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Topline — Clacton cati

502 respondents · Unweighted · 36 questions · generated 2026-09-21 11:37 UTC
Provisional: live fieldwork, 502 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.
ward2
Bluehouse
24/27 ⚠
Burrsville
18/28 ⚠
Cann Hall
43/29 ⚠
Coppins
47/34 ⚠
Eastcliff
17/15 ⚠
Frinton
30/29 ⚠
Homelands
15/19 ⚠
Kirby Cross
27/19 ⚠
Kirby-le-Soken and Hamford
17/18 ⚠
Little Clacton
17/16 ⚠
Pier
13/13 ⚠
St Bartholomew's
27/31 ⚠
St James
44/36 ⚠
St John's
37/34 ⚠
St Osyth
18/27 ⚠
St Paul's
12/13 ⚠
The Bentleys and Frating
9/19 ⚠
The Oakleys and Wix
7/15 ⚠
Thorpe, Beaumont and Great Holland
11/18 ⚠
Walton
14/16 ⚠
Weeley and Tendring
20/16 ⚠
West Clacton and Jaywick Sands
35/28 ⚠
agecat
18-24
9/36
25-34
24/57
35-44
52/52
45-54
51/71
55-64
105/91 ⚠
65-74
261/193 ⚠
agecat_large
18-34
33/93
35-54
103/123
55+
366/284 ⚠
sex_quota
Male
270/264 ⚠
Female
232/236 ⚠

ward Can I confirm that you live in the [NAME] ward?[If they don't know, ask for postcode, so the ward can be looked up here]

Base: 502
Coppins
9.4%
47
St James
8.8%
44
Cann Hall
8.6%
43
St John's
7.4%
37
West Clacton and Jaywick Sands
7.0%
35
Frinton
6.0%
30
Kirby Cross
5.4%
27
St Bartholomew's
5.4%
27
Bluehouse
4.8%
24
Weeley and Tendring
4.0%
20
Burrsville
3.6%
18
St Osyth
3.6%
18
Eastcliff
3.4%
17
Kirby-le-Soken and Hamford
3.4%
17
Little Clacton
3.4%
17
Homelands
3.0%
15
Walton
2.8%
14
Pier
2.6%
13
St Paul's
2.4%
12
Thorpe, Beaumont and Great Holland
2.2%
11
The Bentleys and Frating
1.8%
9
The Oakleys and Wix
1.4%
7

ltv A by-election in the Clacton constituency is expected to be held soon. If the by-election was held tomorrow, would you take part in the vote?

Base: 502
Definitely YES
57.8%
290
Definitely NO
17.1%
86
Probably YES
12.7%
64
Don't know
6.4%
32
Probably NO
5.8%
29
Prefer not to say
0.2%
1

evi If the by-election for Clacton constituency was held tomorrow, with the following candidates standing, which candidate would you vote for?

Base: 321
Nigel Farage, Reform UK [PROMPT]
43.9%
141
UNDECIDED [DO NOT PROMPT]
23.4%
75
REFUSED [DO NOT PROMPT]
15.6%
50
Count Binface, Count Binface Party [PROMPT]
13.1%
42
Another party or candidate [PROMPT - AND FOLLOW UP, WHICH PARTY OR CANDIDATE?]
2.5%
8
Piers Corbyn, Independent [PROMPT]
0.9%
3
Laurence Fox, Reclaim Party [PROMPT]
0.6%
2

evi_two If the by-election was between only Nigel Farage and Count Binface, which candidate would you vote for?

Base: 258
Nigel Farage, Reform UK [PROMPT]
41.1%
106
Count Binface, Count Binface Party [PROMPT]
24.4%
63
Would not vote [DO NOT PROMPT]
15.9%
41
UNDECIDED [DO NOT PROMPT]
12.4%
32
REFUSED [DO NOT PROMPT]
6.2%
16

ltv_ge If there were to be a general election, on a scale of 0-10 where 0 means would not vote and 10 means certain to vote, how likely would you be to vote?

Base: 502
10 - Certain to vote
68.7%
345
0 - Would not vote
10.2%
51
5
5.8%
29
8
5.4%
27
9
3.0%
15
7
1.8%
9
6
1.4%
7
4
1.2%
6
1
1.0%
5
2
1.0%
5
3
0.6%
3

gevi If there were a general election tomorrow, and there were candidates from all political parties standing in your constituency, for which party would you vote?

Base: 451
Reform UK [PROMPT]
40.4%
182
UNDECIDED [DO NOT PROMPT]
13.7%
62
REFUSED [DO NOT PROMPT]
10.2%
46
Conservative [PROMPT]
9.8%
44
Labour [PROMPT]
9.5%
43
Green Party [PROMPT]
6.7%
30
Another party [PROMPT - AND FOLLOW UP, WHICH PARTY?]
6.0%
27
Liberal Democrats [PROMPT]
3.8%
17

eu_vi If there was a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, how would you vote?

