School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Philip Cowley, Jeremy Corbyn so unpopular in London that even Labour supporters think he is doing badly

31 March 2017

The Labour Party's support in London has declined by nine points in a year, according to polling commissioned by the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Fewer than one in five voters think Jeremy Corbyn is doing a good job as leader of the Labour Party and 62 per cent think he’s doing badly. Mr Corbyn has a net negative score among every political or demographic group in the capital, including age, gender, social class, remainer/leaver, inner/outer London, and party support. This includes those who voted Labour in 2015, among whom he has a rating of -35.
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