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ITV News poll: Labour establishes 'convincing' lead in key marginals
Labour has established a "convincing" 11-point lead over Conservatives in the key marginal seats Ed Miliband would need to win to secure victory in next year's general election, according to a new poll by ComRes for ITV News.
The survey of the 40 tightest Labour/Conservative battlegrounds comes as a further blow for Prime Minister David Cameron, who is trying to use his party's annual conference in Birmingham as a launchpad to secure an overall majority in 2015.
In the 40 crucial constituencies, Mr Miliband's party enjoys the backing of 41% of voters (up five points since a similar poll in June), ahead of the Tories on 30% (down one), Ukip unchanged on 17% and Liberal Democrats on 6% (down one).
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Third of marginal seat voters would consider voting Ukip
A third of voters in 40 marginal seats would consider voting for Ukip at the next general election but over half said they would next cast their ballot for the eurosceptic party, a new ComRes poll for ITV News suggests.
In the event of a coalition government after the next election, voters would prefer the Liberal Democrats to Ukip as the junior partner by 42% compared to 35%.
Conservative voters also preferred to work with the Lib Dems instead of Ukip by 47% to 40%.
Cameron more popular than Miliband in marginals
David Cameron is seen as a better Prime Minister than Ed Miliband among voters in key marginal seats, according to a new ITV News/ComRes poll.
This is despite the survey suggesting a hefty 11-point lead for Labour over the Conservatives in the battleground constituencies.
Close to half of voters (46%) said they would prefer Mr Cameron to remain as Prime Minister, against 33% who said they would prefer Mr Miliband.
ComRes interviewed a representative sample of 1,000 adults living in the 40 most marginal constituencies where the Conservatives and Labour shared first and second place between them at the last General Election in 2010.
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Poll gives Labour 11-point lead in key marginal seats
A new ITV News poll shows Labour have a big lead in the battleground marginal seats that are key to next year's general election.
The ComRes survey found Ed Miliband's party were 11 points ahead of the Tories in the 40 tightest contests, a rise of five points since June.
Labour are currently on 41% in these seats, with the Tories on 30% - both sides were on 37% in these seats at the 2010 election.
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Poll suggests Tories' election strategy is failing
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Poll suggests Tories' election strategy is failing
ITV News Political Analyst Colin Rallings writes that a new poll suggests the Tories' two-pronged general election strategy is failing.