A YouGov survey commissioned by property website The House Shop shows that Labour leader Ed Miliband comes out top as the leader that people from the North East would like most as a neighbour. This is in contrast with national results where David Cameron comes top of the leaderboard of the best party leader as a neighbour. The survey also reveals that as a potential neighbour Nigel Farage did not appeal to residents from the region with the UKIP leader coming bottom of the results.
It was a close call between Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband when
homeowners in the North East were asked which party leader they would most like
to have as a neighbour. David Cameron scored a respectable 23%, but Ed Miliband
edged ahead with 25% of the vote, making him the favourite leader to have
living next door for homeowners in the North East.
The survey was conducted by property website
TheHouseShop.com as part of their re-launch with a new offering which allows
homeowners to choose how they want to sell their home.
Nick Clegg was not far behind his Coalition partner, earning
21% of the vote, just 2 percent behind Cameron. Natalie Bennett of the Green
Party came in 4th place with 18% of the vote, while Nigel Farage of
UKIP failed to win over our homeowners in the North East who voted him last
with just 13% of the vote.
North East England Results:
Ed Miliband â 25%
David Cameron â 23%
Nick Clegg â 21%
Natalie Bennet â 18%
Nigel Farage â 13%
Nick Marr Director of the TheHouseShop.com comments â
The YouGov results show that despite the appeal to the rest of the country
Farage does not appear to be the peoples champion of the North East. With only 13% of people
opting to want Farage as a neighbour the region clearly donât identify with him
as a person they want to live close too.â
National Results of Which Best Party Leader As Neighbour
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David Cameron Beats Rivals Nationally in the UK as Best Neighbour
David Cameron proved to be overall favourite
with 30% of homeowners choosing Cameron over rivals.
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Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage and
Natalie Bennett came 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th
overall with 22%, 19%, 18% and 10% respectively.
– FFarage and Miliband proved popular with men (22%
each), while Clegg (21%) and Miliband (23%) proved popular with women
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Nigel Farage proved popular with men (22%),
however women appear less enamoured with Farage (15%).
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Nick Clegg faired better with female homeowners
(21%), than male homeowners (17%).
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Natalie Bennett faired better with Welsh
homeowners, earning 18% and pushing Nigel Farage into last place with 13%.
The likability contest between the prospective leaders of
our country is well underway, as the party leaders launch their charm offensive
in the run-up to the General Election in May. The polls so far have been tight,
with Labour and the Conservatives battling for the top spot and the Greens and
Lib Dems fighting it out to avoid last place.
It seems that Nigel Farageâs cheeky, cheerful, pint-drinking
image is not a winning factor when looking for the best neighbour as Farage
came 4th overall with 18% of the vote, nipping at the heels of Nick
Clegg with 19%. Both Clegg and Farage lost out to David Cameron for the overall
top spot, with 30% choosing Cameron as their favourite neighbour.
Ed Miliband came 2nd overall, earning 22% of the
vote, but with just 4% separating 2nd, 3rd and 4th
place, it was a close call.
Natalie Bennett of the Green Party came in last place overall,
with 10% of the total vote. Natalie faired slightly better with Welsh
homeowners, earning 18% and overtaking Nigel Farage who was pushed down into
last place with 13% of Welsh votes. English homeowners, however, were not as
keen, with just 8% wanting Natalie as a neighbour most, compared to 19% for
Nigel Farage.
It seems that there is some disagreement between men and
women when it comes to who they would most like to have as a neighbour. Farage
was popular with men, taking the joint number 2 spot with Ed Miliband with 22%
of the vote each, behind Cameron with 30%. Women, however, appear less
enamoured with the UKIP leader, who they voted 4th with just 15% of
the vote, behind Cameron (31%), Miliband (23%) and Clegg (21%), in that order.
Re Survey Results
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov
Plc. Total sample size was 2,168 adults,
of which 916 were homeowners who chose to express an opinion at this question.
Fieldwork was undertaken between 17th – 18th February 2015. The survey was carried out online. The
figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
