Lord Ashcroft Poll Gives Labour 22-Point Lead in Corby By-Election

Lord Ashcroft Poll Gives Labour 22-Point Lead in Corby By- Election PR Newswire LONDON, October 23, 2012 LONDON, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Labour lead the Conservatives by 54% to 32% in the Corby and East Northamptonshire by-election, according to a new poll from Lord Ashcroft. This represents a 13-point swing from the Tories in the seat since 2010 - enough for a substantial Labour majority if it were to be repeated on a national scale at the next general election. The Labour lead is up from 15 points in mid-August, when Lord Ashcroft first polled the constituency following the announcement from Louise Mensch that she was to stand down from parliament. Half of voters who supported the Conservatives in Corby in 2010 but intend to vote for another party in the by-election say this is because they are unhappy with what the Tories have done in government - though only a quarter of them rule out going back to the Conservatives at the next general election. 48% of voters in the constituency prefer David Cameron, Nick Clegg and George Osborne to run the economy compared to 33% for Ed Miliband and Ed Balls, but more than half (56%) say they expect the economy to stagnate or worsen over the next three or four years. While the Conservatives are more trusted to cut the deficit and the debt, Labour have a slight advantage on getting the economy growing and creating jobs. Lord Ashcroft's commentary on the findings will appear on ConservativeHome.com on Tuesday 23 November.