MRP Poll in Daily Mirror - Lib Dems to win Wimbledon
Stephen Hammond delivered warning as poll shows Wimbledon at risk from Liberal Democrats
A new MRP poll from YouGov has suggested that the Liberal Democrats could be set to win Wimbledon should a General Election be held tomorrow.
The poll nationally, as covered by the Mirror, shows 24 'Blue Wall' seats falling to the Lib Dems including Wimbledon.
Wimbledon is a two-horse race between the Liberal Democrats as the clear challengers and the Conservatives. Paul Kohler is just 628 behind, leaving the seat on a knife edge at the next General Election.
It comes following a host of election wins and growing momentum for the Liberal Democrats. Over the last twelve months, the party has won by-elections in Buckinghamshire, Shropshire, and Devon, winning formerly safe Conservative seats as voters swing behind the Liberal Democrats. In Wimbledon, the Liberal Democrats also gained more seats than any other party at the local elections in May, and are now the official opposition on the council with 17 seats.
The Liberal Democrats in Wimbledon are campaigning for a fair deal for residents. The party is calling for a tax cut to VAT which would save households an average of £600, a plan to tackle the crisis in local health services and the proper implementation of a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to help families with soaring energy bills.
Reacting to the poll, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Wimbledon Paul Kohler said:
“For too long Stephen Hammond and their Conservative Government has taken our area for granted. And, we’ve seen right across the country it’s the Liberal Democrats who are best placed to send them a message they can’t ignore at the next election.
“Here in Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Motspur Park and Morden residents are sick to their back teeth of the deal they’re getting from Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, they have hiked our taxes, pumped sewage into our rivers and failed to give enough support to local vulnerable people for too long and it's time for a change."