# Tories dramatically close gap on Labour in best polling since general election

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tories-dramatically-close-gap-on-labour-in-best-polling-since-general-election/
- Published: 2026-11-03T08:36:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T10:03:21+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-conservatives-tories-burnham-latest-polls-uk-b3078062.html
- Topics: Elections, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Conservatives reach 24 per cent, their best poll result since the 2024 election.
- Labour leads by two points, while Reform UK remains third.
- Younger voters are among the groups showing support for the Tories.

## Summary

A YouGov poll puts the Conservatives on 24 per cent, their strongest showing since the 2024 general election and just two points behind Labour. The result is a boost for Kemi Badenoch and comes as Reform UK remains in third place, suggesting the contest between the leading parties may be tightening.

The poll, conducted after last week’s Budget, shows Labour down one point to 26 per cent and Reform UK up one to 21 per cent. It suggests 67 per cent of people who voted Conservative in 2024 would do so again, while 17 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds now intend to back the party. The Liberal Democrats are on 11 per cent and the Greens on 10 per cent.

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