Labour Is Losing Muslim Support Over Israel-Gaza War

A new poll for the Labour Muslim Network has found that support for the Labour party has fallen steeply since the outbreak of the the Israel-Gaza war, with the Muslim community particularly unhappy about the party's failure to call for a ceasefire.

In wider national polling, Labour has consistently held a significant lead over the Conservatives for more than a year now, and is widely expected to win the next election. 

But new polling of 682 British Muslims between 18 January and 3 February, conducted by Survation for Labour Muslim Network, found the number of those intending to vote Labour at the next election is currently significantly lower than those who voted for the party in 2019. 

According to Survation, among British Muslims surveyed in 2021, 86 per cent said they voted  Labour in 2019, while ten per cent said they had voted Conservative and four per cent voted for other parties. Today's poll shows that British Muslims currently planning to vote Labour at the next election was down to 60 percent, with eight per cent planning to vote Conservative and 32 per cent other parties. It is possible that those who answered "don't know" who voted Labour in 2019 will ultimately do so in 2024.

"On this basis, Labour's support among Muslim voters is -26 per cent, The Conservative vote, while small is -2 per cent", Survation said in a statement released alongside the polling. 

Survation conducted a poll for Labour Muslim Network, using a probability based, telephone-led approach.

The full data tables are here: https://t.co/T2nedplHGB

Comparative data can be derived from polling Survation conducted in 2021 using the same probability based approach:…

It follows unhappiness in the Muslim community with the party's position on the war