups, and the number of people who said they might still change their mind is slightly higher than in 2017, with potential for more switching between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
‘And despite a record number saying the election outcome is very important to them, there are signs that the public is not wholly enthusiastic about the choices they face from either party.’
Opinion polls have shown a variety of leads for Mr Johnson in recent weeks but today’s numbers for the Telegraph may cause some concern in Number 10.
The Tory lead over Labour has been whittled down to its narrowest of the whole election with just five points separating the parties as voting starts, the shock poll revealed.
Boris Johnson’s party is on 41 per cent but Mr Corbyn’s leftwingers have made up ground and are now on 36 per cent, according to Savanta ComRes.
It came as polling stations across the country opened in a Christmas election that will shape the future course of Brexit.
A survey conducted by Opinium between December 10-11 puts the Tories on 45 per cent overall, down one point on the company’s work published last week.
Labour is up two points in the poll to 33 per cent, giving the Tories a 12 point lead as Britain prepares to go to the ballot box.
Last night Security Minister Brandon Lewis appeared to heap pressure on Mr Johnson to achieve a comfortable victory, saying it would be ‘really good’ to get a 30-seat cushion
Almost one in ten voters are yet to make up their mind about how they will cast their vote.
Last night Security Minister Brandon Lewis appeared to heap pressure on Mr Johnson to achieve a comfortable margin of victory.
He was asked on ITV’s Peston, asked what number would make a good working majority for the Conservative Party in Thursday’s election.
‘I think it would be really good to get a majority like we had before, something 20 to 30 upwards,’ he said.
‘But that’s going to be hard work, you know we’ve got to make sure we’re gaining every single vote tomorrow, every vote matters, we’ve all seen the polls over the last couple of days which show that there is all to play for for everybody, that every vote is going to matter.’