Labour storm to 10 point lead in London

Labour hold a 10 point lead over the Conservatives in London, according to a new poll. They are on course to increase the two point lead they had in the capital in 2010, despite losing a mid-term Mayoral election, and make around eight gains.

According to a Guardian/ICM poll the voting intention for Londoners (with change from 2010 in brackets) is:

Labour 42% (+5), Tories 32% (-3), Lib Dems 9% (-13), UKIP 9% (+7), Greens 8% (+6)

On a uniform swing, this would see Labour gain Brentford and Isleworth, Ealing Central and Acton, Harrow East, Croydon Central, Enfield North and Hendon from the Tories, and Brent Central and Hornsey and Wood Green from the Lib Dems.

They also asked voters what they though of potential Labour candidates for Mayor, giving them the option of good or bad for London. Of those running, Diane Abbott came out top with a score of +13, followed by Tessa Jowell on +11. David Lammy got a result of +9 and Sadiq Khan scored +2. Oona King, who ran to be the Labour candidate in 2012, had an approval rating of +5 but is not expected to throw her hat in the ring. The runaway leader is Alan Johnson on +18, but again, he is not expected to put his name forward.