Survation Coalition - Which Options Do The Political Party Voters Prefer?

Released last night, Survation have polled the views of 1,826 people, over the last 2 weeks. Voter first told Survation for which party they would vote, (data excludes undecided voters & non voters) and were then were asked the following questions separately. Full tables and methodology are here:  Method:  Responders were presented with a range of more likely Coalition options, which were ranked by the responder in a forced choice. The data below shows how each group ranked the options -below we show those indicating “1” - their preferred option" Labour Voters Base: 634 Labour Voters – Labour Voter Top Ranked Choices – Their First Preference If, following the election on May 7th, Labour are the largest party but do not have enough seats to form a majority, rank these outcomes in order of your preference.  Labour leads a minority government – 49% Labour enters a coalition with the Liberal Democrats – 30% Labour enters a coalition with the SNP – 21% Conservative Voters Base: 647 Conservative Voters – Conservative Voter Top Ranked Choices – Their First Preference If, following the election on May 7th, the Conservatives are the largest party but do not have enough seats to form a majority, rank these outcomes in order of your preference. Base: 647 Conservative Voters The Conservatives lead a minority government 42% The Conservatives enter a coalition with the Liberal Democrats 41% The Conservatives enter a coalition with UKIP 17% Base: 131 Lib Dem Voters – Lib Dem Voter Top Ranked Choices – Their First Preference If, following the election on May 7th, both the Conservative and Labour parties were looking to form a coalition with the Liberal Democrats, rank these outcomes in order of your preference.  The Liberal Democrats form a coalition with the Conservatives 42% The Liberal Democrats form a coalition with Labour 39% The Liberal Democrats do not form a coalition 20% Base: 76 SNP Voters – SNP Voter Top Ranked Choices – Their First Preference\ *Note small sample currently, but while margin of error is large, responses are clear. If, following the election on May 7th, the possibility of a coalition between the SNP and Labour arose, which of the following outcomes would you prefer?  The SNP forms a coalition with Labour 72% The SNP does not form a coalition with Labour 28% Base: 338 UKIP Voters –UKIP Voter Top Ranked Choices – Their First Preference If, following the election on May 7th, the possibility of a coalition between UKIP and the Conservatives arose, which of the following outcomes would you prefer?  UKIP forms a coalition with the Conservatives 65% UKIP does not form a coalition with the Conservatives 35% <ends> Keep up to date with all of Survation’s research and analysis on our blog.   Follow us on twitter: @survation