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Jun
YouGov poll projects big win for Lib Dems in Harrogate and Knaresborough
A YouGov poll has indicated the Liberal Democrats are on course to defeat the Conservatives in Harrogate and Knaresborough.
But the poll has some good news for the Tories, who it says are on course to retain Skipton and Ripon and win the new Wetherby and Easingwold seat.
The national poll, which is based on survey data from nearly 60,000 people, predicts a Labour landslide with a majority of 194 seats.
In Harrogate and Knaresborough, it projects Lib Dem candidate Tom Gordon has 46% of the vote, ahead of Conservative Andrew Jones on 30%. Mr Jones is bidding to win the seat for the fifth time since 2010.
Labour is on 14%, Reform UK on 8% and the Green Party on 2%.
Julian Smith, who is also hoping to make in five-in-a-row for the Conservatives in Skipton and Ripon, is projected to win with 38%, ahead of Labour candidate Malcolm Birks on 35%.
Reform UK is third on 11%, followed by the Liberal Democrats on 9% and the Green Party on 6%.
Conservative candidate Sir Alec Shelbrooke is forecast to win in Wetherby and Easingworld. He polled 45%, ahead of Labour candidate Ben Pickles on 35%.
Reform UK is on 10%, the Green Party is on 5% and the Lib Dems are on 4%.
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