Happy Local Election Day to all who celebrate!🗳️

Locals, mayorals and a Blackpool by-election! Spoilt!

Keep a close eye for the next Ipsos UK Politics Talk reaction pod, but in the meantime, take a look at our #LocalElections polling released this week👇
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With John Swinney confirming he's standing, if you fancy some further reflections on where next for Scotland, here's the latest Ipsos UK Politics Talk podcast, with Keiran Pedley, Emily Gray and Kezia Dugdale and myself musing on polling and more. youtu.be/UtR_GMU14sU?si…

NEW Ipsos UK Political Pulse. No significant shift in Angela Rayner's personal favourability ratings amidst ongoing tax row.

More on favourability towards parties and leaders here ipsos.com/en-uk/no-signi…

Just been through findings from today's Ipsos Scotland poll on The Nine. Emily Gray has a great thread on the main findings, but a few reflections on what they mean for the SNP before I go bed. 🧵

📢 NEW Ipsos Scotland poll taken after Humza Yousaf's resignation
✴️SNP voters are most likely to favour John Swinney as a potential successor, and are more divided on Kate Forbes
✴️Looking at who the public say would make the best FM though, Forbes leads Swinney by 6 points
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🚨 NEW Ipsos UK - Andy Burnham more popular in Manchester than Khan in London or Street in Birmingham.

🔴Burnham
Fav: 59%
Unfav: 15%
Net: +44 (!!)

🔵Street
Fav: 34%
Unfav: 18%
Net: +16

🔴Khan
Fav: 38%
Unfav: 40%
Net: -2

Their opponents all struggle with name recognition.

🚨NEW Ipsos UK - Do voters think their mayor has changed their city for better or worse?

🔴Burnham
Better: 48%
No difference: 28%
Worse: 10%

🔴Khan
Better: 30%
No difference: 24%
Worse: 37%

🔵Street
Better: 28%
No difference: 36%
Worse: 10%

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New from Ipsos UK: We've seen a flurry of metro Mayors polling in recent days - but let's deep dive about what those in London, West Midlands and Greater Manchester think of their respective Mayors...

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NEW Ipsos UK: Top concerns for Brits remain the economy, NHS & inflation, but 🏠 worries are growing among Conservative supporters (5% worried in March).

The divide on immigration persists, with Conservative supporters more concerned than Labour.

#UKPolitics

Is the writing on the wall for Humza Yousaf as FM? 🧵on what Ipsos Scotland polling trends tell us about his time as leader.
His ratings among the public have been net negative throughout, though he's been viewed a little more positively in office than when running to be leader

Some interesting Ipsos data shows how some of Labour's underlying polling is actually worse than Miliband's heading into the 2015 general election. But that might not matter, considering how far the Conservatives have tanked theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

NEW Ipsos UK: Navigating the Storm 🌩️

The upcoming election will be shaped by the future of Britain's #PublicServices .

We've got a report that dives into public opinion & major challenges the next #government will face.

Find out more 👉 bit.ly/442zLP4

Ipsos The Standard Gideon Skinner 'Labour will obviously be happier to have clear leads in voting intentions and in leadership head-to-heads,' Gideon Skinner, Ipsos “But Starmer is not building up a reserve of enthusiasm for his leadership, which could create problems further down line.'
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Ipsos The Standard Gideon Skinner “But it’s still not clear the extent to which this a symptom rather than a cause of the Conservatives’ wider problems. The public are not crying out for another Conservative leadership change before the next election,' adds Gideon Skinner, Head of Political Research Ipsos

Ipsos The Standard “There’s no doubt that Rishi Sunak’s ratings are historically poor. Being in the company of John Major and Jeremy Corbyn before they lost elections does not bode well,' says Gideon Skinner, Head of Political Research Ipsos

Rishi Sunak's PM rating falls to lowest ever for major party leader and same level as Jeremy Corbyn - exclusive new Ipsos poll for The Standard

💥Sunak’s latest Ipsos UK satisfaction score reaches RECORD LOW for a PM💥

Satisfied: 16%
Dissatisfied: 75%
Net: -59

Now equals Major’s worst rating in Aug 94 (-59) and is on par with Corbyn worst in Opposition in Oct 19 (-60)

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💥RECORD BREAKING Ipsos UK VOTING INTENTION 💥

Lab: 44%
Con: 19%
Reform: 13%
Lib Dems: 9%
Greens: 9%
Other: 6%

Lowest the Conservatives have ever polled with us across 45 years of surveys (breaking last month’s record)

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