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Source: British Election Study, 2024 (N=83,722)

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Best party on most important issue
  May 2024 - Jun 2024 Jun 2024 - Jul 2024 Jul 2024 - Sep 2024 Total
N % N % N % N %
No party is best able to handle this issue 7,482 26.9 7,102 25.0 6,305 22.9 20,889 25.0
Conservative 3,027 10.9 2,674 9.4 2,255 8.2 7,956 9.5
Labour 6,545 23.5 6,268 22.0 7,087 25.8 19,900 23.8
Liberal Democrat 523 1.9 824 2.9 634 2.3 1,980 2.4
Scottish National Party (SNP) 247 0.9 264 0.9 175 0.6 686 0.8
Plaid Cymru 29 0.1 40 0.1 24 0.1 93 0.1
United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Green Party 1,552 5.6 1,888 6.6 1,549 5.6 4,988 6.0
British National Party (BNP) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other party 273 1.0 316 1.1 308 1.1 897 1.1
Change UK- The Independent Group 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Brexit Party/Reform UK 2,708 9.7 3,782 13.3 3,573 13.0 10,063 12.0
Don't know 5,417 19.5 5,289 18.6 5,565 20.3 16,271 19.4
Total 27,801 100 28,446 100 27,476 100 83,722 100