Morning
Just wanted to let you know that our report into women voters is published today. Written by Sky correspondent Anushka Asthana with data from Ipsos MORI and lots of info. and views from Mumsnet users, the report gives an idea of what a range of women are thinking as next year's general election edges closer.
Key points from the report include
Six out of 10 women (58%) say they may change their mind between now and next May (53% of men)
48% of women (and 51% of men) think Labour should change its leader before the election, compared with 29% of women (and 25% of men) when it comes to the Conservatives
Results suggest that if Boris Johnson were to take charge of the Conservative party it could boost the party’s support similarly across the genders, (Tory vote up 7% among male voters and 6% among women) with the hypothetical potential to remove Labour’s current lead among female voters
Women are more likely to back Labour (39%) than the Conservatives (30%), but this gap has narrowed since last year’s report, from 14 points to nine
Older women are now more likely to back the Tories than Labour (In 2013, 36% of women over 55 said they would vote Labour and 33% Conservative, these figures are now 34% and 36% respectively.
Satisfaction levels for all party leaders are historically low, with David Cameron on -21, Ed Miliband on - 22, Nick Clegg on -37 and Nigel Farage on -16
Women are significantly less optimistic about the economy than men, with only four out of 10 (40%) expecting conditions to improve over the next year; over a quarter (27%) believe things will get worse (compared to 57% and 18% respectively for male voters).
A large majority of both women and men (68% and 67% respectively) believe the country would be better run if there were more women in parliament and 65% of women (and 60% of men) think Britain’s governance would be improved with more women at the cabinet table
You can see these and more here and the full report here
Thanks to everyone who took part in the discussions and let us know what you think.
Happy Sunday
Katie
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KatieMumsnet · 28/09/2014 10:40
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