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Cameron Propels Tories into First Place
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| Last Edited | User 13 Dec 15, 2005 06:55pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| News Date | Friday, December 16, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The opposition Conservative party is now the most popular political organization in Britain, according to a poll by ICM Research. 37 per cent of respondents would vote for the Tories in the next election to the House of Commons.
The governing Labour party is second with 35 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democrats with 21 per cent. Seven per cent of respondents would vote for other parties. Support for the Tories increased by four points since October, while backing for Labour fell by three points.
In May, British voters renewed the House of Commons. The Labour party secured 356 seats, followed by the Conservatives with 197 and the Liberal Democrats with 62. In the 2001 election, Labour elected 413 parliamentarians. Prime minister Tony Blair has headed the government since 1997. |
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