THE Conservatives will seize back Solihull
from the Liberal Democrats in Solihull at next year’s
General Election, according to Tory research.
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A survey of 1,000 voters commissioned by Tory peer LordAshcroft gave the Conservatives a nine per cent lead over the Liberal
Democrats.
This would give the party a 4.5 per cent swing from the
Liberal Democrats, which won the seat with Lorely Burt in 2010 with a margin of
175.
Her margin was 279 in 2005 when she took the seat from Tory incumbent
John Taylor, who had held the seat since 1983.
The survey put the Conservatives on 37 per cent, six per
cent down from 2010; the Lib Dems on 28 per cent, 15 per cent down; Labour on
12 per cent, three per cent down and the UK Independence Party on 16 per cent,
14 per cent up.
Solihull Conservative candidate Julian Knight tweeted: “Fascinating
poll of 1000 People in Solihull gives Con 9% lead over
lib dems good but still LOTS of work to do!”
Lord Ashcroft said: “These findings are clearly not good
news for the Lib Dems, and as such will no doubt be reported as ‘adding to the
pressure on Clegg’.
“And no doubt it will cause some discomfort, which may or
may not be eased when I publish my research on the Lib Dem-Labour battleground,
currently in the field.”
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