- British Muslim communities set action on the NHS,
economy, housing and immigration as their priorities for any
incoming Government.
- The economy remains the biggest single issue of
concern for Muslim communities.
- A majority of voters within British Muslim communities
intend to vote Labour (57%).
- British Muslim communities have been engaged on the
doorstep by parties at over twice the national average in this
election.
LONDON,
July 2,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A representative poll of
Muslim communities across Britain
conducted by More in Common and the Community Exchange Hub,
has found that key priorities for any incoming government are to
see action on the NHS, economy, housing and
immigration.
68% ranked action on the NHS as their
immediate priority for any incoming government with the economy
ranking as the highest single concern with 33% of respondents
saying it was the one issue they were most concerned about.
Defence and Foreign policy priorities polled 8th and
9th in the rankings.
With one week out from the General
Election, a majority of Muslim voters (57%) plan to back Labour at
the election, while just over a fifth will back either the Green
Party (10%) or another party or independent candidate
(12%).
The research finds that British Muslim
communities have been engaged extensively by candidates and parties
compared to the national average with over a third of those polled
(34%) having had their door knocked by a political campaigner ahead
of the election, with only 17% of the wider UK public having been
engaged.
Conleth Burns, Associate
Director at More in Common says:
"This research confirms that the
concerns Muslim communities have in this election match closely
those of the wider electorate with the NHS and the economy front of
mind, and domestic issues taking priority over international issues
for many Muslim voters.
Muslim voters are also more than twice
as likely to have had their door knocked by a political canvasser
in the last weeks of the campaigning reflecting the extent to which
political parties have sought to engage Muslim voters ahead of the
election.
Despite clear concerns over their stance
on Gaza, this polling shows
support for Labour remains resilient with Muslim voters ahead of
Thursday's vote."
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Methodology:
Commissioned by the Community Exchange
Hub, More in Common polled a representative sample of 1,417
Muslims in Britain online between
20th June 2024 and 29th June
2024. The sample was weighted to make it representative by
age/sex, ethnicity, region, country of birth and education. More in
Common is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its
rules.
About Community Exchange Hub:
The Community Exchange Hub is a
cross-party, Muslim community initiative that connects people with
politics and the issues that affect them and the communities in
which they live through a series of election hustings in
constituencies throughout the country. Find out more at
www.communutyexchangehub.co.uk
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