Labour Leads UK Poll on 217 Seats as Starmer Clears Path for Burnham
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8
Labour Leads UK Poll on 217 Seats as Starmer Clears Path for Burnham
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 8
Summary
Labour would win 217 of the 650 House of Commons seats if a UK general election were held now, according to the first detailed post-shift MRP poll.
Electoral Calculus, polling for PLMR, put the Conservatives on 151 seats and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK on 127, leaving Labour ahead but short of an overall majority.
The survey is the first detailed test since Keir Starmer cleared a path for Andy Burnham to succeed him as prime minister, suggesting a "Burnham bounce" in Labour’s standing.
That result points to Labour remaining the largest party even as UK politics stays fragmented, with neither of its two main challengers close to overtaking it.