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Topline — 2026-04-22-01

504 respondents · Unweighted · 35 questions · generated 2026-09-21 14:11 UTC
Provisional: live fieldwork, 504 interviews so far. Percentages are of each question's valid base (missing/not-asked excluded). Right-hand grey figure = count.

Quota fill from response data

Computed directly from the answers, so it stays correct even when a survey's platform quota counter is broken. ⚠ = platform counter disagrees.
agecat
18-24
19/1000
25-34
31/1000
35-44
41/1000
45-54
64/1000
55-64
85/1000
65-74
264/1000
agecat_large
18-34
50/9999
35-54
105/9999
55+
349/9999
sex_quota
Male
280/281 ⚠
Female
224/269 ⚠

ward Can I confirm you live in [WARD]?

Base: 504
Frinton
5.8%
29
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley
5.6%
28
Alresford & Elmstead
5.2%
26
Burrsville
5.2%
26
Coppins
5.2%
26
St John's
4.8%
24
St Bartholomew's
4.6%
23
St Osyth
4.6%
23
West Clacton & Jaywick Sands
4.4%
22
Cann Hall
4.2%
21
St James
4.2%
21
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
4.0%
20
Brightlingsea
3.8%
19
Eastcliff
3.6%
18
Kirby Cross
3.4%
17
Bluehouse
3.0%
15
Little Clacton
3.0%
15
Homelands
2.6%
13
Dovercourt All Saints
2.4%
12
Stour Valley
2.4%
12
Walton
2.4%
12
Harwich & Kingsway
2.2%
11
Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford
2.0%
10
St Paul's
2.0%
10
Weeley & Tendring
1.6%
8
Dovercourt Tollgate
1.4%
7
Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston
1.4%
7
Pier
1.4%
7
Ardleigh & Little Bromley
1.2%
6
The Oakleys & Wix
1.2%
6
Dovercourt Bay
1.0%
5
The Bentleys & Frating
1.0%
5

Division *PLEASE ENTER RESPONDENTS DIVISION FROM DIALLER*

Base: 504
Tendring Rural East
17.5%
88
Frinton and Walton
15.7%
79
Clacton North
13.9%
70
Clacton South
12.7%
64
Brightlingsea
11.1%
56
Clacton West & St Osyth
10.9%
55
Tendring Rural West
10.3%
52
Harwich
7.9%
40

cc_ltv There is a county council election taking place on the 7th of May in Essex. On a scale of 0 - 10, where 0 is 'would not vote' and 10 is 'certain to vote', how likely would you be to vote in the coming election, or have you already voted by pos

Base: 504
10 - certain to vote
51.4%
259
0 - would not vote
13.3%
67
I have already voted by post
6.5%
33
5
6.3%
32
8
4.0%
20
9
3.8%
19
7
3.6%
18
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know
2.8%
14
3
2.4%
12
6
2.2%
11
2
2.0%
10
1
1.0%
5
4
0.8%
4

CC_Brightlingsea If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 43
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
32.6%
14
Aimee Louise KETECA - Reform UK
27.9%
12
Gary Gordon Ian SCOTT - Liberal Democrat
14.0%
6
Mat COURT - Independent
9.3%
4
Ric MORGAN - Conservative Party
7.0%
3
Ben HARVEY - Green Party
4.7%
2
Oli MUPENDA - Labour Party
4.7%
2

CC_BR_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 35
Aimee Louise KETECA - Reform UK
25.7%
9
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
25.7%
9
Gary Gordon Ian SCOTT - Liberal Democrat
14.3%
5
Ric MORGAN - Conservative Party
11.4%
4
Mat COURT - Independent
8.6%
3
Oli MUPENDA - Labour Party
8.6%
3
Ben HARVEY - Green Party
5.7%
2

CC_ClactonNorth If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 57
Peter James HARRIS - Reform UK
42.1%
24
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
35.1%
20
Alex GREENWOOD - Green Party
8.8%
5
Mick SKEELS - Conservative Party
7.0%
4
Mark STEPHENSON - Independent
3.5%
2
Joanne ROSSER - Labour Party
1.8%
1
Katherine Sarah May HORNBY - Liberal Democrat
1.8%
1

CC_CN_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 2
Mick SKEELS - Conservative Party
50.0%
1
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
50.0%
1

