UK voters feel politically homeless: Survey
Millions of British voters feel they are “politically homeless” because none of the country’s major parties represent their interests, a new poll has found.
The BMG poll, commissioned by The Independent, found Sunday that 41 percent of the voters were “not very well” or “not” at all represented by neither the ruling Conservative nor the Labour Party as the main opposition.
In contrast, 40 percent thought they were “very” or “fairly” well represented by at least one party and 19 percent said they did not know.
Asked whether they would prefer to see a more centrist party, 43 percent said they would “definitely” or “potentially” consider backing it versus 35 percent who said they would not or would be “unlikely” to.
Considering that the number of eligible voters in last year’s general election fell shy of 47 million people, it is safe to assume that almost 20 million voters would prefer voting for a new group rather than voting Labour or Tory.
“This poll reveals the collective exasperation of the public when it comes to Westminster politics at this time. A whopping six in 10 people who identify themselves as in the center-ground of British politics, say that they are not very, or not at all, represented by the current crop of UK parties,” said Michael Turner, the head of research at BMG.
“It is no surprise then that ‘centrists’ are most likely to say they would consider switching to something new, with 45 per cent saying they are likely to do so, should a new party pitch itself somewhere between Labour and the Conservatives,” he added.
While the two parties at the top have spent the last few years trading blows over a range of political and economic issues, particularly about the country’s pending exit from the European Union, new parties have entered the scene.
Earlier this year the Renew Party was formed to “transform British politics” through a “people-centered approach” that it said would act as the basis for recruiting candidates and setting party policies.
Moreover, it was revealed recently that another new political party with an estimated funding of around £50 million has been secretly under development for more than a year.
With a stated goal of “breaking the Westminster mould,” the party is led by the multi-millionaire philanthropist, Simon Franks.
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