This is only the second poll taken during the run up to the Makerfield By-Election. The sample, 518 people, is still quite small but significantly larger than the earlier poll by JL Partners.
It reflects, possibly, an anyone but Farage vote seen quite clearly in last years Caerphilly By-Election for the Welsh Senedd. That is positive in the short term but not perhaps so good in the longer term if anyone but Farage does not address the issues that make people vote for Reform…
The Reform vote is a bit up on the 2024 Election, where Farage had already hoovered up most of the previous Tory vote. It now appears that the rest has now also gone to Reform. This of course is a generalisation, Actually voting patterns will be more complex.
The 8% for the openly fascist Restore is a significant concern- to Farage of course- but also to anyone unlike him, who is anti-fascist. In 2024 the fascist English Democrat candidate got 0.9%
Standing Up To Racism has never been more important…
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