CC_ClactonSouth If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 50
Mark WEBSTER - Reform UK
32.0%
16
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
28.0%
14
Jonathan Mark SALISBURY - Green Party
10.0%
5
Chris AMOS - Conservative Party
10.0%
5
Adrian SMITH - Independent
10.0%
5
Barry PAGE - Labour Party
6.0%
3
Jeremy Gavin TALBOT - Liberal Democrat
4.0%
2

CC_CS_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 2
Mark WEBSTER - Reform UK
50.0%
1
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
50.0%
1

CC_ClactonWest If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 42
Bradley THOMPSON - Reform UK
52.4%
22
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
23.8%
10
Joe HOLMES - Conservative Party
9.5%
4
Tracey OSBEN - Green Party
7.1%
3
Karen CREAVIN - Labour Party
4.8%
2
Carrie DOYLE - Independent
2.4%
1

CC_CW_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 2
Bradley THOMPSON - Reform UK
50.0%
1
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
50.0%
1

CC_Frinton If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 66
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
43.9%
29
Melanie MOAKSON - Reform UK
16.7%
11
Mark Alan COSSENS - Conservative Party
13.6%
9
Pierre James OXLEY - Independent
10.6%
7
Steven WALKER - Green Party
9.1%
6
Thea ROPER - Labour Party
3.0%
2
Helen Claire FONTAINE - Liberal Democrat
3.0%
2

CC_FW_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 4
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
75.0%
3
Mark Alan COSSENS - Conservative Party
25.0%
1

CC_Harwich If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 32
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
28.1%
9
Ivan John HENDERSON - Labour Party
25.0%
8
Linda Jane MCKENZIE - Reform UK
21.9%
7
Lizi NINNIM - Conservative Party
15.6%
5
Natasha OSBEN - Green Party
6.2%
2
Helen MEALING - Liberal Democrat
3.1%
1

CC_HAR_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 2
Linda Jane MCKENZIE - Reform UK
50.0%
1
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
50.0%
1

CC_TendringRuralEast If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 64
Jeff BRAY - Reform UK
34.4%
22
Dan LAND - Conservative Party
29.7%
19
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
25.0%
16
Erin Hope LEYBOURNE - Green Party
4.7%
3
Val COOKE - Labour Party
4.7%
3
Barrie COKER - Liberal Democrat
1.6%
1

CC_TENDE_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 8
Jeff BRAY - Reform UK
62.5%
5
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
25.0%
2
Barrie COKER - Liberal Democrat
12.5%
1

CC_TendringRuralWest If the county council election were tomorrow, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

Base: 36
[DO NOT PROMPT] Undecided
41.7%
15
Terry BARRETT - Liberal Democrat
25.0%
9
Pat MURRAY - Reform UK
13.9%
5
Holly TURNER - Green Party
8.3%
3
Zoe Jacqueline FAIRLEY - Conservative Party
8.3%
3
Isa SMITH - Labour Party
2.8%
1

CC_TENDW_POST Which candidate did you vote for?

Base: 6
Isa SMITH - Labour Party
33.3%
2
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
33.3%
2
Pat MURRAY - Reform UK
16.7%
1
Zoe Jacqueline FAIRLEY - Conservative Party
16.7%
1

ltv_ge If there were a General Election tomorrow, on a scale of 0–10, where 0 is ‘would not vote’ and 10 is ‘certain to vote”, how likely would you be to vote?

Base: 504
10 - certain to vote
64.5%
325
0 - would not vote
11.5%
58
8
6.0%
30
5
4.8%
24
9
3.6%
18
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know
3.4%
17
7
2.8%
14
3
1.2%
6
2
1.0%
5
4
0.6%
3
6
0.6%
3
1
0.2%
1

gevi If the general election for the Westminster parliament were tomorrow, for which party would you vote?

Base: 429
Reform UK
35.0%
150
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know/Undecided
29.1%
125
Conservative
14.9%
64
Green
7.5%
32
Labour
6.8%
29
Liberal Democrats
4.2%
18
Another party or candidate:
2.6%
11

gevi_2 AND If the general election for the Westminster parliament were tomorrow AND THE PARTIES STANDING WERE AS FOLLOWS, which party would you vote?

