Labour could benefit from Green tactical voting, poll suggests

A YouGov poll for The Times Red Box has found that Labour could do well from tactical Green voting next May.

The poll asked 4,335 respondents which party they would most like to win in their constituency, and also which party they think they will end up voting for.

A third of those people said they would like the Greens to win in their area said that they’d most likely vote Labour next year. This doesn’t necessarily mean that these people will vote Labour come polling day – nor that should we forget about the pull of Ukip – but it does mean they’re open to voting tactically for Labour.

Labour HQ have recently sought to show that they’re taking the threat posed by the Greens – and also by Ukip – seriously by setting up task forces to address why voters may be going to either party. But the Labour leadership must continue to pay due attention to the potential appeal of other political parties…