Twitter users question the small print of Bath and North East Somerset Liberal Democrat poll

The Twitter account run by the Bath and North East Somerset Liberal Democrats has come under fire after a poll posted last night [October 30].

The data shows the Conservative party in the lead with 38% of the vote, the Lib Dems close behind with 32%, and Labour lagging with just 8%.

However, some users of the social media site have pointed out a clause in the small print of the poll that has generated mixed reactions.

Those polled were asked to vote as if the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats were the only parties with enough momentum to win the seat.

However the team behind the twitter account have said the purpose of the independent poll was not to mislead, but to show the fragility of the Conservatives' majority in the constituency.

They added that any suggestion of bias was 'silly'.