YouGov poll shows Conservatives may lose Torbay in General Election

As the UK edges closer to the general election, a new YouGov poll has predicted that Conservative incumbent Kevin Foster may lose his Torbay parliamentary seat to the Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Darling. 

With scores of polls being conducted all the time, it can be hard to separate voter intention from the noise. Various polls are signalling different results for the Torbay seat, making the constituency appear to be a toss-up between all the major parties. 

Last week, another MRP poll, surveying 30,000 people, called Torbay for Labour’s Christopher Wongsosaputro while another predicted that Conservative Kevin Foster would hold the seat. 

However, the new YouGov poll that came out last week surveyed almost 60,000 people, the largest poll conducted in several years. 

The poll predicted sweeping losses for the Tories across the South West, calling both South Devon and Torbay for the Lib Dems. Overall, the poll predicted Conservative losses of over 230 seats nationwide. 

Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate for Torbay Steve Darling said: “This poll shows that the Labour Party is out of the race and can’t win here. This election is a clear two-horse race between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party, and its clear momentum is with us. 

“Local people are telling me day in and day out that they are backing our campaign because they’re fed up with being taken for granted by this Conservative government.

“After record levels of sewage being dumped into our seas, ambulances stacking up outside Torbay Hospital and soaring rents and mortgages, people finally have the once-in-a-generation chance to vote for change in Torbay.”

Kevin Foster declined to comment on the poll, but added that “there was only one poll that matters, which is the 4th of July.”