Labour have ‘best policies’ on NHS, education, immigration and benefits, poll suggests

Labour lead on four of the six policy areas considered most important by voters, according to latest polling. Ipsos MORI research for the Evening Standard show that on the topics of healthcare/NHS/hospitals, education and schools, asylum and immigration, and benefits Labour are judged to have better policies than the Conservatives, UKIP or the Lib Dems.

poll_vote.jpg

However, on managing the economy and taxation, the Tories still hold a lead.

Health is by far the most important issue for voters, with 47% considering it important to how they will vote. It is also Labour’s biggest lead – with 36% they are are comfortably 13 points ahead of the Conservatives on the issue. On education, Labour (31%) have an eight point lead and on benefits Labour (30%) have a three point lead over the Conservatives.

On immigration, Labour see a lead for the first time. As LabourList has noted before, there are notable differences between polling companies on the subject: Labour tend to perform better when voters are asked to consider “immigration” rather than “controlling immigration”. Ipsos MORI polls the former, and has consistently found similar trust levels for Labour, the Tories and UKIP. This latest poll puts Labour on 21%, one point ahead of UKIP and two ahead of the Tories.

The Conservatives’ biggest lead comes on the second most important topic, handling the economy, where they are ahead by 18 points, with 41% believing they are the most competent on the subject. Their other lead comes on taxation, where they edge out Labour by just one point.

More from LabourList

DONATE HERE

Do you value LabourList’s coverage? We need your support.

Our independent journalists have been on the ground during this local and by-election campaign, which marks the first key electoral test of Keir Starmer’s government. 

We’ve been out and about with Labour activists and candidates across the country from Bristol to Hull, and will soon be heading to Cambridgeshire and Lancashire – as well as Runcorn and Helsby. We’ve also polled readers for their views on the campaign.

LabourList relies on donations from readers like you to continue its fair, fast, reliable and well-informed news and analysis. We don’t have party funding or billionaire owners. 

If you value what we do, set up a regular donation today.

DONATE HERE