A new poll has revealed a large swing to Labour and the Green Party as Lib-Dem support continues to decline.
Asked how they would vote in a General Election, 29 per cent of respondents said they would vote Labour, an increase of 16 per cent; 39 per cent Conservative, a decline of 4 per cent, and 18 per cent said they would vote for the Lib-Dems, representing a decline of 17 per cent.
The Green Party polled 6 per cent, representing an increase of 5 per cent.
If this represented a General Election, the Lib-Dems would have lost 12 out of 15 seats in the South West.
The South West Poll by Marketing Means gives a snapshot picture of opinion in the region, and is a monthly survey that interviews a representative sample of the general public.
Commenting on the poll, Ben Hartson from the Green Party said:
“The Green Party has become the real opposition in the south-west, standing up for our beleaguered public services that are heavily used by women and those with less spending power. These are the people that should be protected from draconian budget cuts but they stand to be the worst hit.”
