article_snippet.sent: The main parties are evenly split when voters are asked who The main parties would consider backing on May 7, with 48 per cent saying Labour and 47 per cent Conservative.
article_snippet.sent: Some 66 per cent say Some would never countenance voting Ukip, with 29 per cent saying Some would.
article_snippet.sent: a new ComRes poll confirms catastrophic drop in support for the Lib Dems demonstrated in the attitudes of the Lib Dems former voters.
article_snippet.sent: Two in five – 41 per cent -- of 2010 Lib Dem voters say that Two in five – 41 per cent -- of 2010 Lib Dem voters would not consider voting for the Lib Dems this year.
article_snippet.sent: However, 25 per cent of both Conservative and Labour voters say that Conservative and Labour voters would consider voting Lib Dem, suggesting that the Lib Dems still has some hope of winning over voters on either side of the political spectrum.
article_snippet.sent: Men are slightly more inclined to consider voting for the Conservatives than women – 50 per cent compared to 43 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: The reverse is true for the Lib Dems – 25 per cent of men compared to 31 per cent of women, while both genders are equally likely to consider voting Labour, with 48 per cent each.
article_snippet.sent: Voters appear relatively relaxed about the rise of smaller parties.
article_snippet.sent: Some 75 per cent say it is good to have parties other than the big two in government.
article_snippet.sent: More than half of British adults – 57 per cent -- disagree that a hung parliament places too much power in the hands of smaller parties, and seven in ten – 70 per cent -- disagree that having smaller parties in government is undemocratic.
article_snippet.sent: However, The poll shows that Conservative voters are significantly less positive about the increase in support for smaller parties.
article_snippet.sent: Almost half of them – 46 per cent – believe that another hung parliament would give them too much sway.
article_snippet.sent: Despite this lead, both parties have very similar proportions of the electorate willing to consider voting for both parties.