Poll finds 'gay marriage' will seriously damage the Conservative vote

Three in ten voters say David Cameron’s decision to introduce ‘gay marriage’ means they will not vote Conservative in the local and European elections.

More than 2,000 people were polled by ComRes which found widespread scepticism about the Prime Minister’s motives for redefining marriage.  Six in ten said they believed he pushed for same-sex marriage to make the Conservative Party look trendy.

And the survey shows that introducing same-sex marriage not only upset older voters but young people too - nearly one in four 18-24-year-olds cited ‘gay marriage’ as their reason for not voting Conservative in the upcoming European elections.

The ComRes poll:

•    Predicts a UKIP win in the Euro elections, with a scrap between Labour and the Conservatives for second place.
•    Unveils a widespread scepticism about the PM’s motives for introducing gay marriage. Six in ten people believe the Prime Minister introduced same-sex marriage to make the Conservative Party look trendy.
•    Shows that over half of those surveyed don’t believe that Mr Cameron has the determination and power to block any proposals from Europe which would undermine our freedoms.
•    Demonstrates that introducing same-sex marriage not only irked older voters but young people too, with nearly one in four 18-24 year-olds citing it as reason for not voting Conservative in the upcoming European elections.

The detailed poll results are available here >