Cameron has claimed victory in tonight’s Q&A according to the Guardian/ICM poll. Cameron came out with a 8 point lead, polling at 54% with Miliband closely following at 46%.
But Miliband was more successful with undecided voters, with 56% saying they will now vote Labour, as opposed to just 30% for the Conservatives.
However only 8% of those polled said they had actually changed their minds on who they would vote for in May’s election on the basis of what they saw tonight.
On tonight’s Q&A, Ed Miliband did better than David Cameron on four counts: governing in the interests of the many not the few (55% v 27%); having the courage to say what’s right rather than what’s popular (51% v 35%); and understanding “people like me” (48% v 25%). And, when asked which leader was more spin than substance, Miliband also did better. Some 49% said Cameron was more spin than substance, but only 35% for Miliband.
Cameron also won on four counts: being respected around the word (58% to 19%): being decisive (54% to 29%); being good in a crisis (46% to 21%); and being backed by his party (58% to 21%).
David Cameron also retains his lead as best prime minister in the survey. Though by a very slight margin, 48% preferred Cameron as opposed to just 40% for Miliband. Overall it is a marked improvement for Miliband who’s personal ratings have always been seen as a stumbling block to Labour’s chances of an overall majority
YouGov also released a poll after the debate which saw the Conservative’s take a two point lead over Labour (36%/34%) with UKIP at 13%, Lib Dems at 7% and the Green party at 5%.
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