Base: 502
[PROMPT] Stay out
46.6%
234
[PROMPT] Join
34.1%
171
[DO NOT PROMPT] Don't know
11.4%
57
[DO NOT PROMPT] Would not vote
4.2%
21
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
3.8%
19

ge24 Thinking back to the last UK General Election, held in July 2024, which party or candidate did you vote for, or did you not vote?

Base: 502
[PROMPT] Reform UK - Nigel Farage
31.5%
158
[DO NOT PROMPT] Did not vote
22.1%
111
[PROMPT] Conservative - Giles Watling
17.5%
88
[PROMPT] Labour - Jovan Owusu-Nepaul
9.6%
48
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
8.8%
44
[DO NOT PROMPT] Can’t remember
4.0%
20
[PROMPT] Green - Natasha Osben
3.4%
17
[PROMPT] Liberal Democrats - Matthew Bensilum
1.8%
9
[PROMPT] UK Independence Party - Andrew Pemberton
0.8%
4
[PROMPT] Independent – Tony Mack
0.6%
3

eu16 Thinking back to the EU referendum in 2016, how did you vote in the referendum, or did you not vote?

Base: 502
[PROMPT] Leave
48.4%
243
[PROMPT] Remain
26.9%
135
[DO NOT PROMPT] Did not vote
17.1%
86
[DO NOT PROMPT] Can’t remember
4.6%
23
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
3.0%
15

ten_closest Of your ten closest friends or family members who are eligible to vote and live in the Clacton constituency area, how many do you expect to vote in the election?

Base: 502
10
25.3%
127
Don't know
18.7%
94
0
11.0%
55
5
8.8%
44
2
7.0%
35
1
5.4%
27
3
4.6%
23
6
4.6%
23
8
4.2%
21
4
3.4%
17
7
3.4%
17
9
2.6%
13
Prefer not to say
1.2%
6

q1_1 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Keir Starmer

Base: 502
Strongly disapprove
50.4%
253
Somewhat disapprove
11.8%
59
Somewhat approve
10.6%
53
Don't know
10.0%
50
Neither approve nor disapprove
9.8%
49
Strongly approve
5.4%
27
Don’t know them
2.2%
11

q1_2 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Zack Polanski

Base: 502
Strongly disapprove
30.5%
153
Don’t know them
26.5%
133
Don't know
14.7%
74
Neither approve nor disapprove
9.8%
49
Somewhat approve
8.6%
43
Somewhat disapprove
7.2%
36
Strongly approve
2.8%
14

q1_3 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Kemi Badenoch

Base: 502
Somewhat approve
21.9%
110
Don’t know them
17.3%
87
Strongly disapprove
14.7%
74
Don't know
14.3%
72
Neither approve nor disapprove
12.2%
61
Strongly approve
11.6%
58
Somewhat disapprove
8.0%
40

q1_4 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Nigel Farage

Base: 502
Strongly approve
31.5%
158
Strongly disapprove
30.3%
152
Somewhat approve
14.7%
74
Neither approve nor disapprove
9.6%
48
Don't know
6.2%
31
Somewhat disapprove
6.0%
30
Don’t know them
1.8%
9

q1_5 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Ed Davey

Base: 502
Don’t know them
23.9%
120
Strongly disapprove
20.1%
101
Don't know
16.1%
81
Neither approve nor disapprove
14.3%
72
Somewhat approve
12.0%
60
Somewhat disapprove
10.2%
51
Strongly approve
3.4%
17

q1_6 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Andy Burnham

Base: 502
Strongly disapprove
28.7%
144
Don't know
20.5%
103
Neither approve nor disapprove
14.7%
74
Somewhat approve
11.0%
55
Don’t know them
10.4%
52
Somewhat disapprove
8.4%
42
Strongly approve
6.4%
32

q1_7 q1 - Generally speaking, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of each of the following? Rupert Lowe

Base: 502
Don’t know them
29.3%
147
Strongly disapprove
18.5%
93
Don't know
17.5%
88
Somewhat approve
10.4%
52
Neither approve nor disapprove
10.0%
50
Strongly approve
8.0%
40
Somewhat disapprove
6.4%
32

q2 How much, if anything, have you heard about a £5 million financial transfer received by Reform UK politician Nigel Farage?

Base: 502
I have heard a lot about it
51.8%
260
I have heard something about it
31.1%
156
I have not heard anything about it
7.6%
38
I have hardly heard anything about it
6.2%
31
Don’t know
3.4%
17

q3 As you may have seen in the news, there has been recent discussion regarding a £5 million financial transfer received by Reform UK politician Nigel Farage. With the information you currently have, do you believe that Farage has acted wrongfully O

Base: 502
Within rules
34.5%
173
Don’t know
33.1%
166
Wrongfully
26.3%
132
Both/Neither
6.2%
31

q4 Are you more or less likely (or equally as likely) to vote for Reform UK in the next election after hearing about the £5m financial transfer received by Nigel Farage?

