
Tories Set for Worst Election Result, Major Poll Suggests
Published on March 31, 2024
Rishi Sunak’s Tories could be reduced to fewer than 100 MPs at the general election, a new poll has suggested. The 15,000-person poll was used to create a seat-by-seat breakdown, which indicated the Conservatives would be wiped out in Scotland and Wales and hold just 98 seats in England. The survey put Labour on 45 percent with a 19-point lead over the Tories on 26 percent. The constituency forecast suggested Sir Keir Starmer’s party could be on course for a landslide, winning 468 seats. The poll suggests the Scottish National Party would pick up 41 seats, the Liberal Democrats 22, and Plaid Cymru two. In 2019, the Conservatives had 365 seats, Labour 203, the SNP 48, the Lib Dems 11, and Plaid four....
