article_snippet.sent: Ukip's dramatic collapse in support has not, however, led to a surge in support for the Tories.
article_snippet.sent: According to Lord Ashcroft's poll of 10 marginal constituencies today, the Tories are set to lose four seats to Labour but cling on in five.
article_snippet.sent: The four seats Labour are set to gain according to Lord Ashcroft are Harrow East, Hove, Morecambe & Linsdale and Stockton South.
article_snippet.sent: According to Lord Ashcroft's poll of 10 marginal constituencies today, the Tories are set to lose four seats to Labour but cling on to at least five .
article_snippet.sent: The results suggest Labour has strengthened Labour position since Lord Ashcroft polled the same constituencies last year, when the party was only picking up three seats from the Tories.
article_snippet.sent: The one seat which switched since last time is Harrow East in West London where a small Tory lead has turned a four-point advantage for Labour.
article_snippet.sent: But if the General Election was held tomorrow, the Tories would hold on to five of the 10 marginal seats the Tories won in 2010 – Pendle, Blackpool North & Cleveleys, Loughborough, Kingswood and Gloucester.
article_snippet.sent: Lord Ashcroft has one constituency – Pudsey – where Labour and the Tories are tied.
article_snippet.sent: But the real shift in the seats, according to the Tory peer's polling, is the huge squeeze on Ukip's vote.
article_snippet.sent: Lord Ashcroft said: 'The most notable movement across the board in this round of polling was a move towards the two main parties at the expense of Ukip. '
article_snippet.sent: In only one seat did I find the lead had switched between parties – Harrow East, where a three-point Conservative lead in December had become a four-point lead for Labour.'