Base: 502
No change
42.6%
214
Much less likely to vote for him
20.1%
101
Much more likely to vote for him
15.1%
76
Don't know
12.5%
63
Somewhat more likely to vote for him
6.2%
31
Somewhat less likely to vote for him
3.4%
17

q5_1 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Build at least one affordable house

Base: 502
Very favourable
41.2%
207
Don't know
22.3%
112
Somewhat favourable
16.7%
84
Very unfavourable
9.6%
48
Somewhat unfavourable
5.8%
29
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
4.4%
22

q5_2 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Ban video assisted refereeing in football (VAR)

Base: 502
Don't know
33.3%
167
Very unfavourable
20.5%
103
Very favourable
16.5%
83
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
12.7%
64
Somewhat unfavourable
8.8%
44
Somewhat favourable
8.2%
41

q5_3 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Make water bosses take a dip in polluted British rivers to see how they like it

Base: 502
Very favourable
48.2%
242
Don't know
22.3%
112
Very unfavourable
10.8%
54
Somewhat favourable
8.8%
44
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
5.8%
29
Somewhat unfavourable
4.2%
21

q5_4 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Introduce a price cap on 99 flakes, capping them at 99p

Base: 502
Very favourable
32.1%
161
Don't know
31.1%
156
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
13.5%
68
Very unfavourable
10.8%
54
Somewhat favourable
9.4%
47
Somewhat unfavourable
3.2%
16

q5_5 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Restore Ceefax teletext service to national broadcasting

Base: 502
Don't know
35.5%
178
Very unfavourable
17.9%
90
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
16.3%
82
Very favourable
13.1%
66
Somewhat unfavourable
9.2%
46
Somewhat favourable
8.0%
40

q5_6 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Abolish the mandatory TV licence fee

Base: 502
Very favourable
55.8%
280
Don't know
16.9%
85
Somewhat favourable
8.6%
43
Very unfavourable
8.2%
41
Somewhat unfavourable
5.4%
27
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
5.2%
26

q5_7 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Legally ban all social transitioning, pronoun changes, and gender education in schools

Base: 502
Very favourable
29.9%
150
Don't know
24.7%
124
Very unfavourable
15.9%
80
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
12.2%
61
Somewhat unfavourable
9.0%
45
Somewhat favourable
8.4%
42

q5_8 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Remove all low-traffic neighbourhoods

Base: 502
Don't know
36.1%
181
Very unfavourable
19.9%
100
Very favourable
12.2%
61
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
11.0%
55
Somewhat unfavourable
10.6%
53
Somewhat favourable
10.4%
52

q5_9 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Stop the Bank of England creating a state-backed crypto currency

Base: 502
Don't know
41.0%
206
Very unfavourable
17.7%
89
Very favourable
17.5%
88
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
9.8%
49
Somewhat unfavourable
7.4%
37
Somewhat favourable
6.6%
33

q5_10 q5 - Here are some policies proposed by candidates in the Clacton by-election. Please indicate how favourable or unfavourable you feel towards the policies. Disapply the 1951 refugee convention, the UN convention against torture, and the council of Eur

Base: 502
Don't know
40.8%
205
Very unfavourable
21.9%
110
Very favourable
16.5%
83
Somewhat unfavourable
7.8%
39
Somewhat favourable
7.6%
38
Neither favourable nor unfavourable
5.4%
27

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

Base: 67
65-74
32.8%
22
75+
25.4%
17
55-64
17.9%
12
35-44
10.4%
7
45-54
9.0%
6
25-34
4.5%
3

sex Please record sex.

Base: 502
Female
53.8%
270
Male
46.2%
232

sex_quota_A_1 sex_quota_A - sex.a=Male

Base: 270
sex.a=Male
100.0%
270

sex_quota_A_2 sex_quota_A - sex.a=Female

Base: 232
sex.a=Female
100.0%
232

education What is your highest level of educational qualifications?

Base: 502
Degree, HNC, HND, RSA Higher Diploma, Professional qualifications (e.g. teaching, nursing, accountancy)
24.3%
122
[DO NOT PROMPT] Refused
16.3%
82
2+ A Levels, 4+ AS Levels, Level 3 NVQ qualification, ONC, OND
14.9%
75
No Qualifications
14.1%
71
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/
8.4%
42
Apprenticeship / Level 2 NVQ qualification
4.6%
23
Other (vocational/Work-related Qualifications)
4.0%
20

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

Base: 502
Retired
44.0%
221
Employed full-time (more than 30 hours plus per week)
20.5%
103
Refused
11.4%
57
Self-employed
6.8%
34
Employed in part-time job (30 or fewer hours per week)
6.6%
33
Unable to work due to illness or disability
6.2%
31
Unpaid family carer / homemaker
3.2%
16
Unemployed and actively seeking employment
1.0%
5
Student
0.4%
2