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London Jews more pro-Labour than those in regions

Greens more popular outside the capital

June 28, 2024 09:55
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Sir Keir Starmer in BBC election debate on Wednesday (Photo by Jeff Overs/BBC via Getty Images)
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Jews in London are far more likely to be voting for Labour next week than those who live outside the capital.

Whereas 53 per cent of London Jews said they intended to vote for Sir Keir Starmer’s party in the coming election, only 37 per cent of regional Jews did, according to the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, which sampled more than 2,700 members of the community last week.

While the Conservative Jewish vote share was 29 per cent in the capital, it was slightly higher at 31 per cent in the regions.

Nationally, 46 per cent of Jews said they preferred Labour, compared to 30 per cent for the Conservatives: 10 per cent, the Greens: 8 per cent, Liberal Democrats, 6 per cent Reform and 1 per cent for Plaid Cymru or the Scottish National Party.