Is Nigel Farage’s Reform UK now on track to win the next election?
Facts4EU.Org looks at trends, latest polling, and the preference by age profile of voters
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New polling demonstrates why Reform’s Farage, Tice, and its Chairman Yusuf are so bullish
As most readers will know by now, the results of a general election national opinion poll released on Wednesday (04 Dec 2024) show Reform UK bumping the ruling Labour Party of Sir Keir Starmer down into third place. In light of this extraordinary finding, Facts4EU.Org looks at some of the detail and how this matches the rhetoric of Reform’s leaders.
Our analysis below looks at long-term trends and then breaks down the latest poll results by gender and age. As usual our health warning is that the latest poll is one of many which are conducted on a regular basis and it must be said that the results are more favourable to Reform than other recent polls. It is, however, the most recent poll.
Brexit Facts4EU.Org Summary
General election opinion poll from FindOutNow, 04 Dec 2024
1. Polling trend for the main parties since the General Election
In this latest poll, Reform UK has now overtaken the Labour Party, taking second place and bumping Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party down into third place. Even though this poll is ‘an outlier’ it is indicative of a general upward trend in the popularity of Reform this year, rising from 14% at the General Election in July to 24% today.
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[Sources: National polling organisations.]
2. Gender balance – Reform currently polls much better with men than with women
Looking at the poll results from Wednesday, it is clear there exists a major opportunity for Reform UK to increase its overall percentage considerably if it is able to appeal to more women.
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[Source : FindOutNow, poll results, 04 Dec 2024.]
3. Age balance for the main parties
As with the Conservatives, Reform UK appeals more to the over 30s. And as with the gender balance shown above, there is a clear opportunity for Reform to appeal to a younger audience, just as President Donald Trump was able to do so successfully in the US elections last month.
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[Source : FindOutNow, poll results, 04 Dec 2024.]
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Reform's Chairman, Zia Yusuf commented :
“Reform has all the momentum in British politics. Reform is now polling at 24% and, for the first time, we are now polling ahead of Labour. We recently surged past 100,000 members, are adding members at a record pace, and we are just getting started.
“The British people want real change after years of failure and deception. Reform will form the next government of the United Kingdom.”
- Zia Yusuf, 05 Dec 2024

Observations
One swallow does not a summer make, and our report does of course cover mainly one poll. Polls do not usually represent what happens in General Elections, as US President-Elect Donald Trump can testify. Nevertheless, this latest poll confirms a trend in Reform UK’s gradual advance in the British political landscape.
Whether this continues and eventually becomes the largest upset in British politics since the First World War remains to be seen. Certainly those running Reform are very bullish and when looking at the trends it is easy to see why.
Some elements of the mainstream media have of course pointed out that a good percentage share of the votes doesn't equate to a similar share of parliamentary seats, but we understand Reform are heavily engaged in building the all-important infrastructure at local level and are already looking at focusing their efforts on winnable seats. This could make an enormous difference to their fortunes at the next general election.
If Elon Musk does indeed make a major financial contribution to Reform, as has been rumoured, then this could have a very significant impact on the Party’s fortunes, over and above what we are already seeing.
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[ Sources: FindOutNow | Reform UK | Other opinion polling organisations ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.
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