Green Growth: Ipsos MORI Infograhic on #GE2015 and the ... · Source: BBC / Ipsos MORI 1998 2000...

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% OF MPs RECEIVING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTITUENCY 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 vote Green in 2015 Younger people are more likely to vote Green For more information about Ipsos MORI's environment research and the complete data sets go to www.ipsos-mori.com/GreenGrowth Green voters more likely to use Female Male Dissatisfied with the Government 6 7 Up by Young women (18-34) 11 Up 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 Labour Conservative UKIP The Green Party Liberal Democrats 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 #G E2015 Conservatives Did not vote Too young Other Labour Green Party Liberal Democrats 31% 26% 14% 5% 11% 11% 3%

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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

For more information about Ipsos MORI's environment research and the complete data sets go to

www.ipsos-mori.com/GreenGrowth

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%