Who will you vote for in the general election? Yahoo readers have their say
With just a week to go until the general election, Yahoo readers have backed Reform UK over the two leading parties.
Yahoo UK's poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week's hot topics. After 72 hours the poll closes and, each Friday, we'll publish and analyse the results, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK readers.
With just a week to go until the general election, Yahoo readers have had their say on who they intend to choose when Britain votes.
UK voters will be heading to the ballot boxes on Thursday 4 July to cast their votes, and if the predictions are anything to go by, then the Labour Party will win by a landslide.
Last week a poll from research company Focaldata predicted a 250-seat majority for Sir Keir Starmer's party, with a total of 450 seats. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party is on track to lose 262 seats, leaving it with just 110 left, which would be one of its worst-ever defeats.
However, Yahoo readers have backed Nigel Farage's Reform UK by a significant number.
It comes after Focaldata data showed that Reform UK would win one seat, but YouGov pollster Patrick English suggested in early June that the party could secure as many as four seats.
The Liberal Democrats are projected to make substantial gains and reclaim their position as the third-largest party in the Commons, thanks in part to leader Ed Davey's unique approach on the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, the SNP is expected to suffer significant losses following a turbulent period for the Scottish separatist party. Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer may win a new seat in Bristol Central, garnering votes from left-wing voters disheartened by Starmer's "purge" of leftist candidates.
Yahoo News UK asked our readers who will you vote for in the general election? Here are the results:
Our poll from Monday at midday until midday Thursday asked: 'Which party do you intend to vote for in the general election?'
It received 8,205 votes and showed Reform UK with a significant lead of 39% (3200 votes).
Meanwhile, 23% (1887 votes) of Yahoo readers said they would vote for the Tories, which was just ahead of Labour, which had 22% (1805 votes).
Liberal Democrats: 8% (656 votes), Green: 3% (246 votes), SNP: 2% (164 votes) and Other: 3% (246 votes) made up the rest of the votes.
It received 8,205 votes and showed the Reform Party with a significant lead of 39%
Yahoo News UK readers were also asked: 'How important is it to vote on July 4th?'
This poll received 6,506 votes with an engagement rate (ER) of 32% and click through rate (CTR) of 1.8%.
The average strength-of-feeling score on all the votes was 8.59.
The average strength-of-feeling score on all the votes was 8.59.
Our original poll article can be found here.
Two opinion polls in the past 48 hours from More In Common and Norstat revealed that Labour maintains at least a 16-point lead over the Conservatives, while Reform trails behind the Tories in third place.
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