The secrets of the ballot box

The secrets of the ballot box:
Tories earn the most, Labour voters rent their home, Lib Dems are better-educated and almost all Ukip voters are white and retired


*New poll shatters image of Ukip supports being disaffected shire Tories
*More likely to be a white working class man from the Midlands
*Populous survey examines lifestyle, family, race and wages of 14,000 voters
*ofcom rules Ukip must be treated as major party on TV for Euro elections
*Comedian Jethro says he has joined Ukip, after Tories 'did nothing' on EU


The secret lives of Britain’s voters has been laid by new research revealing Conservatives are the highest earners, Lib Dems are better educated and Labour voters are least likely to own their own home.
But strikingly the study shows the average Ukip supporter is a white, working class man from the Midlands, shattering the image of Nigel Farage’s appeal stretching only to disaffected shire Tories.
The study comes as it emerg
ed comedian Jethro has joined Ukip, and the watchdog Ofcom ruled that it should be treated as a major party in England and Wales by broadcasters covering this year's European elections.

Ukip voters are more likely to be older, white, male, married, retired and living on an average income of £25,410.
More Lib Dem voters have a degree, are single and have an average income of £28,730. Almost half of Nick Clegg’s backers live in southern England.
Labour supporters are younger, unmarried, earn only £26,460 and are more likely to work in the private sector than other parties’ supporters.
Laurence Stellings, associate director of Populus, said: ‘If you look beyond the headlines you can quickly dispel the casual stereotypes about UKIP supporters.
‘They are not just grumpy shire Tories as some suggest. In fact, your typical UKIP supporter is a working class male from the Midlands.
‘Perhaps the most striking feature of UKIP’s support is just how male it is. Nearly two out of three UKIP voters are men, and three quarters of UKIP voters did not continue their education beyond secondary school.


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