Green Growth: Ipsos MORI Infograhic on #GE2015 and the ... · Source: BBC / Ipsos MORI 1998 2000...
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% OF MPs RECEIVING ENVIRONMENTALCONSTITUENCY QUERIES
ENERGY
20%BADGER CULL
38%
CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERN IS HIGH REGARDLESS OF PARTY SUPPORTED
84%
83%
68%
66%
65%
68% overall
BUT WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IMPORTANT?
Source: BBC / Ipsos MORI
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
2015
ENVIRONMENT ISSUES FALL BEHIND OTHER PRIORITIES FOR MOST BRITS
NHS Immigration Economy Unemployment Environment
43%37%32%20%5%
MPs
Economy 35 44 34 47 26
Environment 30 5 7 13 3
Poverty/Equality 30 8 20 18 8
NHS 28 29 27 31 28
Unemployment 23 19 34 47 26
Education 21 16 16 21 21
Immigration 19 50 27 34 77
WHAT DO GREEN SUPPORTERS SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING BRITAIN?
% for whom protecting the natural environment/climate
change is an important deciding factor in who to
vote for
2015 VOTING INTENTION
2015 VOTING INTENTION
30% Greens
10% Liberal Democrats
5% Labour
3% Conservatives
1% UKIP
Very concerned | Fairly concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Don’t know
40%92%
64%40%
11%7% 2%
Concern among Labour MPs
Concern among Conservative MPs
WHO ARE THE GREEN SUPPORTERS?
AND CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HIGH AMONG MPs, PARTICULARLY LABOUR
56% 44%
Gender
How did Green supporters vote in 2010? Big shifts to the Greens in the last year have been from…
Planning to voteGreen in 2015
Younger people are more likely to vote Green
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Green voters more likely to use
Female Male
Dissatisfied with the Government
6 7Up by
Young women(18-34)
11Up by
percentage points
percentage points
percentage points
Private renters
Up by
35 to 54 55+
15%11%
3%18 to 34
76% 39%
Green Party Membership UKIP Membership Liberal Democrats Membership
SUPPORT FOR THE GREENS HAS RISEN IN THE LAST YEAR CHALLENGING THE LIB DEM VOTE SHARE
LabourConservative
UKIP
The Green Party
LiberalDemocrats
10%8%7%
35%
33%
How would you vote if there were a General Election tomorrow?
Feb 2010 General Election 2010 April 2015
39,143
14,179
43,451 45,455
55,775
Feb 2010 March 2015
41,966
GREEN GROWTH: THE ELECTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
#GE2015
Conservatives
Did not vote
Too young
Other
LabourGreen Party
Liberal Democrats
31%
26%
14%
5%
11%
11%3%