Base: 429
Reform UK
35.2%
151
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know/Undecided
24.9%
107
Conservative
14.5%
62
Green
8.9%
38
Labour
6.1%
26
Liberal Democrats
5.4%
23
Restore Britain
4.4%
19
Another party or candidate:
0.7%
3

favourability_1 favourability - To what extent do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of the following people? Nigel Farage

Base: 504
Very unfavourable
27.8%
140
Somewhat favourable
23.6%
119
Very favourable
19.6%
99
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know
17.5%
88
Somewhat unfavourable
11.5%
58

favourability_2 favourability - To what extent do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of the following people? Keir Starmer

Base: 504
Very unfavourable
56.7%
286
Somewhat unfavourable
16.7%
84
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know
13.1%
66
Somewhat favourable
9.5%
48
Very favourable
4.0%
20

q1 Which of the following statements comes closest to your view?

Base: 504
Nigel Farage is neither doing a good nor bad job as the MP for Clacton
30.6%
154
Nigel Farage is doing a good job as the MP for Clacton.
28.0%
141
Nigel Farage is doing a bad job as the MP for Clacton
23.8%
120
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know
17.7%
89

q2 Which of the following is closest to your view?

Base: 504
Nigel Farage has a home in Clacton
35.3%
178
Nigel Farage does not have a home in Clacton
32.5%
164
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don’t know
32.1%
162

q3 Have you ever read Nigel Farage’s column in the Clacton Gazette?

Base: 504
No
76.2%
384
Yes
18.3%
92
[DO NOT PROMPT] Can’t remember/Refused
5.6%
28

qge24 Thinking back to the General Election held on the 4th July 2024, which party did you vote for or did you not vote?

Base: 504
[DO NOT PROMPT] Did not vote
22.8%
115
Conservative
22.2%
112
Reform UK
15.3%
77
Labour
14.1%
71
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
12.3%
62
[DO NOT PROMPT] Can't remember
6.9%
35
Liberal Democrats
3.0%
15
Green Party
2.6%
13
Another party:
0.6%
3
Independent candidate
0.2%
1

agecat_refused If respondents have refused to give exact age, please take from the dialler.

Base: 51
75+
27.5%
14
65-74
25.5%
13
45-54
17.6%
9
55-64
11.8%
6
35-44
9.8%
5
25-34
7.8%
4

sex Please record sex.

Base: 504
Female
55.6%
280
Male
44.4%
224

sex_quota_A_1 sex_quota_A - sex.a=Male

Base: 280
sex.a=Male
100.0%
280

sex_quota_A_2 sex_quota_A - sex.a=Female

Base: 224
sex.a=Female
100.0%
224

education What is your highest level of educational qualifications?

Base: 504
Degree, HNC, HND, RSA Higher Diploma, Professional qualifications (e.g. teaching, nursing, accountancy)
23.2%
117
2+ A Levels, 4+ AS Levels, Level 3 NVQ qualification, ONC, OND
14.7%
74
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
13.7%
69
No Qualifications
13.5%
68
1-4 O Levels/CSE/GCSEs (any grades), Entry Level / Foundation / Level 1 NVQ qualification
13.3%
67
5+ O Level Passes/CSEs (Grade 1)/GCSEs (Grades A*-C), 1 A Level/2-3 AS Levels/
11.3%
57
Other (vocational/Work-related Qualifications)
6.5%
33
Apprenticeship / Level 2 NVQ qualification
3.8%
19

emp1 Which of these activities best describes what you are doing at present?

Base: 504
Retired
49.0%
247
Employed full-time (more than 30 hours plus per week)
20.0%
101
Refused
8.3%
42
Self-employed
7.1%
36
Employed in part-time job (30 or fewer hours per week)
6.2%
31
Unable to work due to illness or disability
4.4%
22
Unpaid family carer / homemaker
2.4%
12
Unemployed and actively seeking employment
1.6%
8
Student
1.0%
5

Tenure And which of the following types of housing tenure best describes the accommodation you live in?

Base: 504
Owned outright
56.2%
283
Owned with a mortgage or loan
15.1%
76
Prefer not to say
11.5%
58
Rented from private landlord or letting agency
7.9%
40
Rented from housing association, housing co-operative, charitable trust, or registered social landlord
3.2%
16
Rented from Council (local Authority)
2.2%
11
Rented from a relative or friend of household member
1.4%
7
Living rent free
1.4%
7
Shared ownership - with a mortgage and paying rent
0.6%
3
Other private rented
0.4%
2
Tied accommodation (accommodation provided by employer of a household member)
0.2%
1