Green Party leads in poll in Brighton Pavilion constituency

[muriel_volestrangler]

ICM poll puts Greens ahead in target Westminster seat - Greens best placed to stop Tories in Brighton Pavilion constituency

Headline results

1. The Greens have the greatest support with 35% of the constituency's voters followed by the Conservatives on 27%, Labour on 25% and LibDems on 11%.

2. Almost two thirds (63%) of Labour and Lib Dem voters in the sample said that they would be likely to switch their vote to the Greens if that party was best placed to stop a Conservative win. 37% said they were very likely and 26% said they were quite likely to switch their vote in that situation.
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The telephone poll of 533 voters adjusted to match the local electorate's profile and undertaken by ICM Research's Government and Social Unit between 16 - 21 December 2009, suggests the Greens enjoy a 10 point lead over Labour and an 8 point lead over the Conservatives in the constituency.

http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/untitled-document1.html

Still a bit of time to go till the election, but that looks like a credible poll. It'd be a little bit of history if it happens.

[ikri]

1. Would be an amazing coup for the Greens

It'd be fantastic to see the Green party win a Westminster seat, it might even give Labour & the Lib Dems enough of a wake-up call that they'll finally start to rethink the neo-liberal economic policies that they've backed and have done nothing but harm to the country for the last 30 years.