Reform UK has hit its highest ever level of support in crucial Red Wall seats, according to a new poll.
A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey, conducted between Jan 30-31, put Richard Tice’s party on 14 per cent of the vote. That was up by three points when compared to the company’s previous poll conducted between Dec 17-18.
It is the highest number recorded for Reform since Redfield & Wilton Strategies started its Red Wall tracker poll in March 2022.
The numbers represent a setback for Rishi Sunak and illustrate the potential electoral threat posed by Reform to the Conservative Party.
Reform is in third place in the Red Wall, with Labour leading the Tories by 20 points overall, 48 per cent to 28 per cent.
The Red Wall refers to 40 mostly northern, traditionally Labour voting constituencies. The Conservatives won all but one of them at the 2019 general election, then securing Hartlepool at a later by-election.
Holding onto at least some of the Red Wall will be key to Mr Sunak’s hopes of winning the next election while Sir Keir Starmer’s potential path to No 10 is likely to be built on retaking the constituencies.
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