Opinion Poll: Danczuk in pole position but McInnes has a fight on her hands

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Simon Danczuk

With the General Election just weeks away Rochdale Online hit the streets to ask the residents of the borough if they intend to vote and if so who they intend to vote for.

In Rochdale constituency, Labour's Simon Danczuk has a substantial lead over Azi Ahmed (the Conservative candidate) in second place. Mr Danczuk is clearly benefitting from the large number of candidates splitting the opposition. There is still a good number of voters undecided, and a smaller number who preferred not to say who they will vote for, but it is very hard to see the Conservatives gaining enough of those votes to beat Mr Danczuk.

In Heywood & Middleton constituency, Liz McInnes is in front but John Bickley (UKIP) and Iain Gartside (Conservative) are not so far behind that Ms McInnes is in an unassailable lead, especially with a large number of voters as yet undecided and a good number who preferred not to say how they will vote. It is likely Mr Bickley (UKIP) will remain stronger opposition than Mr Gartside (Conservative) but if Mr Bickley is to take the seat he will need to persuade the majority of those undecided to vote UKIP, something Labour will be campaigning hard to prevent.  

Rochdale constituency poll results (228 interviewed)

Are you going to vote?

Yes 143
No 85

Who are you going to vote for?

Simon Danczuk (Labour) 46
Azi Ahmed (Conservative) 13
Mohammed Masud (UKIP) 5
Andy Kelly (Lib Dem) 4
Mark Hollinrake (Green) 3
Kevin Alastair Bryan (National Front) 1
Farooq Ahmed (Rochdale First) 0
Mohammed Salim (Islam Zinda Baad) 0

Undecided 45
Prefer not to say 26

Heywood & Middleton constituency poll results (304 interviewed)

Are you going to vote?

Yes 217
No 87

Who are you going to vote for?

Liz McInnes (Labour) 45
John Joseph Bickley (UKIP) 30
Iain Brian Gartside (Conservative) 27
Anthony J Smith (Lib Dem) 8
Abi Jackson (Green) 2

Undecided 59
Prefer not to say 46

See the Rochdale Online Election Special Pages:

Rochdale
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/elections/election-summary/25/rochdale-general-election-2015

Heywood & Middleton
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/elections/election-summary/24/heywood-and-middleton-general-election-2015